The Alternative Fuels and Feedstocks Office, which brings together legacy efforts under the former Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office and Bioenergy Technologies Office, funds the following lab-led hydrogen and fuel cell technologies consortia to coordinate national laboratory research and development activities and serve as a resource for universities and industry. The office may add innovative projects to the consortia through future lab calls and funding opportunities, subject to appropriations.
ElectroCat: The Electrocatalysis Consortium (ElectroCat) conducts research and development (R&D) to accelerate the development of catalysts made without platinum group metals (PGM-free) for use in fuel cell applications.
H2NEW: The Hydrogen from Next-generation Electrolyzers of Water Consortium (H2NEW) conducts R&D to make large-scale electrolyzers, which produce hydrogen from electricity and water, more durable, efficient, and affordable.
H-Mat: The Hydrogen Materials Compatibility Consortium (H-Mat) focuses on understanding the effects of hydrogen on the performance of polymers and metals used in hydrogen infrastructure and storage.
HyBlend: The HyBlend initiative addresses technical barriers to blending hydrogen in natural gas pipelines. Key aspects of HyBlend include materials compatibility R&D, techno-economic analysis, and life cycle analysis to inform the development of publicly accessible tools that characterize the opportunities, costs, and risks of blending.
HydroGEN: The HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium focuses on R&D of advanced water splitting materials, initially for the photoelectrochemical, thermochemical, and advanced electrolytic hydrogen production pathways.
HyMARC: The Hydrogen Materials Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC) develops materials-based solutions for low-cost hydrogen storage for stationary and transportation applications.
M2FCT: The Multi-Modal Fuel Cell Technologies Consortium (M2FCT) focuses on R&D to advance efficiency and durability of fuel cells to enable their commercialization in multiple sectors and applications.
R2R: The Roll-to-Roll Consortium (R2R) conducts R&D to advance efficient, high-throughput, and high-quality manufacturing methods and processes for hydrogen technologies to accelerate domestic manufacturing and reduce the capital cost of durable and high-performing systems.