DOE Awarding $62M to 20 Projects to Improve Performance of Clean Hydrogen Infrastructure

The US Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $62 million for projects across 15 states to accelerate the research, development, demonstration, and deployment of next-generation clean hydrogen technologies. These projects will advance critical elements of hydrogen fueling infrastructure, develop and demonstrate hydrogen-powered container-handling equipment for use at ports, and improve processes essential to the efficient, timely, and equitable deployment of hydrogen technologies.

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DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) will manage the selected projects, which span the following five topic areas:

Components for Hydrogen Fueling of Medium- and Heavy-Duty (MD/HD) Vehicles

(four projects, $8.5 million)Selected projects will develop advanced components to enable gaseous and liquid hydrogen fueling for medium- and heavy-duty hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Standardized Hydrogen Refueling Station of the Future

(four projects, $40 million)Selected projects will develop and demonstrate a low-cost, standardized, and replicable advanced "hydrogen fueling station of the future"—one that can meet the needs of commercial-scale MD/HD truck fueling.

Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Port Equipment

(one project, $2.5 million)The selected project will design, develop, and demonstrate a hydrogen fuel cell "top loader" (for handling containers) and a mobile refueler at the Port of Oakland.

Enabling Permitting and Safety for Hydrogen Deployment

(seven projects, $7 million)Selected projects will identify the primary challenges to siting, permitting, and installation across the value chain from hydrogen production through end-use and explore opportunities to address them.

Equitable Hydrogen Technology Community Engagement

(four projects, $4 million)Selected projects will improve the capacity of DOE and DOE-funded projects to conduct effective community-engagement activities. With funding from HFTO and DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, these projects will engage directly with disadvantaged communities to help DOE gain a better understanding of their concerns and provide them with important information about hydrogen and related technologies. They will also develop lessons learned and best practices on Community Benefits Plans.

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