U.S. Department of Energy - Hydrogen Program

DOE Offices and Programs

The DOE Hydrogen Program includes participation from the Offices of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE), Fossil Energy (FE), Nuclear Energy (NE), and Science (SC). Each office manages activities that address hydrogen technologies that meet the needs of their respective feedstocks and target applications.

DOE Hydrogen Program Activities and R&D by Office

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Science

Fossil Energy

Nuclear Energy

Hydrogen Production

	Photolytic Water Splitting
	Renewable Electrolysis
	Biological and Biobased
	Ultra-High-Temp. Thermalochemical Systems (Solar)
	Analysis
	Distributed Reforming

	Novel Materials for Hydrogen Storage
	Membranes for Separation, Purification, and Ion Transport
	Design of Catalysts at the Nanoscale
	Solar Hydrogen Production
	Bio-inspired Materials and Processes

	Natural Gas-to-Hydrogen Separation Technologies
	Hydrogen from Coal R&D: Separation, Separation Reactors, Process Intensification; Optimal Hydrogen-rich Liquids for Distributed Reforming

	High-Temperature Thermochemical Systems
	High-Temperature Electrolysis
	Reactor/Process Interface

Hydrogen Delivery

	Infrastructure Analysis
	Compression and Liquefaction
	Storage
	Pipelines
	Carriers

Hydrogen Storage

	Physical Storage
	Metal Hydrides
	Carbon-Based Materials
	Chemical Hydrogen Storage
	Novels Materials & Concepts

Metal-Organic Frameworks

Conversion/ Fuel Cells

	Electrocatalysts; Membranes; Bipolar Plates; Sensors
	Thermal/Water Management
	Fuel-Flexible Fuel Processors
	Analysis

Applications/ Technology Validation¹

	Technology Validation- Transportation and Stationary Learning Demonstrations
	Infrastructure and Vehicle Analysis

	FutureGen Project³
	Hydrogen/Natural Gas Mixtures in Advanced HCCI Engines

Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP)³

Safety

	Safety Oversight of DOE Hydrogen R&D
	Sensor Development

Codes & Standards²

Codes & Standards Research and Development, Harmonization and Analysis

Education

Training and Educational Programs for Multiple Target Audiences

¹Coordination with DOT, Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP), EPA, FreedomCAR; ²Coordination with DOT, EPA, NIST, DOD, NASA; ³Although not funded under the Hydrogen Initiative, these programs are related and important to the implementation of a hydrogen economy