2019 Annual Merit Review Proceedings

Hydrogen Fuel R&D

View presentations and posters from the Hydrogen Fuel R&D session at the Annual Merit Review in April–May 2019. Also find posters from the Interagency Activities—Hydrogen Production session.

Hydrogen Fuel R&D Overview, Ned Stetson, U.S. Department of Energy

Hydrogen Fuel R&D Presentations

  1. Electrolysis Production
  2. HydroGEN Consortium
  3. High Temperature Thermochemical Production
  4. Photoelectrochemical Production
  5. Advanced Materials — Storage
  6. Advanced Tanks — Storage
  7. Testing and Analysis — Storage

A. Electrolysis Production

  1. High Temperature Alkaline Water Electrolysis, Hui Xu, Giner, Inc.
  2. Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells for Large-Scale Hydrogen Production at Intermediate Temperatures, Prabhakar Singh, University of Connecticut
  3. Degradation Characterization and Modeling of a New Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell Utilizing Accelerated Life Testing, Scott Barnett, Northwestern University
  4. Thin-Film, Metal-Supported High-Performance and Durable Proton-Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell, Tianli Zhu, United Technologies Research Center
  5. High Efficiency PEM Water Electrolysis Enabled by Advanced Catalysts, Membranes and Processes, Kathy Ayers, Proton OnSite
  6. Developing Novel Platinum Group Metal-Free Catalysts for Alkaline Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions, Sanjeev Mukerjee, Northeastern University
  7. PGM-Free OER Catalysts for PEM Electrolyzer, Di-Jia Liu, Argonne National Laboratory
  8. High-Performance Ultralow-Cost Non-Precious Metal Catalyst System for AEM
    9. Electrolyzer, Hoon Chung, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  9. Scalable Elastomeric Membranes for Alkaline Water Electrolysis, Yu Seung Kim, Los Alamos National Laboratory

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B. HydroGEN Consortium

  1. HydroGEN Overview: A Consortium on Advanced Water Splitting Materials, Huyen Dinh, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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C. High Temperature Thermochemical Production

  1. Accelerated Discovery of STCH Hydrogen Production Materials via High-Throughput Computational and Experimental Methods, Ryan O'Hayre, Colorado School of Mines
  2. Computationally Accelerated Discovery and Experimental Demonstration of High-Performance Materials for Advanced STCH Hydrogen Production, Charles Musgrave, University of Colorado - Boulder
  3. Transformative Materials for High-Efficiency Thermochemical Production of Solar Fuels, Chris Wolverton, Northwestern University
  4. Mixed Ionic Electronic Conducting Quaternary Perovskites: Materials by Design for STCH H2, Ellen Stechel, Arizona State University
  5. High Temperature Reactor Catalyst Material Development for Low Cost and Efficient Solar Driven Sulfur-Based Processes, Claudio Corgnale, Greenway Energy

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D. Photoelectrochemical Production

  1. Best-in-Class Platinum Group Metal-Free (PGM-Free) Catalyst Integrated Tandem Junction PEC Water Splitting Devices, Charles Dismukes, Rutgers University
  2. Protective Catalyst Systems on III-V and Si-Based Semiconductors for Efficient, Durable PEC Water Splitting Devices, Thomas Jaramillo, Stanford University
  3. Novel Chalcopyrites For Advanced PEC Water Splitting, Nicolas Gaillard, University of Hawaii
  4. Monolithically Integrated Thin-Film/Silicon Tandem Photoelectrodes for High Efficiency and Stable PEC Water Splitting, Zetian Mi, University of Michigan

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E. Advanced Materials — Storage

  1. HyMARC: A Consortium for Advancing Hydrogen Storage Materials, Mark Allendorf, Sandia National Laboratories, and Tom Gennett, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. HyMARC: SNL Technical Activities, Mark Allendorf, Sandia National Laboratories
  3. HyMARC: LLNL Technical Activities, Brandon Wood, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  4. HyMARC: LBNL Technical Activities, David Prendergast and Jeffrey Long, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  5. HyMARC: NREL Technical Activities, Thomas Gennett, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  6. HyMARC: PNNL Technical Activities, Tom Autrey, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  7. HyMARC Seedling: Electrolyte Assisted Hydrogen Storage Reactions, Dan Addison, Liox Power
  8. HyMARC Seedling: ALD (Atomic Layer Deposition) Synthesis of Novel Nanostructured Metal Borohydrides, Steven Christensen, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  9. HyMARC Seedling: Optimized Hydrogen Adsorbents via Machine Learning and Crystal Engineering, Don Siegel, University of Michigan

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F. Advanced Tanks — Storage

  1. Precursor Processing Development for Low Cost, High Strength Carbon Fiber for Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessel Applications, Matthew Weisenberger, University of Kentucky
  2. Developing a New Polyolefin Precursor for Low-Cost, High-Strength Carbon Fiber, Mike Chung, Penn State University
  3. Novel Plasticized Melt Spinning Process of PAN Fibers Based on Task-Specific Ionic Liquids, Sheng Dai, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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G. Testing and Analysis — Storage

  1. System Level Analysis of Hydrogen Storage Options, Rajesh Ahluwalia, Argonne National Laboratory
  2. Hydrogen Storage Cost Analysis, Brian James, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

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Hydrogen Fuel R&D Posters

  1. Electrolysis Production
  2. HydroGEN Consortium
  3. Biological Production
  4. Hydrogen Production Analysis
  5. Advanced Materials — Storage
  6. Systems Engineering — Storage
  7. Advanced Tanks — Storage

A. Electrolysis Production

  1. New Approaches to Improved PEM Electrolyzer Ion Exchange Membranes, Earl Wagener, Tetramer Technologies LLC
  2. Intermediate Temperature Proton-Conducting Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells with Improved Performance and Delivery, Xingbo Liu, West Virginia University
  3. Development of Durable Materials for Cost Effective Advanced Water Splitting Utilizing All Ceramic Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Stack Technology, John Pietras, Saint-Gobain
  4. Proton-Conducting Ceramic Electrolyzers for High-Temperature Water Splitting, Hossein Ghezel-Ayagh, Fuel Cell Energy
  5. Industrially Scalable Waste CO2 Reduction to Useful Chemicals and Fuels, Todd Deutsch, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  6. Viability Study for Bipolar Membrane Electrode Assembly (BPMEA) Water Splitting, Hoon Chung, Los Alamos National Laboratory
  7. Active and Stable Electrocatalyst Supports and Microporous Layers for Anode Applications in PEM Electrolyzers, Nem Danilovic, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

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B. HydroGEN Consortium

  1. HydroGEN: Low-Temperature Electrolysis, Guido Bender, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. HydroGEN: High-Temperature Electrolysis, Richard Boardman, Idaho National Laboratory
  3. HydroGEN: Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production, Adam Weber, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  4. HydroGEN: Solar Thermochemical Hydrogen Production, Anthony McDaniel, Sandia National Laboratories
  5. HydroGEN: Benchmarking Advanced Water Splitting Technologies: Best Practices in Materials Characterization, Kathy Ayers, Proton OnSite

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C. Biological Production

  1. Biomass to Hydrogen (B2H2), Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Novel Hybrid Microbial Electrochemical System for Efficient Hydrogen Generation from Biomass, Hong Liu, Oregon State University
  3. BioHydrogen (BioH2) Consortium to Advance Fermentative H2 Production, Pin-Ching Maness, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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D. Hydrogen Production Analysis

  1. Analysis of Advanced H2 Production Pathways, Brian James, Strategic Analysis, Inc.

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E. Advanced Materials — Storage

  1. HyMARC Research Efforts on Nanoscale Metal Hydrides at SNL, Vitalie Stavila, Sandia National Laboratories
  2. Multiscale Modeling of Interface Kinetics within HyMARC, Tae Wook Heo, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
  3. HyMARC: Technical Activities at NIST, Thomas Gennett, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  4. HyMARC Seedling: Development of Magnesium Boride Etherates as Hydrogen Storage Materials, Godwin Severa, University of Hawaii
  5. HyMARC: Technical Activities at SLAC, Nick Strange, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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F. Systems Engineering — Storage

  1. Hydrogen Storage System Modeling: Public Access, Maintenance, and Enhancements, Matt Thornton, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Emergency Hydrogen Refueler for Individual Consumer Fuel Cell Vehicles, Michael Kimble, Skyhaven Systems

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G. Advanced Tanks — Storage

  1. Materials for Cryogenic Hydrogen Storage Technologies, Kevin Simmons, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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To locate posters and presentations from other meeting sessions, go to the main page of the 2019 Annual Merit Review Proceedings.