Southwest Research Institute provides independent, premier R&D services to our government and industry clients for the betterment of humanity. With more than 3,000 researchers, scientists, and engineers, SwRI tackles the world’s greatest technological challenges from our 1,500-acre headquarters in San Antonio, Texas. As one of the oldest, independent nonprofit research facilities in the United States, SwRI serves clients in multiple industries including transportation and energy.

SwRI’s hydrogen energy research leverages multidisciplinary expertise spanning the physical sciences to assist industry professionals to develop and improve fuel cells and hydrogen technologies. Our fuel cell pack testing laboratory assists industry in developing cell-level prototypes and integrator-ready systems, and SwRI is working to develop new fuel cell technologies to help improve performance, durability, and reliability of future fuel cell systems.