Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is the lead federal agency for applied research and development (R&D) of cutting edge hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. DOE supports R&D that makes it cheaper and easier to produce, deliver, and store hydrogen, while also working to lower the costs of fuel cells and improve their durability and performance. Today, critical components—such as membrane electrode assemblies—are more reliable, while using one-fifth the platinum of earlier versions. DOE's efforts have reduced high-volume manufacturing costs for automotive fuel cells by more than 35% since 2008 and more than 80% since 2002, while doubling their durability. DOE has also validated more than 180 fuel cell electric vehicles on the road, logging more than 3.6 million miles.

Fuel Cell Technologies Office

The Fuel Cell Technologies Office addresses the full range of barriers facing the development and deployment of innovative hydrogen and fuel cell technologies with the ultimate goals of decreasing U.S. dependence on oil, reducing carbon emissions, and enabling clean, reliable power generation.

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