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Fuel-Cell-Powered Mobile Lights Tested, Proven, Ready for Commercial Use
News Article, December 4, 2014 • Developed by Sandia and several industry partners, the fuel-cell mobile light offers a cleaner, quieter alternative to diesel-powered units. As seen here (top center), the system has been used by airport construction personnel at San Francisco International Airport and in other applications. (Photo by Dino Vournas) Mobile lighting systems powered...

Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Funding Awarded for Feasibility Study
News Article, July 23, 2015 • Sandia and San Francisco’s Red and White Fleet are partnering to develop a high-speed, hydrogen-fuel-cell-powered passenger ferry and refueling station. Hydrogen fuel cells have higher energy efficiency than the diesel engines that power most passenger ferries, no harmful exhaust emissions, quiet operation, and no risk of fuel spills. (Photo courtesy...

New Report Describes Joint Opportunities for Natural Gas and Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicle Markets
News Article, March 6, 2015 • Hydrogen and natural gas share a number of common entry to market barriers. (Image from DOE-EERE Fuel Cell Technologies Office.) Sandia, supported by the DOE’s Vehicle Technologies and Fuel Cell Technologies offices (within the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, EERE), recently released “Transitioning the Transportation Sector: Exploring the...

Storing Hydrogen Underground Could Boost Transportation, Energy Security
News Article, February 26, 2015 • Large-scale storage of low-pressure, gaseous hydrogen in salt caverns and other underground sites for transportation fuel and grid-scale energy applications offers several advantages over above-ground storage, says a recent Sandia study sponsored by the DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Office. Geologic storage of hydrogen gas could make it possible to produce...