Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a technology approach to large-scale, dynamic energy transport by using electrochemical processes and existing logistics infrastructure by leveraging globally abundant, non-critical metals to serve as energy carriers and innovative metal-air fuel cells and low temperature metal electrolyzers for energy conversion.
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October 8, 2025
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Funding will support the project team's small-scale research and development of a technology approach to large-scale, dynamic energy transport by using electrochemical processes and existing logistics infrastructure by leveraging globally abundant, non-critical metals to serve as energy carriers and innovative metal-air fuel cells and low temperature metal electrolyzers for energy conversion. Specifically, the project team will (1) develop, test, and validate metal fuel cell components, (2) develop, test, and validate electrolysis cell components, (3) combine fuel cell components, test and validate prototype system to meet performance metrics, (4) combine electrolysis cell components, test and validate prototype system to meet performance metrics, (5) conduct phase 2 prototype testing of fuel cell and electrolysis systems to meet target metrics, and (6) finalize system designs and identify material sources for manufacture of systems. If successful, this project will result in a reduced-cost, dynamic energy transport system, applicable to electricity providers such as independent power producers, electric utilities, and system operators, ultimately reducing dependence on foreign energy sources, thereby increasing U.S. energy security.