The September 2016 issue of the Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) newsletter includes stories in these categories:

In the News

DOE Celebrates National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day

Scientists and engineers across the country will celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day on October 8, aptly chosen for the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008). Hydrogen and fuel cells can be used in multiple sectors for transportation, stationary power, and industrial applications enabling decarbonization. Over the past year Hyundai and Toyota both introduced their fuel cell vehicles, and several other companies plan on releasing their vehicles very soon, including Honda, Daimler, GM, and BMW. Join us in celebrating the week of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day with activities and announcements across the country.

Secretary Moniz Releases Report Showing the Cost Reductions and Rapid Deployment of Clean Energy Technologies

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) released a new report that highlights the accelerated deployment of five clean energy technologies: wind turbines, solar technologies for both utility-scale and distributed photovoltaic, electric vehicles, and light-emitting diodes. Fuel cell technologies are also highlighted. The report, Revolution…Now, was announced by Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz during a discussion at The Atlantic’s Washington Ideas Forum.

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Funding Opportunities and Requests for Information

DOE Issues Request for Information on H2 @ Scale—A Concept Using Hydrogen to Enable Deep Decarbonization Across Sectors

DOE has issued a request for information (RFI) to gather feedback on H2 @ Scale, which is a concept to enable wide-scale deployment of hydrogen to deeply decarbonize the U.S. electricity generation, transportation, and industrial sectors. Examples of areas where feedback is needed include hydrogen production with renewables and process heat (e.g., from nuclear generation), materials development for high-temperature operation, analyses to project necessary energy storage and distribution infrastructure, and development of value-added applications for hydrogen in the industrial sector. For details, see the RFI announcement DE-FOA-0001655. RFI responses must be received no later than November 4, 2016.

Updates and future RFI and funding opportunity announcements will be posted on FCTO's financial opportunities website.

Webinars and Workshops

Webinar October 13: Past, Present, and Future Challenges in Electrocatalysts for Fuel Cells

The FCTO will present a live webinar entitled "Past, Present, and Future Challenges in Electrocatalysis for Fuel Cells" on Thursday, October 13, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Addressing the need for active and durable, but cost-effective, materials that can be employed in fuel cells remains one of the main challenges for broad application of this technology. This presentation intends to provide a chronological overview of progress that has been made in design of platinum-based electrocatalysts that are currently used in low-temperature fuel cells. Particular emphasis will be placed on the necessity to resolve current limitations at the molecular scale, which can ultimately lead toward design of electrocatalysts with advanced properties. Register for the webinar.

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Supply Chain Development Session

On Tuesday September 27, 2016, the FCTO held a Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Supply Chain Development Session at the Ohio Fuel Cell Symposium. The session was held to support a new competitively selected DOE project accompanying four regional centers across the nation to accelerate the need for a stronger hydrogen and fuel cell supply chain. The objective of the session was to enable a robust, high-quality, and low-cost domestic supply chain for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry across multiple applications by presenting industry status, challenges, and supply chain needs and gaps, and enhancing the interaction between OEMs/developers/system integrators and supply chain/component participants, such as fuel cell companies, balance-of-plant providers, and hydrogen production, delivery, storage, dispensing, and infrastructure developers.

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Studies, Reports, and Publications

Platinum Group Metals (PGM) for Light-Duty Vehicles

FCTO has issued an updated analysis record. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Record # 16006: Platinum Group Metals (PGM) for Light-Duty Vehicles estimates the average platinum group metal (PGM) loadings of emission control systems in U.S. light-duty vehicles through 2025.

Visit our website to access technical information about hydrogen and fuel cells. This information is provided in documents such as technical and project reports, conference proceedings and journal articles, technical presentations, and links to other websites.

National Laboratory and Principal Investigator Achievements

Argonne Fuel Cell Project Named Finalist for 2016 R&D 100 Awards

Argonne National Laboratory’s nanofibrous catalyst for fuel cells project was among four Argonne entries named finalists for the 2016 R&D 100 Awards. The R&D 100 Awards identify and celebrate the 100 most noteworthy and significant new products and services of the previous 12 months.