2014 Annual Progress Report

II. Hydrogen Production

This section of the 2014 Annual Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program focuses on hydrogen production.

Hydrogen Production Sub-Program Overview, Sara Dillich, U.S. Department of Energy

A. Hydrogen Production Analysis

  1. Hydrogen Pathways Analysis for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane (PEM) Electrolysis, Brian James, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

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B. Electrolysis

  1. Renewable Electrolysis Integrated Systems Development and Testing, Kevin Harrison, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Economical Production of Hydrogen Through Development of Novel, High-Efficiency Electrocatalysts for Alkaline Membrane Electrolysis, Katherine Ayers, Proton OnSite
  3. Low-Noble-Metal-Content Catalysts/Electrodes for Hydrogen Production by Water Electrolysis, Katherine Ayers, Proton OnSite
  4. High-Performance, Long-Lifetime Catalysts for Proton Exchange Membrane Electrolysis, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.

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C. Solar Thermochemical

  1. Solar-Thermal Redox-Based Water Splitting Cycles, Al Weimer, University of Colorado
  2. Solar Hydrogen Production with a Metal Oxide-Based Thermochemical Cycle, Anthony McDaniel, Sandia National Laboratories
  3. Electrolyzer Development for the HyS Thermochemical Cycle, Hector Colon-Mercado, Savannah River National Laboratory

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D. Photoelectrochemical

  1. Semiconductor Materials for Photoelectrolysis, Todd Deutsch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Critical Research for Cost-Effective Photoelectrochemical Production of Hydrogen, Liwei Xu, Midwest Optoelectronics, LLC
  3. Characterization and Optimization of Photoelectrode Surfaces for Solar-to-Chemical Fuel Conversion, Tadashi Ogitsu, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

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E. Biological

  1. Maximizing Light Utilization Efficiency and Hydrogen Production in Microalgal Cultures, Tasios Melis, University of California, Berkeley
  2. Biological Systems for Algal Hydrogen Photoproduction, Maria Ghirardi, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  3. Fermentation and Electrohydrogenic Approaches to Hydrogen Production, Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  4. Probing O2-Tolerant CBS Hydrogenase for Hydrogen Production, Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

F. Separations

  1. Bio-Fueled Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Gokhan Alptekin, TDA Research

G. Basic Energy Sciences

  1. Semiconductor Nanorod/Metal(Metal Oxide) Hybrid Materials: Characterization of Frontier Orbital Energies and Charge Injection Processes Using Unique Combinations of Photoemission Spectroscopies and Waveguide Spectroelectrochemistries, Neal Armstrong, University of Arizona
  2. Real-Time Atomistic Simulation of Light Harvesting and Charge Transport for Solar Hydrogen Production, Oleg Prezhdo, University of Rochester
  3. Oxidatively Stable Nanoporous Silicon Photocathodes for Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Evolution, Nathan Neale, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  4. Fundamental Design and Mechanisms for Solar Hydrogen Production in Natural and Artificial Photosynthetic Systems, David Tiede, Argonne National Laboratory
  5. Electrochemical Characterization of the Oxygen-Tolerant Soluble Hydrogenase I from Pyrococcus furiosus, Anne Jones, Arizona State
  6. Hyperthermophilic Multiprotein Complexes and Pathways for Energy Conservation and Catalysis, Michael Adams, University of Georgia
  7. Photobiohybrid Solar Fuels, Paul King, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  8. Heterogeneous Water Oxidation Catalysis With Molecular Catalysts, Javier Concepcion, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  9. Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer in Artificial Photosynthesis, Dmitry Polyansky, Brookhaven National Laboratory
  10. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: An Overview, Frances Houle, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  11. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: Corrosion Protection Schemes to Enable Durable Solar Water Splitting Devices, Ian Sharp, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  12. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: High Throughput Experimentation for Electrocatalyst and Photoabsorber Discovery, John Gregoire, Caltech
  13. Center for Interface Science: Solar-Electric Materials (CISSEM), Neal Armstrong, University of Arizona
  14. Photobiohybrid Solar Fuels—Nanoparticle-Hydrogenase Complexes, Paul King, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  15. Center on Nanostructuring for Efficient Energy Conversion (CNEEC), Fritz Prinz, Stanford University
  16. Artificial Hydrogenases: Utilization of Redox Non-Innocent Ligands in Iron Complexes for Hydrogen Production, Anne Jones, Arizona State
  17. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: Benchmarking Electrocatalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction, Charles McCrory, Caltech
  18. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: Si Microwire-Based Solar Water Splitting Devices, Matthew Shaner, Caltech
  19. Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, Michael Wasielewski, Northwestern University
  20. Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis: Modeling and Simulation Team, Adam Weber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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