Hydrogen and Fuel Cells News
Nov. 4, 2013
A new book, published as a “Springer Brief in Energy,” serves as a how-to guide for researchers engaged in the rapidly growing field of photoelectrochemical water splitting, a promising renewable hydrogen production technology.
Oct. 28, 2013
The results of a collaboration between scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Colorado School of Mines are featured in the October edition of the journal Energy and Environmental Science. The article—titled “Nitrogen: unraveling the secret to stable carbon-supported Pt-alloy electrocatalysts”—explains why fuel cell performance can be significantly boosted by doping nitrogen into the carbon-supported electrocatalysts that are typically used in these devices.
Oct. 23, 2013
The Energy Department’s Advanced Research Projects Agency – Energy (ARPA-E) has announced that a project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) is among 22 projects that will receive funding to develop transformational electric vehicle (EV) energy storage systems using innovative chemistries, architectures and designs.
Sept. 18, 2013
A more resilient, cleaner, integrated system crucial for America's future, says Secretary Moniz.
Sept. 12, 2013
On September 12, the Energy Department presented a webinar on fuel cell buses, which are showing significant improvements in fuel economy over conventionally powered buses.
Sept. 12, 2013
The Energy Department today announced the unveiling of a one-of-its-kind national secure data center dedicated to the independent analysis of advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Housed at NREL, the National Fuel Cell Technology Evaluation Center allows industry, academia, and government organizations to submit and review data gathered from projects to advance cost-effective fuel cell technology.
Aug. 21, 2013
CAEBAT collaboration targets EDV batteries with longer range and lifespan, at a lower cost.
Aug. 21, 2013
Leveraging state-of-the-art technology to revolutionize fleet sustainability and energy efficiency.
Aug. 19, 2013
A recent newspaper article highlights the National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s contribution to the progress that automakers have made in getting their fuel cell electric vehicles ready for production.
Aug. 6, 2013
Fifty-four students from across the country are tackling real-world problems in a summer internship program that benefits the nation, the lab, and the students.
Aug. 5, 2013
The Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently named Dr. Maria Ghirardi and Dr. Angelo Mascarenhas to its Research Fellows Council, the laboratory's top advisory council comprised of internationally recognized NREL scientists and engineers.
July 18, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy will present a live webcast titled "DOE Analysis Related to H2USA" on July 24 from 12 to 1:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time.
July 8, 2013
A new energy-efficient approach to building occupancy detection, a better way to detect heat loss in electric-vehicle batteries and a high-efficiency silicon solar cell – all developed or advanced at the Energy Department’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – have been named among this year’s most significant innovations by R&D Magazine.
July 2, 2013
NREL recently joined a new partnership designed to promote the widespread adoption of fuel cell electric vehicles by overcoming the hurdle of establishing a hydrogen infrastructure.
July 1, 2013
NREL will showcase two advanced Toyota vehicles -- a Highlander fuel cell hybrid vehicle and a plug-in Prius hybrid electric vehicle -- at The Coolest Car Show in Colorado in Estes Park on July 4.
June 21, 2013
Cooperative agreement with Toyota will enhance NREL's capability to support hydrogen and fuel cell research.
June 20, 2013
The Energy Department and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) today announced the Energy Systems Integration Facility (ESIF) in Golden, Colorado, as the latest Energy Department user facility and the only one in the nation focused on utility-scale clean energy grid integration. The facility’s first industry partner – Colorado-based Advanced Energy Industries – has already signed on to start work at ESIF, developing lower cost, better performing solar power inverters.
May 21, 2013
At this year's Annual Merit Review, the U.S. Department of Energy's Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program honored four NREL staff for their outstanding achievements and technical contributions.
April 18, 2013
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory will showcase two mobile renewable electricity generation systems and three advanced vehicles--a Toyota Highlander fuel cell electric vehicle, a plug-in Toyota Prius hybrid electric vehicle, and a Mitsubishi i-MiEV electric vehicle--at the Denver Earth Day Fair on April 22.
March 20, 2013
A new report by NREL hydrogen systems analysts explores the issues and opportunities related to blending hydrogen into natural gas pipeline networks. The report, titled Blending Hydrogen into Natural Gas Pipeline Networks: A Review of Key Issues, focuses on using hydrogen both as a fuel and as a means of energy storage.
March 15, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) today announced the release of the Transportation Energy Futures (TEF) study, an assessment of avenues to reach deep cuts in petroleum use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the transportation sector.
March 8, 2013
Electrolysis-generated hydrogen may provide a solution to fluctuations in renewable-sourced energy.
Feb. 4, 2013
A recent Science Friday segment on National Public Radio featured NREL's Jen Kurtz discussing the current state of fuel cell electric vehicles.
Jan. 28, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently received four fuel cell hybrid vehicles - advanced (FCHV-adv) on loan from Toyota through a two-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement. These vehicles will help NREL enhance its research related to hydrogen fueling infrastructure, renewable hydrogen production, and vehicle performance.
Jan. 24, 2013
The U.S. Department of Energy blog features an interview with NREL Materials Scientist Brian Larsen, who works on developing next generation fuel cell catalysts.
Jan. 17, 2013
This NREL-hosted webinar provides information about the Wind-to-Hydrogen Project.
Jan. 1, 2013
A recently published NREL report indicates that the fuel economy of fuel cell buses is 1.8 to 2 times higher than conventional diesel buses and compressed natural gas buses.
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