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Hydrogen can be derived from many sources and utilized in a range of applications.  Learn more about the science behind hydrogen, its various production pathways, and uses below.

Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen can be produced from a diverse range of domestic feedstocks using both traditional and renewable sources.

While most hydrogen produced today is derived from fossil fuel sources, there is increased investment and policy support driving clean hydrogen production and development. FCHEA supports a pathway-agnostic approach and our members represent the full spectrum of these various production pathways.

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Hydrogen Production
Hydrogen Storage

Hydrogen Storage & Distribution

Hydrogen isn’t just used as a fuel, it can also be used as energy storage. As the United States continues to undergo an energy transition, storage becomes an important component in maximizing use of excess renewable energy.

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Fuel Cell Basics

A fuel cell is a device that generates electricity through an electrochemical reaction, not combustion. In a fuel cell, hydrogen and oxygen are combined to generate electricity, heat, and water. Fuel cells are used today in a range of applications, from providing power to homes and businesses, keeping critical facilities like hospitals, grocery stores, and data centers up and running, and moving a variety of vehicles including cars, buses, trucks, forklifts, trains, and more.

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Fuel Cell in Lab
Fuel Cell in Lab

Transportation

Hydrogen can be used in a variety of transportation modes on land, sea, and air. Imagine a car, SUV, or truck that performs like a conventional vehicle, a fuel tank that can be filled up in three to five minutes, and emits zero emissions except for water vapor – that’s today’s fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV).

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Stationary Power

Stationary fuel cells generate electricity through an electrochemical reaction, not combustion, providing clean, efficient, and reliable off-grid power to homes, businesses, telecommunications networks, utilities, and others.

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Fuel Cell in Lab
Hydrogen Industrial Application

Hydrogen In Industrial Applications

Hydrogen has a long history of being used in a wide variety of industries, and the majority of hydrogen today is used in fields like oil refining, ammonia production, and methanol production. However, with the new need to reduce carbon emissions, hydrogen is increasingly being used in outside-the-box ways to produce both old and new products.

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