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Capturing the Moment of Hydrogen Ignition in the Turbulent Combustion Lab
Post, September 6, 2013 • Hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric vehicles could be coming to a showroom near you in just a few years. Automotive manufacturers are perfecting their options, and with a plan to open 68 public hydrogen fueling stations by 2015, the State of California leads the nation in hydrogen vehicle infrastructure deployment. A...
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Concentrating on Sunshine to Advance the Hydrogen Economy
Post, July 24, 2013 • Ivan Ermanoski works on a room-temperature prototype of the packed particle bed reactor for solar-thermochemical hydrogen production. (Photo by Randy Montoya) Can solar energy be harnessed to address climate change and other impacts of the world’s dependence on carbon-based fuels? A Sandia team that includes principal investigator Tony McDaniel in...
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CRF manager Daniel Dedrick receives DOE award for outstanding technical contribution
Post, July 31, 2012 • Each year, at the Department of Energy's Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting, the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program presents "Program Awards" for contributions to the overall efforts of the Program, and "Sub-Program Awards" to recognize achievements in specific areas. CRF manager Daniel Dedrick received a Sub-Program Award for outstanding...

CRF manager hosts workshop on hydrogen safety
Post, June 11, 2012 • CRF manager Daniel Dedrick hosted an H2CAN Workshop on Hydrogen Safety in R&D from April 11-12. H2CAN, also known as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Hydrogen Canada Strategic Network, consists of international researchers interested in Hydrogen Production and Purification, Storage, and Infrastructure and Safety. Thirteen...
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CRF Researchers Honored by DOE
Post, July 10, 2014 • Two Sandians received the DOE Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Program achievement award. Pictured (from left to right) are Erika Sutherland (DOE FCTO), Brian Somerday, Chris San Marchi, and Will James (DOE FCTO). The Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting held on June 17, 2014, gave two DOE groups, the...

CRF researchers visit NREL
Post, June 20, 2012 • Last month, Transportation Energy Center Director, Bob Carling, CRF manager Daniel Dedrick and staff researcher Aaron Harris met with Hydrogen Program Leadership at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The group discussed alignment of the Codes and Standards programs at both NREL and Sandia with respect to hydrogen safety.

Criegee intermediate research featured in Science Roundup
Post, May 14, 2013 • Craig Taatjes and Davis Osborn’s paper, “Direct Measurements of Conformer-Dependent Reactivity of the Criegee Intermediate CH3CHOO,” was one of 12 papers featured in the April Science Roundup, a monthly review of highlights for AAAS members. The paper was published in the April 12 edition of Science magazine. In the paper,...

Four CRF Papers Presented at the International Conference on Hydrogen Safety
Post, November 7, 2013 • CRF researchers presented four papers at the 5th International Conference on Hydrogen Safety, held September 9–11, 2013, in Brussels, Belgium. ICHS 2013 focused on progress in safety of hydrogen technologies and infrastructure, as crucial/essential means to enable the transition to a zero carbon energy system. The conference was hosted by...
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Fuel Cell Mobile Light Illuminates $2 Billion Highway Construction Project
Post, July 11, 2013 • Lenny Klebanoff (far left) and members of the CT DOT with the Mobile Fuel Cell Light. The Fuel Cell Mobile Light has been field-tested in a number of interesting locations—highway shoulder work for Caltrans, airfield maintenance operations at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), at Hollywood awards ceremonies like the Academy...
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Joe Pratt Presented Market Transformation Work at Two Conferences
Post, November 7, 2013 • Joe Pratt presented work for DOE’s Market Transformation group at two international conferences.  At the Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Alternative Fuels and Associated Environmental Impacts Symposium in Brussels, Belgium on June 13, 2013, Joe gave a DOE-prepared talk on the work the Market Transformation group is doing in the...
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New hydrogen book illustrates Sandia expertise in H2 storage
Post, March 7, 2013 • Though Hydrogen Storage Technology – Materials and Applications is perhaps a title only a scientist or engineer could love, Lennie Klebanoff is confident that the book’s content will help give readers a greater sense of urgency about the need to get hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road, and other...

Portable Hydrogen Fuel Cell Unit to Provide Green, Sustainable Power to Honolulu Port
Post, April 3, 2014 • Clean hydrogen power that’s expected to lower emissions and reduce energy consumption will be coming to the Port of Honolulu in 2015 after the completion of a new fuel cell technology demonstration, one that could lead to a commercial technology for ports worldwide. A new fuel cell demonstration project led...
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Sandia experts lead technical investigation of hydrogen release incident
Post, October 12, 2012 • Hydrogen experts at Sandia/California were tapped for their technical expertise through a first-ever contract with the state of California to investigate a May 4 hydrogen release at the Bay Area’s Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (AC Transit) hydrogen fueling station in Emeryville, CA. Based on the outcome of that investigation, on...
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Sandia Hosts Visitors from Japanese Automotive Industry
Post, December 23, 2013 • On Nov. 7 and 8, Sandia hosted visiting fuel cell electric vehicle engineers from the Japanese automotive industry. On the first day of the visit, engineers from the Nissan Technical Center North America learned more about Sandia’s work in fueling research and the Center for Infrastructure Research and Integration (CIRI)....
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Sandia Signs Letter of Understanding with H2USA
Post, November 7, 2013 • Sandia National Laboratories recently signed a Letter of Understanding with H2USA, a new public-private partnership launched by DOE to focus on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for U.S. consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The partnership brings together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the...
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Sandia to demonstrate Hydrogen Risk Assessment Models toolkit prototype
Post, June 18, 2014 • With recent hydrogen fuel cell vehicle market acceleration, cities and neighborhoods where these cars are being sold exhibit a growing need to advance hydrogen fueling system deployments. Understanding and assessing hydrogen-fueling and -storage system risks is a challenging proposition because the necessary scientific information is diffuse and found only in...
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Sandia, Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers Partner on Hydrogen Storage System for Forklifts
Post, May 1, 2014 • Zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell systems soon could be powering the forklifts used in warehouses and other industrial settings at lower costs and with faster refueling times than ever before, courtesy of a partnership between Sandia National Laboratories and Hawaii Hydrogen Carriers (HHC). The goal of the project is to design...
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Sandia/AIST Meeting Highlights Energy Research Collaboration between U.S. and Japan
Post, December 12, 2013 • As part of a broader effort to coordinate clean-energy research across the Pacific Ocean, Sandia National Laboratories is hosting a meeting with the Japan National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) on December 13, 2013. Attendees from AIST and the U.S. national labs will be joined by representatives...
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The CRF Participates in 2012 DOE Annual Merit Review
Post, July 3, 2012 • Various staff members from the CRF participated in the 2012 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and Vehicle Technologies Program Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting (AMR). The AMR is sponsored by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Program and the Vehicle Technologies Program. CRF researchers...