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The M2FCT team outlined the current and future prospects and challenges of hydrogen fuel cells for heavy-duty vehicles, including trucks, buses, trains, and marine applications, in a recent Nature Energy study
Million-Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium and their research on developing the state of hydrogen fuel-cell technology for heavy-duty vehicle applications have been covered in a Press Release by Berkeley, with contributions from Dave Cullen (ORNL) and Ahmet Kusoglu (LBNL), as well as Adam Weber (LBNL) and Rod Borup (LANL), the co-directors of the M2FCT consortium.
National labs M2FCT researchers outline prospects and challenges for hydrogen fuel-cells in heavy-duty transportation
Rod Borup, the co-director of the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s program manager for fuel cells and vehicle technology, contributed to an article on the New Mexican's Science on the Hill section. The article discusses the current state and the future of fuel-cell-powered clean trucks, their positive impact on the environment, and their advantages over diesel trucks.
The first Hydrogen Shot Summit took place Aug. 31–Sept. 1, 2021.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Shot Summit convened thousands of stakeholders online to introduce the Hydrogen Shot, solicit dialogue, and rally the global community on the urgency of tackling the climate crisis through concrete actions and innovation. The Hydrogen Shot Summit was held virtually August 31 and September 1, 2021.
DOE shared results from the recent Request for Information and solicited feedback on pathways to achieving the Hydrogen Shot's "1 1 1" goal of $1 for 1 kg of clean hydrogen in 1 decade.
Breakout sessions on various clean hydrogen production pathways as well as deployment and financing helped identify key challenges and potential strategies to address them.
An Albuquerque Journal article on the role of hydrogen fuel cells for powering trucks, by Rod Borup, the co-director of the M2FCT Consortium and Los Alamos National Laboratory’s program manager for hydrogen and fuel cells. Read the article in the Albuquerque Journal
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program is hosting its first Hydrogen Shot Summit on August 31 and September 1, 2021.
The two-day summit will bring together stakeholders from industry, research, academia, and government to identify pathways to meet DOE’s Hydrogen Shot of $1 per 1 kilogram in 1 decade. The summit will also feature breakout sessions covering multiple hydrogen production pathways and other topics, including:
- Electrolysis
- Thermal conversion with carbon capture and storage
- Advanced pathways
- Deployment and financing.
The Hydrogen Shot Summit will be a virtual event. More information, including an agenda and registration details, will be available soon.
Learn more about DOE’s Hydrogen Shot.
This Focus Issue in the Journal of The Electrochemical Society covered topics related to durability issues in Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell & Water Electrolyzer.
You can explore the special issue and the publications by the M2FCT researchers on the membrane, catalyst, and electrode durability as well as their interrogation to understand and mitigate degradations issues to improve the durability of fuel cells.