Fuel Cells Technologies Office
Channing Ahn, IPA (Caltech)
10/28/2014
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Fuel Cell Technologies Office
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DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program
Integrated and structured effort to address all the key challenges and obstacles facing
widespread commercialization of hydrogen and fuel cells in a wide range of applications
2020 Targets by Application
Fuel
Cell Cost
and
Durability
$40/kW
$1,000/kW*
$1,500/kW**
5,000 hrs 80,000 hrs
H2Cost
(delivered and
dispensed at
pump)
<$4/gge
H2 Storage
Cost (700-bar
tank)
$10/kWh
*For Natural Gas
**For Biogas
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Hydrogen & Fuel Cells Budget
Funding ($ in thousands)
FY 2014
Key Activity
Request
Fuel Cell R&D
FY 2015
Approp.
Request
Key Targets
House Mark Senate Mark
37,500
32,422
33,000
33,000
33,000
38,500
34,467
36,283
36,283
36,300
Manufacturing R&D
4,000
2,879
3,000
3,000
3,000
Systems Analysis
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
3,000
6,000
6,000
6,000
11,000
6,000
7,000
6,909
7,000
7,000
7,000
3,000
2,841
3,000
5,017
3,000
1,000
1,000
1,700
1,700
1,700
SBIR/STTR
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3,410
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TBD
Total
$100,000
$92,928
$92,983
$100,000
$93,000
Hydrogen Fuel R&D
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Technology
Validation
Safety, Codes and
Standards
Market
Transformation
NREL Site-wide
Facilities Support
Fuel Cells: Automotive:
$40/kW, 5000 hrs. by
2020, ultimate $30/kW
Stationary: $1,000/kW
(natural gas), $1,500/kW
(biogas), 80,000 hrs.
Hydrogen cost: <$4/gge by
2020
1Hydrogen
2,3
Fuel R&D includes Hydrogen Production & Delivery R&D and Hydrogen Storage R&D
See back-up
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Collaborations
Federal Agencies
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DOC
DOD
DOE
DOT
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• EPA
• GSA
• DOI
• DHS
NASA
NSF
USDA
USPS
External Input
• Annual Merit Review & Peer Evaluation
• H2 & Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee
• National Academies, GAO, etc.
− Interagency coordination through staff-level
Interagency Working Group (meets monthly)
− Assistant Secretary-level Interagency Task
Force mandated by EPACT 2005.
Universities
~ 50 projects with 40 universities
International
• IEA Implementing agreements –
25 countries
• International Partnership for
Hydrogen & Fuel Cells in the Economy
– 17 countries & EC
DOE
Hydrogen
& Fuel Cells
Program
Industry Partnerships &
Stakeholder Assn’s.
• Tech Teams (U.S. DRIVE)
• Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association
(FCHEA)
• Hydrogen Utility Group
• ~ 65 projects with 50 companies
• H2USA
State & Regional
Partnerships
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California Fuel Cell Partnership
California Stationary Fuel Cell Collaborative
SC H2 & Fuel Cell Alliance
Upper Midwest Hydrogen Initiative
Ohio Fuel Coalition
Connecticut Center for Advanced
Technology
National Laboratories
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
P&D, S, FC, A, SC&S, TV, MN
Argonne A, FC, P&D, SC&S
Los Alamos S, FC, SC&S
Sandia P&D, S, SC&S
Pacific Northwest P&D, S, FC, SC&S, A
Oak Ridge P&D, S, FC, A, SC&S
Lawrence Berkeley FC, A
Lawrence Livermore P&D, S, SC&S
Savannah River S, P&D
Brookhaven S, FC
Idaho National Lab P&D
Other Federal Labs: Jet Propulsion Lab, National Institute of Standards & Technology,
National Energy Technology Lab (NETL)
P&D = Production & Delivery; S = Storage; FC = Fuel Cells; A = Analysis; SC&S = Safety, Codes & Standards; TV = Technology Validation, MN = Manufacturing
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Thank You
Channing.ahn@ee.doe.gov
New energy data initiative to share the latest energy information
and data. Please visit:
http://en.openei.org/wiki/Gateway:Hydrogen
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Well-to-Wheels Petroleum Energy Use
Analysis by ANL, NRL and EERE shows that FCVs fueled by Hydrogen from NG can reduce petroleum
use by nearly 100%
Well-to-Wheels Petroleum Energy Use for 2035 Mid-Size Car
(BTUs per mile )
Low/medium/high: sensitivity to uncertainties associated with projected fuel economy of vehicles and selected attributes of fuels pathways, e.g., electricity credit for biofuels, electric generation mix, etc.
Source: Program Record 13005
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