(…) The Roll-to-Roll, or R2R, Consortium is funded by the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO) of DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, under two provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law: The Clean Hydrogen Electrolysis Program and the Clean Hydrogen Manufacturing and Recycling Program. The consortium will develop advanced coating and drying technologies and ​“roll-to-roll” manufacturing processes to make fuel cells and electrolyzers more durable, efficient and affordable. Electrolyzers and fuel cells are critical to producing and utilizing zero-carbon green hydrogen, which helps bring the U.S. closer to achieving its carbon reduction goals to slow climate change. The consortium’s goal is to de-risk and accelerate U.S. manufacturing of high-performance, low-cost fuel cells and electrolyzer systems to meet commercial-scale demand for hydrogen and boost industry adoption of clean hydrogen technologies. The R2R Consortium is led by DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). Along with Argonne and the following DOE laboratories, the consortium includes Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) and Sandia National Laboratories (SNL). Each laboratory will focus on a few specific research areas and collaborate within the consortium to achieve overall goals.

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