Publications
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory's Publications Database offers a wide variety of documents related to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies that were written or edited by NREL staff and subcontractors. The following selection provides a sampling of recent technical highlights, fact sheets, and technical reports that are included in the database.
Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Highlights
Potential for Distributed and Central Electrolysis to Provide Grid Support Services, July 2012
More Than 1,000 Fuel Cell Units Deployed Through DOE ARRA Funding, July 2012
Scale Up of Extended Thin Film Electrocatalyst Structures, January 2011
More Than 410,000 Hours of Real-World Fuel Cell System Operation Have Been Analyzed by NREL's Technology Validation Team, February 2011
NREL Supports Development of New National Code for Hydrogen Technologies, December 2010
NREL Advances Spillover Materials for Hydrogen Storage, December 2010
Computational Science Guides and Accelerates Hydrogen Research, December 2010
NREL Develops Accelerated Sample Activation Process for Hydrogen Storage Materials, December 2010
Codes and Standards Gap Analysis Helps DOE Define Research Priorities, November 2010
Fuel Cell Power Model Elucidates Life-Cycle Costs for Fuel Cell-Based Combined Heat, Hydrogen, and Power Production Systems, November 2010
Integrated System Dramatically Improves Hydrogen Molar Yield from Biomass via Fermentation, November 2010
Cost Analysis Highlights Hydrogen's Potential for Electrical Energy Storage, November 2010
NREL Reports Increase in Durability and Reliability for Current Generation Fuel Cell Buses, November 2010
NREL Develops Technique to Measure Membrane Thickness and Defects in Polymer Electrode Membrane Fuel Cells, November 2010
NREL Develops Test Facility and Test Protocols for Hydrogen Sensor Performance, November 2010
NREL Improves System Efficiency and Increases Energy Transfer with Wind2H2 Project, Enabling Reduced Cost Electrolysis Production, November 2010
NREL Showcases Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine Bus, Helps DOE Set Standards for Outreach, November 2010
Fact Sheets
Secure Data Center, fact sheet about the Secure Data Center and NREL's independent, third-party analysis and validation of proprietary technologies in real-world operation, August 2012
Photobiology Research Laboratory, fact sheet about NREL's photobiology research areas, capabilities, and applications, June 2012
Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, fact sheet about NREL's Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, January 2011
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles, fact sheet about the opportunities and benefits related to hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, February 2011
Hydrogen Sensor Testing, fact sheet about hydrogen detectors and NREL's hydrogen sensor laboratory, November 2008
Hydrogen Technologies Group, fact sheet about the Hydrogen Technologies Group in NREL's Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, March 2008
Hydrogen Analysis Group, fact sheet about the Hydrogen Analysis Group in NREL's Hydrogen Technologies and Systems Center, March 2008
Technical Reports
2010 Manufacturing Readiness Assessment Update to the 2008 Report for Fuel Cell Stacks and Systems for the Backup Power and Material Handling Equipment Markets, technical report by Doug Wheeler and Michael Ulsh, August 2012
National Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Learning Demonstration Final Report, technical report by Keith Wipke, Sam Sprik, Jen Kurtz, Todd Ramsden, Chris Ainscough, and Genevieve Saur, July 2012
Zero Emission Bay Area (ZEBA) Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration: First Results Report, technical report by Kevin Chandler and Leslie Eudy, August 2011
Wind Electrolysis: Hydrogen Cost Optimization, technical report by Genevieve Saur and Todd Ramsden, May 2011
The Wind-to-Hydrogen Project: Operational Experience, Performance Testing, and System
Integration, technical report by Kevin Harrison, Gregory Martin, Todd Ramsden, and Bill Kramer, March 2009
Additional publications by NREL authors are available via the Projects section of this site.
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