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2009 Annual Progress Report

VI. Manufacturing R&D

This section of the 2009 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen Program focuses on manufacturing R&D.

Manufacturing Program Element Introduction, Peter Devlin, U.S. Department of Energy

  1. Fuel Cell Membrane Electrode Assembly Manufacturing R&D, Mike Ulsh, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  2. Digital Fabrication of Catalyst Coated Membranes, Peter Rieke, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
  3. Reduction in Fabrication Costs of Gas Diffusion Layers, Jason Morgan, Ballard Material Products
  4. Modular, High-Volume Fuel Cell Leak-Test Suite and Process, Ian Kaye, Ultracell Corporation
  5. Manufacturing of Low-Cost, Durable Membrane Electrode Assemblies Engineered for Rapid Conditioning, Colin Busby, W.L. Gore & Associates
  6. Adaptive Process Controls and Ultrasonics for High Temperature PEM MEA Manufacture, Raymond Puffer, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  7. Development of Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Low Cost Hydrogen Storage Vessels, Carter Liu, Quantum Fuel Systems Technologies Worldwide, Inc.
  8. Inexpensive Pressure Vessel Production through Fast Dry Winding Manufacture, Salvador Aceves, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory