2011 Annual Progress Report

II. Hydrogen Production

This section of the 2011 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program focuses on hydrogen production. Each technical report is available as an individual Adobe Acrobat PDF.

Hydrogen Production Sub-Program Overview, Sara Dillich, DOE

A. Distributed Bio-Derived Liquid Production

  1. Biomass-Derived Liquids Distributed (Aqueous Phase) Reforming, David King, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  2. Distributed Bio-Oil Reforming, Stefan Czernik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Distributed Reforming of Renewable Liquids Using Oxygen Transport Membranes (OTMs), Balu Balachandran, Argonne National Laboratory

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B. Biomass Gasification

  1. A Novel Slurry-Based Biomass Reforming Process, Sean Emerson, United Technologies Research Center
  2. One Step Biomass Gas Reforming-Shift Separation Membrane Reactor, Mike Roberts, Gas Technology Institute

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C. Separations

  1. Zeolite Membrane Reactor for Water-Gas Shift Reaction for Hydrogen Production, Jerry Y.S. Lin, Arizona State University
  2. Development of Hydrogen Selective Membranes/Modules as Reactors/Separators for Distributed Hydrogen Production, Paul Liu, Media and Process Technology Inc.
  3. High Performance Palladium-Based Membrane for Hydrogen Separation and Purification, Ashok Damle, Pall Corporation

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D. Hydrogen from Coal

  1. Advanced Hydrogen Transport Membranes for Coal Gasification, Joseph Schwartz, Praxair, Inc.
  2. Scale Up of Hydrogen Transport Membranes for IGCC and FutureGen Plants, Carl Evenson, Eltron Research & Development Inc.
  3. Advanced Palladium Membrane Scale Up for Hydrogen Separation, Sean Emerson, United Technologies Research Center
  4. Composite Pd and Alloy Porous Stainless Steel Membranes for Hydrogen Production and Process Intensification, Yi Hua (Ed) Ma, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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E. Electrolysis

  1. PEM Electrolyzer Incorporating an Advanced Low-Cost Membrane, Monjid Hamdan, Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
  2. High Performance, Low Cost Hydrogen Generation from Renewable Energy, Katherine Ayers, Proton Energy Systems
  3. High-Capacity, High Pressure Electrolysis System with Renewable Power Sources, Paul Dunn, Avalence, LLC
  4. Renewable Electrolysis Integrated System Development and Testing, Kevin Harrison, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  5. Process Intensification of Hydrogen Unit Operations Using an Electrochemical Device, Glenn Eisman, H2Pump, LLC
  6. Hour-by-Hour Cost Modeling of Optimized Central Wind-Based Water Electrolysis Production, Genevieve Saur, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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F. Hi-Temp Thermochemical

  1. Solar High-Temperature Water Splitting Cycle with Quantum Boost, Robin Taylor, Science Applications International Corporation
  2. Membrane/Electrolyzer Development in the Cu-Cl Thermochemical Cycle, Michelle Lewis, Argonne National Laboratory
  3. Solar Hydrogen Production with a Metal Oxide-Based Thermochemical Cycle, Nathan Siegel, Sandia National Laboratories
  4. Solar-Thermal ALD Ferrite-Based Water Splitting Cycle, Al Weimer, University of Colorado

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G. Photoelectrochemical

  1. Nano-Architectures for 3rd Generation PEC Devices: A Study of MoS2, Fundamental Investigations and Applied Research, Thomas Jaramillo, Stanford University
  2. Semiconductor Materials for Photoelectrolysis, John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Characterization and Optimization of Photoelectrode Surfaces for Solar-to-Chemical Fuel Conversion, Tadashi Ogitsu, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  4. Characterization of Materials for Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Hydrogen Production, Clemens Heske, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
  5. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production, Arun Madan, MVSystems, Incorporated
  6. Critical Research for Cost-Effective Photoelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen, Liwei Xu, Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC
  7. PEC-Based Hydrogen Production with Self-Cleaning Solar Concentrator, Malay Mazumder, University of Arkansas, Little Rock
  8. Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Generation from Water Using TiSi2 –TiO2 Nanotube Core-Shell Structure, Mano Misra, University of Nevada, Reno
  9. USD Catalysis Group for Alternative Energy, James Hoefelmeyer, University of South Dakota
  10. Novel Photocatalytic Metal Oxides, Robert Smith, University of Nebraska, Omaha
  11. Solar Thermal Hydrogen Production, Ravi Subramanian, University of Nevada, Reno
  12. Photoelectrochemical Materials: Theory and Modeling, John Turner, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  13. Nanotube Array Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production, Rikard Wind, Synkera Technologies Inc.

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H. Biological

  1. Biological Systems for Hydrogen Photoproduction, Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Fermentation and Electrohydrogenic Approaches to Hydrogen Production, Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Hydrogen from Water in a Novel Recombinant Oxygen-Tolerant Cyanobacterial System, Phil Weyman, J. Craig Venter Institute
  4. Maximizing Light Utilization Efficiency and Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures, Tasios Melis, University of California, Berkeley
  5. Purdue Hydrogen Systems Laboratory: Hydrogen Production, Jay Gore, Purdue University

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I. Production Analysis

  1. H2A Production Model Updates, Darlene Steward, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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J. Production

  1. Unitized Design for Home Refueling Appliance for Hydrogen Generation to 5,000 psi, Timothy Norman, Giner Electrochemical Systems, LLC
  2. Hydrogen by Wire - Home Fueling System, Luke Dalton, Proton Energy Systems
  3. Value-Added Hydrogen Generation with CO2 Conversion, Richard Billo, University of Texas, Arlington
  4. Photochemical System for Hydrogen Generation, Alexander Parfenov, Physical Optics Corporation

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K. Basic Energy Sciences

  1. SISGR: Using In vitro Maturation and Cell-free Evolution to Understand [Fe-Fe]hydrogenase Activation and Active Site Constraints, Jim Swartz, Stanford University
  2. Phototrophic metabolism of organic compounds generates excess reducing power that can be redirected to produce H2 as a biofuel, Caroline Harwood, University of Washington
  3. Fundamental Studies of Recombinant Hydrogenases, Michael Adams, University of Georgia
  4. Prospects for Hydrogen Production from Formate by Methanococcus maripaludis, John Leigh, University of Washington
  5. Structural, Functional, and Integration Studies of Solar-Driven, Bio-Hybrid, H2-Producing Systems, Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  6. Genes Needed For H2 Production by Sulfate Reducing Bacteria, Lee Krumholz, University of Oklahoma
  7. Genetics and Molecular Biology of Hydrogen Metabolism in Sulfate-reducing Bacteria, Judy Wall, University of Missouri
  8. Regulation of H2 and CO2 Metabolism: Factors Involved in Partitioning of Photosynthetic Reductant in Green Algae, Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  9. Excited State Dynamics in Semiconductor Quantum Dots, Oleg Prezhdo, University of Rochester
  10. Theoretical Research Program on Bio-inspired Inorganic Hydrogen Generating Catalysts and Electrodes, Annabella Selloni, Princeton University
  11. Photoinitiated Electron Collection in Mixed-Metal Supramolecular Complexes: Development of Photocatalysts for Hydrogen Production, Karen Brewer, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  12. Hydrogen Generation Using Integrated Photovoltaic and Photoelectrochemical Cells, Jin Zhang, University of California, Santa Cruz
  13. Modular Designed Protein Constructions for Solar Generated H2 from Water, Les Dutton, University of Pennsylvania
  14. Protein-Templated Synthesis and Assembly of Nanostructuctures for Hydrogen Production, Arunava Gupta, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
  15. Catalyzed Water Oxidation by Solar Irradiation of Band-Gap-Narrowed Semiconductors, Etsuko Fujita, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  16. Quantum theory of Semiconductor-Photo-Catalysis and Solar Water Splitting, Philip Allen, Stony Brook University
  17. Formation and Characterization of Semiconductor Nanorod/Oxide Nanoparticle Hybrid Materials: Toward Vectoral Electron Transport in Hybrid Materials, Neal Armstrong, University of Arizona
  18. Combinatorial methods for the Improvement of Semiconductor Metal Oxide Photoelectrodes, Bruce Parkinson, University of Wyoming
  19. A Hybrid Biological-Organic Half-Cell for Generating Dihydrogen, John Golbeck, Pennsylvania State University
  20. Fundamental Optical, Electrical, and Photoelectrochemical Properties of Catalyst-Bound Silicon Microwire Array Photocathodes for Sunlight-Driven Hydrogen Production, Nathan Lewis, California Institute of Technology
  21. New Directions for Efficient Solar Water Splitting Based on Two Photosystems and Singlet Fission Chromophores, Art Nozik, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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