2012 Annual Progress Report

Published in December 2012, the 2012 Annual Progress Report summarizes fiscal year 2012 activities and accomplishments by projects funded by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program.

Front Cover and Title Page

Table of Contents

I. Introduction, Sunita Satyapal, U.S. Department of Energy

II. Hydrogen Production

1. Distributed Bio-Derived Liquid Production
2. Biomass Gasification
3. Separations
4. Electrolysis
5. High-Temperature Thermochemical
6. Photoelectrochemical
7. Biological
8. Production

III. Hydrogen Delivery

IV. Hydrogen Storage

1. Metal Hydrides
2. Chemical Hydrogen Storage
3. Hydrogen Sorption
4. Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence
5. Storage Testing, Safety and Analysis
6. Tanks
7. Cross-Cutting
8. Basic Energy Sciences

V. Fuel Cells

1. Analysis/Characterization
2. Impurities
3. Membranes
4. Catalysts
5. Degradation Studies
6. Transport Studies
7. Portable Power
8. Hardware
9. Balance of Plant
10. Distributed Energy
11. Cross-Cutting

VI. Manufacturing R&D

VII. Technology Validation

VIII. Safety, Codes & Standards

IX. Education

X. Market Transformation

XI. Systems Analysis

XII. Fuel Cell Technologies American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA)

XIII. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program New Projects Awarded in FY 2012

XIV. Acronyms, Abbreviations and Definitions

XV. Primary Contacts Index

XVI. Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program Contacts

XVII. Project Listings by State

XVIII. Project Listings by Organization