[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 238 (Thursday, December 11, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 73570]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-29076]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy


DOE Materials-Based Hydrogen Storage Summit: Defining Pathways 
for Onboard Automotive Applications

AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of 
Energy (DOE).

ACTION: Notice of public workshop.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces a public workshop for interested parties 
to learn about recent results from DOE's materials-based hydrogen 
storage system modeling efforts. In addition, DOE intends to gather 
input from workshop participants to identify hydrogen storage material 
development pathways and potential future areas of research. This input 
will be used to help guide future activities for the DOE Hydrogen 
Storage Program.

DATES: The workshop will be held Tuesday, January 27, 2015 from 8:30 
a.m. to 5 p.m. and Wednesday, January 28, 2015 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 
p.m. Registration and a $75 fee is required; Web site address to 
registration is provided below.

ADDRESSES: National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Research Support 
Facility, 15013 Denver West Parkway Golden, CO 80401, Attn: Matt 
Thornton ([email protected]).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Questions may be directed to--Ned 
Stetson, Ph.D., DOE Hydrogen Storage Program Manager at 202-586-9995 or 
by email at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) 
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in conjunction with the DOE 
Fuel Cell Technologies Office's Hydrogen Storage Program (http://energy.gov/sites/prod/files/2014/11/f19/fcto_myrdd_storage.pdf), will 
host a public workshop titled: DOE Materials-based Hydrogen Storage 
Summit: Defining Pathways for Onboard Automotive Applications.
    Recent analysis efforts, including results from the Hydrogen 
Storage Engineering Center of Excellence, identified the material-level 
characteristics required to meet the DOE system-level performance 
targets. These results show that although the DOE has invested 
extensively in hydrogen storage materials development, no material has 
been identified that, when incorporated into a complete system, can 
meet the challenging DOE performance targets.
    Fuel cell electric vehicles are being introduced commercially 
today. Therefore, if materials-based storage technologies are to be 
employed on consumer vehicles in the future, it is imperative that the 
development of hydrogen storage materials be accelerated and efforts 
focused on pathways with the highest probability of success. Through an 
understanding of the material characteristics needed to meet system 
performance targets, it is expected that material development 
strategies can be optimized to meet the DOE hydrogen storage targets.
    In summary, this workshop will serve two main objectives:
    (1) Disseminate recent results from DOE Hydrogen Storage system 
modeling efforts and discuss their implications on hydrogen storage 
materials development efforts.
    (2) Gather input from meeting participants to identify hydrogen 
storage materials development pathways and potential future areas of 
research which will lead to the highest probability of success. This 
input will be used to help guide future activities for the DOE Hydrogen 
Storage Program.
    Please visit: http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/materials-based-storage-summit.html for more information on the workshop including the current 
agenda.
    To register, please visit: http://www.nrel.gov/ap/h2-storage-summit/. Please note that registration is required for all meeting 
attendees. Cash or check payment of $75 will be collected on the 
morning of the first day of the meeting.

    Issued in Washington, DC on November 24, 2014.
Sunita Satyapal,
Director, DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Office.
[FR Doc. 2014-29076 Filed 12-10-14; 8:45 am]
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