Data and Tools
NREL develops data, tools, and models for analyzing hydrogen and fuel cell technologies—from the materials to the systems scale.
Featured Tools
H2A-Lite: Hydrogen Analysis Lite Production Model
Model that provides a convenient, high-level techno-economic view of select hydrogen production technologies.
H2A: Hydrogen Analysis Production Models
Models for analyzing the economics of distributed and centralized hydrogen production from various energy resources, including renewables, coal, natural gas, and biomass.
H2FillS: Hydrogen Filling Simulation
Simulation tool to safely design and operate hydrogen fueling station by tracking the transient change in hydrogen temperature, pressure, and mass flow when filling a fuel cell electric vehicle.
H2FAST: Hydrogen Financial Analysis Scenario Tool
Tool to conduct in-depth financial analysis for hydrogen fueling stations quickly and conveniently.
SERA: Scenario Evaluation and Regionalization Analysis Model
Model that evaluates both the supply and demand sides of transportation systems to conduct infrastructure development and transportation analysis as well as guide investment decisions.
Data and Tools By Type
ADOPT: Automotive Deployment Options Projection Tool
Modeling tool to estimate vehicle technology improvement impacts on future U.S. light-duty vehicle sales, energy use, and emissions.
BlendPATH: Blending Pipeline Analysis Tool for Hydrogen (GitHub)
Open-source program to assess the system impacts and costs of repurposing existing pipelines for hydrogen and hydrogen blends.
FASTSim: Future Automotive Systems Technology Simulator
Simulation tool to calculate fuel economy, performance, battery life, and cost calculations for different vehicle design and usage scenarios.
H2A-Lite: Hydrogen Analysis Production Model
Model that provides a convenient, high-level techno-economic view of select hydrogen production technologies.
H2A: Hydrogen Analysis Production Models
Models for analyzing the economics of distributed and centralized hydrogen production from various energy resources, including renewables, coal, natural gas, and biomass.
H2FAST: Hydrogen Financial Analysis Scenario Tool
Tool to conduct in-depth financial analysis for hydrogen fueling stations quickly and conveniently.
H2FillS: Hydrogen Filling Simulation
Simulation tool to safely design and operate hydrogen fueling station by tracking the transient change in hydrogen temperature, pressure, and mass flow when filling a fuel cell electric vehicle.
H2Integrate: Holistic Hybrids Optimization and Design Tool (GitHub)
Open-source tool to model and design hybrid energy systems producing electricity, hydrogen, ammonia, steel, and other products.
Hydrogen Storage Systems Models (Hydrogen Materials Advanced Research Consortium)
Models for screening the performance of hydrogen storage materials and addressing the engineering challenges associated with developing materials-based hydrogen storage systems.
SERA: Scenario Evaluation and Regionalization Analysis Model
Model that evaluates both the supply and demand sides of transportation systems to conduct infrastructure development and transportation analysis as well as guide investment decisions.
StoreFAST: Storage Financial Analysis Scenario Tool
Model for techno-economic analysis of energy storage technologies in service of grid-scale energy applications.
T3CO: Transportation Technology Total Cost of Ownership
Tool to conduct levelized assessments of the full life cycle costs of advanced technology commercial vehicles, accounting for operational variations and other technology considerations.
Model to generate long-term scenarios of future pathways for technology adoption and mobility choices, compare alternatives, and assess integration with energy infrastructure and the electric grid.
Fleet DNA: Commercial Vehicle Operating Data
Clearinghouse of medium- and heavy-duty commercial fleet transportation data for optimizing the design of advanced vehicle technologies or for selecting a technology to invest in.
Fuel Cell System Contaminants Material Screening Data
Tool to help fuel cell developers and material suppliers select materials and explore the results of fuel cell system contaminants studies.
National Fuel Cell Technology Evaluation Center
Repository of aggregated public results, called composite data products, that show the status and progress of real-world hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and applications without identifying individual companies or revealing proprietary information.
Repository of detailed travel data from various surveys and studies, including demographic information and second-by-second speed profiles, that protects individual participant privacy.
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Last Updated June 30, 2025