DOE Announces Request for Information to Support Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Market Transformation

February 2009

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the issuance of a Request for Information (RFI) seeking stakeholder and public input on potential early markets and deployment opportunities for hydrogen and fuel cells. The information collected will help guide DOE Hydrogen Program efforts to identify key early markets and related green domestic jobs, validate hydrogen and fuel cell system performance through data collection and communicate results, cultivate demand and accelerate market development, and reduce non-technical barriers that hinder market penetration. Specific RFI topics include the following:

1. Early Fuel Cell Market Applications with High Volume Potential
2. Integrated Renewable Hydrogen Systems and Public-Private Community-Based Partnerships
3. Using Biogas and Fuel Cells for Co-Production of On-Site Power and Hydrogen
4. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) Fuel Cell Systems
5. Using Combined Heat, Hydrogen, and Power (CHHP) Systems to Co-Produce and Deploy Hydrogen to Early Market Customers
6. Analysis of Excess and/or Waste Hydrogen Sources

The RFI closes March 31, 2009. To view the full RFI and obtain information on how to provide comments, please see the summary of this opportunity on the EERE Financial Opportunities Web site and the full text of the RFI at DOE's E-Center.