Pathways to Commercial Success: Technologies and Products Supported by the Fuel Cell Technologies Program

Weakley, Steven A. ; Brown, Scott A.

关键词: BUSINESS;    ENERGY EFFICIENCY;    FUEL CELLS;    HYDROGEN;    PERSONNEL;    TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER Fuel Cell;    Technology;    Commercial;    Patents;   

DOI  :  10.2172/1030887
RP-ID  :  PNNL-20709
PID  :  OSTI ID: 1030887
Others  :  Other: EB4214000
Others  :  TRN: US201201%%431

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来源: SciTech Connect

【 摘 要 】

The purpose of the project described in this report is to identify and document the commercial and emerging (projected to be commercialized within the next 3 years) hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and products that resulted from Department of Energy support through the Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) Program in the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). To do this, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) undertook two efforts simultaneously to accomplish this project. The first effort was a patent search and analysis to identify hydrogen- and fuel-cell-related patents that are associated with FCT-funded projects (or projects conducted by DOE-EERE predecessor programs) and to ascertain the patents current status, as well as any commercial products that may have used the technology documented in the patent. The second effort was a series of interviews with current and past FCT personnel, a review of relevant program annual reports, and an examination of hydrogen- and fuel-cell-related grants made under the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs, and within the FCT portfolio.