On September 20, 2023, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced more than $47 million in funding for 16 projects across 13 states to accelerate the research, development, and demonstration of affordable clean hydrogen technologies. Projects funded under this opportunity will focus on lowering technology costs, enhancing hydrogen infrastructure, and improving the performance of hydrogen fuel cells—supporting DOE's efforts to reduce costs and enable commercial-scale deployment of clean hydrogen, which is a versatile energy resource that can be produced with zero or near-zero emissions. Advancing the development of clean hydrogen and enabling its widespread commercial adoption is critical to creating good-paying jobs and new economic opportunities in communities across the nation while also supporting President Biden's ambitious climate and decarbonization goals.
Selection for award negotiations is not a commitment by DOE to issue an award or provide funding. Before funding is issued, DOE and the applicants will undergo a negotiation process, and DOE may cancel negotiations and rescind the selection for any reason during that time.
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Selectee Name |
Location |
Project Title |
Federal Share (approx.) |
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TOPIC 1: Hydrogen Carrier Development |
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| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Scalable, Low-Cost Hydrogen Delivery Systems |
$900,000 |
| Louisiana State University | Baton Rouge, LA | Enabling Formate-Based Hydrogen Storage and Generation via Multimetallic Alloy Catalysts |
$1 million |
| Rice University | Houston, TX | Plasmonic Photocatalysis for LOHC-Based Hydrogen on Demand |
$1 million |
| University of Southern California | Los Angeles, CA | Chemical Hydrogen Storage Media with Value-Added Co-Products |
$1 million |
| University of Tennessee at Knoxville | Knoxville, TN | Highly Active Hexagonal Boron Nitride Catalysts for the Dehydrogenation of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers |
$1 million |
| Johns Hopkins University | Baltimore, MD | Efficient Ammonia Decomposition Using PGM-Free High-Entropy Alloy Catalysts |
$1 million |
| Washington State University | Pullman, WA | Developing a New Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carrier Technology for Hydrogen Storage in the Sustainable Aviation Fuels-Lignin Jet Fuel |
$1 million |
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TOPIC 1 Total: $6.9 million |
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TOPIC 2: Onboard Storage Systems for Liquid Hydrogen |
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| GE Research | Niskayuna, NY | Composite LH2 Tank for Heavy Duty Trucks and H2 Aircraft |
$2.9 million |
| Raytheon Technologies | East Hartford, CT | Conformable, Composite Tank for Liquid Hydrogen Storage in Heavy-Duty Ground Transportation |
$3.8 million |
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Komatsu America |
Chicago, IL | High-Capacity Onboard Storage System for Off Road Mining and Construction Vehicles | $5 million |
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TOPIC 2 Total: $11.7 million |
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TOPIC 3: Liquid Hydrogen Fueling/Transfer Components and Systems |
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GTI Energy |
Des Plaines, IL | Mobile Sub-Cooled Liquid Hydrogen Fueling Station | $6 million |
| Colorado School of Mines | Golden, CO | Solid State Based Hydrogen Loss Recovery During LH2 Transfer |
$6 million |
| Linde Engineering North America | Tonawanda, NY | High Rate LH2 Fueling for HD Rail |
$5.7 million |
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TOPIC 3 Total: $17.7 million |
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TOPIC 4: M2FCT: High Performing and Durable Membrane Electrode Assemblies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Applications |
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| General Motors LLC | Pontiac, MI | Selective Transport Layers for PEM Fuel Cell and Electrolyzer MEAs |
$4 million |
| Raytheon Technologies | East Hartford, CT | High Performance Hydrocarbon Membrane Electrode Assembly |
$3.3 million |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa | Honolulu, HI | High Performing and Durable MEAs with Novel Electrode Structures and Hydrocarbon Proton Exchange Membranes |
$4 million |
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TOPIC 4 Total: $11.3 million |
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