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Hydrogen is the simplest and most abundant element in the universe. Hydrogen can be produced from a wide variety of domestic resources using a number of different technologies. Fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. NREL is working to develop and demonstrate advanced hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to reduce our nation's dependence on foreign oil, improve our air quality, and maintain our economic competitiveness. Learn more about hydrogen and fuel cells.
Hydrogen and fuel cell R&D efforts at NREL are focused on hydrogen production and delivery, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, technology validation, safety, codes and standards, and analysis. These research areas directly support the NREL Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program. The goal of this program is to help industry develop technologies to produce, store, transport and use hydrogen made from renewable resources in quantities large enough, and at costs low enough, to compete with traditional energy sources such as coal, oil and natural gas.
NREL's hydrogen and fuel cell research activities crosscut and contribute to advances across the laboratory-in photovoltaics (PV), bioenergy, transportation, wind, buildings, and basic sciences. The Hydrogen Technologies & Systems Group of the Hydrogen Technologies & Systems Center coordinates and integrates NREL's hydrogen and fuel cell research activities, and works with DOE and other government agencies, industry, communities, universities, and other national labs to implement the National Hydrogen Energy Vision for America's clean and secure energy future. See how we're organized.
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