The US Department of Energy has picked three projects to share $38m grants to fund early-stage research into new hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Companies including Giner, Xergy and Equilon are among the beneficiaries. The government grants cover 28 main areas: platinum-free catalysts to lower fuel cell costs, hydrogen production and delivery infrastructure, and innovative fuel cell concepts. Grants awarded include almost $2m to Plug Power, which is developing an autonomous hydrogen fuelling station and $1.2m to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which is working on the direct cooling of hydrogen to reduce energy consumption in hydrogen vehicle fueling infrastructure.
The US Department of Energy has picked 28 projects to share $38m grants to fund early-stage research into new hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. Companies including Giner, Xergy and Equilon are among the beneficiaries. The government grants cover three main areas: platinum-free catalysts to lower fuel cell costs, hydrogen production and delivery infrastructure, and innovative fuel cell concepts. Grants awarded include almost $2m to Plug Power, which is developing an autonomous hydrogen fuelling station and $1.2m to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, which is working on the direct cooling of hydrogen to reduce energy consumption in hydrogen vehicle fueling infrastructure.