The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program is the lead Federal Agency for directing and integrating activities in hydrogen production, storage, and delivery with transportation and stationary fuel cell activities. The program conducts its research, development, and validation activities through nine interrelated program elements. These elements and their focus are summarized as follows:
- Hydrogen Production—Production of hydrogen from domestic resources minimizing environmental impacts
- Hydrogen Delivery—Distribution of hydrogen from centralized or distributed sites of production
- Hydrogen Storage—Storage of hydrogen (or its precursors) on vehicles within the distribution system
- Fuel Cells—Conversion of hydrogen to electrical or thermal power; use of hydrogen to power vehicles for auxiliary power units for vehicles, and stationary and portable applications
- Technology Validation—Technical validation of systems in real-world environments
- Safety, Codes & Standards—Safety assurance and facilitation of the development of model codes and standards for domestic and international production, distribution, storage, and utilization of hydrogen
- Education—Education of key target audiences—including teachers and students, state and local governments, safety and code officials, and the public—about the hydrogen economy
- Systems Analysis—Understanding the complex interactions among components, system costs, energy efficiency, environmental impacts, societal impacts, and system trade-offs