Hydrogen & Fuel Cells
Sustainable low-cost hydrogen generation, an effective hydrogen infrastructure, and fuel cell cost, performance, and durability challenge fuel cells for widespread deployment.
Promoting Dihydrogen Activation at Copper for Catalytic Hydrogenation
New trigonal planar copper alkyl and hydroxide complexes promote distinct mechanisms for hydrogen activation, enabling the catalytic hydrogenation of challenging substrates without the use of precious metals.
Barilo Leads Rollout of First Ever Hydrogen Safety Credential
PNNL Hydrogen Safety Panel supports a fundamental hydrogen safety credential deployed through the Center for Hydrogen Safety.
Hydrogen Day
PNNL supports the mission of DOE's Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technologies Office by exploiting the interplay of hydrogen and electrons. On October 8 of every year, we celebrate National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day.
Halving Hydrogen
Like ripping open a dinner roll, a fuel cell catalyst that converts hydrogen into electricity must tear open a hydrogen molecule. Now researchers have captured a view of such a catalyst holding onto the two halves of its hydrogen feast.
Grain Boundaries Accelerate Hydrogen Insertion into Palladium Nanostructures
Hydrogen preferentially inserts at grain boundaries between interconnected chains of palladium nanoparticles, which have a lower energy barrier for hydrogen incorporation into the material.
Leveraging Curvature on Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Materials for Hydrogen Storage
Identifying how curvature affects the doping and hydrogen binding energies of carbon-based materials provides a framework for designing hydrogen storage materials.
On-Site Hydrogen Production Technology Accelerates to Market
PNNL licensed two technologies to generate hydrogen. One, a reactor design, generates hydrogen from natural gas. The second innovation uses a 3D printing method to economically manufacture the generator.
National Hydrogen Day 2021
National Hydrogen Day is around the corner. Join PNNL's Jamie Holladay on October 5 as he provides his perspectives on the potential scale of hydrogen use. It will be a gas!
Taking Underground Hydrogen Storage Mainstream
The SHASTA program is doing a deep dive on subsurface hydrogen storage in underground caverns, helping to lay the foundation for a robust hydrogen economy.