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Meet Brian Larsen, a materials scientist who is helping <a href="/articles/10-questions-materials-scientist-brian-larsen">lower fuel cell costs</a> by developing the next generation of fuel cell catalysts.

Meet Brian Larsen, a materials scientist who is helping lower fuel cell costs by developing the next generation of fuel cell catalysts.

Top 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Fuel Cells
Zero Emission Bay Area (ZEBA) -- a group of regional transit agencies in Northern California -- operates twelve, zero-emission, fuel cell buses in real-world service throughout the Bay Area’s diverse communities and landscapes. | Photo courtesy of Leslie Eudy, NREL.

Test your fuel cell knowledge with these little-known facts.

Fueling the Next Generation of Vehicle Technology
Professor Jack Brouwer, Associate Director and Chief Technology Officer of the National Fuel Cell Research Center, points out the tri-generation facility that uses biogas from Orange County Sanitation District’s wastewater treatment plant to produce hydrogen, heat and power. | Photo courtesy of the Energy Department.

Learn how fuel cell technologies are vital to our nation's future energy and transportation economies.

What You Need to Know About the Energy Security Trust
In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to create an Energy Security Trust Fund, which would free American families and business from painful spikes in gas prices. The President’s plan builds on an idea that has bipartisan support from experts including retired admirals and generals and leading CEOs, and it focuses on one goal: shifting America’s cars and trucks off oil entirely. | Infographic from the White House.

In his 2013 State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to create an Energy Security Trust Fund, which would free American families and business from painful spikes in gas prices. The President’s plan builds on an idea that has bipartisan support from experts including retired admirals and generals and leading CEOs, and it focuses on one goal: shifting America’s cars and trucks off oil entirely.

Calling All Fuel Cells
Altergy had more than 60 fuel cells in the immediate Hurricane Sandy disaster area that acted as backup power for cell phone towers. | Photo courtesy of Altergy.

The story of how fuel cells help power cell phone towers during a natural disaster.

Winners of Hydrogen Student Design Contest Turn Urban Waste into Energy
The University of Maryland team accepted the award for the best combined heat, hydrogen, and power system design at the World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC) in Toronto. | Photo courtesy of Jennie Moton.

The University of Maryland designs a waste-to-energy system that will help the university reduce energy usage and improve its environmental footprint.