Filed under: Hydrogen, Legislation and Policy, USA
It appears the U.S. hasn't completely backed away from hydrogen fuel cell vehicles with a new Department of Energy (DOE) announcement saying it will award nearly $7 million over five years for cost analysis to support the development of hydrogen storage for fuel cell systems, including those used for transportation.
The projects will look into lifecycle cost of existing and conceptual fuel cell systems for transportation and stationary applications including backup power and forklifts. The projects awarded include:
- Directed Technologies: Gets $3 million for two projects, one focused on transportation fuel cell systems; the other on hydrogen storage systems.
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory: Awarded $1.9 million to develop total cost models for low and high temperature stationary fuel cell systems.
- Battelle Memorial Institute: Receives up to $2 million to provide cost assessments for stationary fuel cell applications up to 25kW, including forklifts, backup power units, primary power and combined heat and power systems.
It is hoped these projects will provide data to assist the future research and development of fuel cell components and manufacturing processes. The cost analysis will be conducted by designing the systems and conceptualizing its manufacturing process, selecting manufacturing equipment, determining labor and energy and obtaining prices for materials and manufacturing equipment.
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