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Fuel Cell Development

By Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Hydrogen is converted to electricity using fuel cells that, broadly speaking, operate at either high temperatures or low temperatures. PNNL is a leader in developing high-temperature solid oxide fuel cells. For low-temperature proton-exchange membrane fuel cell technologies, we are addressing critical cost barriers. For example, through PNNL’s Institute for Integrated Catalysis, we are demonstrating a new catalyst that contains ultra-low amounts of expensive platinum.