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Hydrogen and fuel cells have the potential to solve several major challenges facing our country, including dependence on petroleum imports, poor air quality, and greenhouse gas emissions. Hydrogen can be produced from a wide variety of domestic resources using several technologies — and fuel cells harness the chemical energy of hydrogen to generate electricity without combustion or pollution. This electric energy can be used to power our vehicles as well as heat, cool, and power our homes and buildings.
Through its Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program, NREL conducts R&D in hydrogen production and delivery, hydrogen storage, fuel cells, technology validation, safety, codes and standards, and analysis. This crosscutting effort involves Laboratory research in photovoltaics, bioenergy, transportation, wind, buildings, and basic sciences.
NREL also is working with partners to accelerate the development and successful market introduction of these technologies. NREL has several cooperative projects with the private sector, designed to overcome technical barriers as technologies are developed for introduction into the marketplace.
Learn more about NREL's Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Research.
Learn about the Center of Excellence for Carbon-Based Hydrogen Storage.
NREL supports the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program.
Contact George Sverdrup with questions regarding NREL's Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies Program.
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