WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)has launched the H-Prize competition, offering a $1 million cash award to the individual or team that creates the most advanced materials for hydrogen storage in vehicles.

The H-Prize is open to U.S. companies, U.S. citizens and legal U.S. residents, with certain restrictions. Participants must register on the H-Prize website (http://bit.ly/3TTN4D) by February 15, 2010.

“The hydrogen and fuel cell industry has come a long way in expanding the use of hydrogen from its common use as an industrial chemical in making fertilizers and cleaning gasoline. New emerging markets for materials handling and emergency power are providing real benefits – but in some technology areas innovations in materials, efficiency and cost will make those benefits even more substantial,” said Jeffrey Serfass, president of the Hydrogen Education Foundation.

“The H-Prize has the potential to unite researchers to create new advancements that will utilize domestic resources to sharply lower greenhouse gases in transportation and distributed electricity generation.”

In a competitive solicitation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) selected the National Hydrogen Association’s Hydrogen Education Foundation, Technology Transition Corporation and SCRA to assist in administering the initial, pilot prize competition.

Online:www.scra.org; To register: http://bit.ly/3TTN4D

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