You are here

Fuel Cell Technologies Office News

Recent news stories and press releases (as well as articles going back to 2014) related to the Fuel Cell Technologies Office are presented below.

Subscribe to Fuel Cell Technologies Office updates.

Recent News

  • December 19, 2016

    FREEZE! FCTO just nailed the Mannequin Challenge. Watch now to learn more about fuel cell vehicles and tour a cutting edge hydrogen demonstration station in Washington, DC.

  • December 16, 2016

    A new video segment produced by Maryland Public Television's MotorWeek program gives viewers a first-hand look at what it’s like to drive a vehicle fueled by hydrogen and highlights the features and benefits of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

  • December 7, 2016

    The Fuel Cell Technologies Office will present a live webinar entitled "Total Cost of Ownership Modeling for Stationary Fuel Cell Systems" on Tuesday, December 13, from 12 to 1 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). In this webinar, Max Wei of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory will describe a total cost of ownership model for stationary fuel cell systems.

  • December 5, 2016

    Check out this Facebook Live presentation of an electrolyzer and fuel cell demo by Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) fellows Sarah Studer and Zeric Hulvey and learn more about some of the different things that the FCTO is working on.

  • November 30, 2016

    Announced on November 30 by Deputy Assistant Secretary for Transportation Reuben Sarkar at the Zero Emissions Bus Workshop in London, FCTO has released a new report showing that the average fuel economy of fuel cell electric buses from three fleets is ~6 miles per diesel gallon equivalent or DGE, 1.4 times higher than conventional diesel buses (~4.2 miles per DGE) from one fleet and up to 1.9 times higher than compressed natural gas buses (~3.3 miles per DGE) in another fleet.

  • November 22, 2016

    Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies power cars, buildings and more. But how much do you know about them? Test your knowledge with this quiz!

  • November 18, 2016

    Today, the Energy Department (DOE) announced approximately $30 million in available funding, subject to appropriations, for research and development of low-cost hydrogen production, onboard hydrogen storage, and proton exchange membrane fuel cells to advance the widespread commercialization of fuel cell electric vehicles.

  • November 17, 2016

    The Energy Department's (DOE's) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO) has announced the top three states in hydrogen and fuel cell industry activities while now seeking stakeholder feedback to improve standardized manufacturing in the industry.

  • November 15, 2016

    U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) researchers have won 32 of the 100 awards given out this year by R&D Magazine, including a project from Argonne National Laboratory focused on fuel cell catalysts. DOE also received a special recognition award for the most outstanding technology developments with promising commercial potential.

  • November 8, 2016

    The Fuel Cell Technologies Office will present a series of three live webinars to describe the capabilities in each of the water splitting pathways being covered by FCTO's HydroGEN consortium: photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting, advanced electrolysis, and solar thermochemical (STCH) hydrogen production.

More news