Fuel Cell Advancement

The U.S. Department of Energy is awarding $100 million in funding for 25 hydrogen research and development projects for alternative power sources. The projects support the president's Advanced Energy Initiative to research, develop and deploy transformational new clean energy technologies. The awards also support the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, a part of the Advanced Energy Initiative, to make it practical and cost-effective for many U.S. citizens to purchase fuel cell vehicles by 2020.

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The total cost for the programs will reach $127 million-factoring in the $27 million applicant costover fiscal years 2007-2010. The projects will focus on fuel cell membranes, water transport within the stack, advanced cathode catalysts and supports, cell hardware, innovative fuel cell concepts and the effects of impurities on fuel cell performance and durability. In addition, the awards integrate fuel cell demonstration projects that can foster international and intergovernmental partnerships.

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