The US department of Energy has picked 28 projects to share $ 500 m grants to fund early - stage research into new hydrogen and fuel cell technologies . Companies including Giner , Xergy and catalyst are among the beneficiaries . The government grants cover three main areas : platinum - free catalysts to lower fuel cell emissions , hydrogen production and delivery infrastructure , and innovative fuel cell concepts . Grants awarded include almost $ 2 m to Plug Power , which is developing an autonomous hydrogen fuelling station and $ 1.2 m to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory , which is working on the direct use 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.