FY 2006 Financial Awards
In 2006, DOE awarded funding to a number of science and research projects to establish a hydrogen economy.
High Temperature, Low Relative Humidity Polymer-Type Membranes
In January 2006, DOE announced its selection of 12 competitively awarded, cost-shared projects for polymer membrane research. Collectively, these projects will receive up to $19 million in federal funding over five years. The goal of this research is to increase the durability and shelf life of polymer membranes, while simultaneously bringing down the cost. Polymer electrolyte membranes are an integral part of hydrogen fuel cells.
Selected organizations include the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO; Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA; Giner Electrochemical Systems, Newton, MA; University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN; Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH; FuelCell Energy, Danbury, CT; Clemson University, Clemson, SC; GE Global Research, Niskayuna, NY; Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ; and University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.