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This week, Switched On speaks with U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm, who was sworn into office on February 25th. One of Secretary Granholm's objectives at the Department of Energy will be to set the U.S. on a path to achieving President Biden’s goal of net-zero carbon emissions from the power sector by 2035 by advancing cutting-edge clean energy technologies, and creating millions of clean energy jobs.

Scientific American Article on Fuel Cell Trucks discusses the advantages of fuel cell trucks. Hydrogen fuel weighs less than electric batteries, making it an attractive option for long-haul vehicles. M2FCT researcher Adam Weber (LBNL) was also quoted in the article.

In commemoration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) officially launched the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck (­M2FCT) consortium to advance fuel cell truck R&D.

M2FCT will have Los Alamos and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories as co-leads. It will focus on fuel cell durability, performance, and cost to better position fuel cell trucks as a viable option in the long-haul trucking market.