Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium

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Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium Type: Research and Development Agencies Parent organization: Department of Energy Top organization: Department of Energy Employees: Executive: Co-Director Budget: $50 million over 5 years (Fiscal Years 2021-2025) Address: 1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA Website: https://millionmilefuelcelltruck.org/ Creation Legislation: Wikipedia: Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium

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Mission Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium boosts fuel cell durability for trucks, aiding clean hydrogen transport solutions.

Services Fuel cell durability research; efficiency modeling; industry collaboration

Regulations

Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck Consortium (M2FCT) is a DOE-funded initiative led by five national laboratories to enhance proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology for heavy-duty vehicles, targeting a 25,000-hour (1-million-mile) lifetime for long-haul trucks by 2030. Launched in 2020, M2FCT collaborates with industry and academia to overcome durability and efficiency challenges, supporting the H2@Scale vision for clean hydrogen across transportation sectors.

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Mission

M2FCT’s mission is to improve PEMFC efficiency and durability through pre-competitive research, aiming for a system efficiency of 68% by 2030 and 72% ultimately, alongside durability targets of 30,000 hours for trucks, 35,000 for locomotives, and 100,000 for marine use. It integrates analysis, materials development, and durability studies to decarbonize heavy-duty transportation, leveraging a “team-of-teams” approach across labs like Berkeley Lab and Los Alamos.

Parent organization

M2FCT operates under the Department of Energy, specifically the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office within the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, which funds and directs its efforts. The Department of Energy is the top organization, aligning M2FCT with national clean energy goals.

Legislation

M2FCT was not created by specific legislation but was launched in October 2020 under DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office authority, supported by a $50 million investment announced as part of broader EERE initiatives.

Partners

M2FCT’s key partners include:

• Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (co-lead)
• Los Alamos National Laboratory (co-lead)
• Argonne National Laboratory
• National Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Affiliate labs (e.g., Brookhaven National Laboratory) and industry/academia collaborators

Number of employees

M2FCT does not have a dedicated employee count; it draws from the staff of its five primary labs and affiliates, totaling thousands, with specific contributors varying by project.

Organization structure

M2FCT is structured around four main teams:

• Analysis Team develops predictive models.
• Durability Team enhances fuel cell longevity.
• Integration Team optimizes component assemblies.
• Materials Development Team innovates new materials.

Leader

M2FCT is led by two Co-Directors, Adam Weber (Berkeley Lab) and Rod Borup (Los Alamos), overseeing its research and coordination efforts.

Divisions

The efforts include:

• Fuel Cell Modeling for efficiency targets.
• Materials Research for durable components.
• System Integration for real-world applications.

List of programs

Key M2FCT initiatives include:

• Fuel Cell Durability Research
• Efficiency Optimization Projects
• Heavy-Duty Vehicle PEMFC Development

Last total enacted budget

M2FCT’s budget is $50 million over five years (2021-2025), equating to $10 million annually, funded by DOE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office.

Staff

Staffing is provided by researchers and engineers from the five core labs and affiliates, with no standalone headcount; contributors include experts in fuel cell science and engineering.

Funding

M2FCT’s funding of $50 million from DOE spans 2021-2025, subject to annual appropriations, supporting its research into fuel cell advancements for heavy-duty applications.

Services provided

M2FCT conducts durability and efficiency research, develops predictive models, and collaborates with industry to refine PEMFC technology, aiming to make hydrogen fuel cells viable for heavy-duty transport.

Regulations overseen

M2FCT does not oversee regulations but supports DOE’s energy and environmental policy goals through technical advancements.

Headquarters address

1 Cyclotron Rd, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA (Berkeley Lab, co-lead site)

History

M2FCT was launched on October 8, 2020, by DOE’s HFTO to address heavy-duty vehicle decarbonization, building on prior consortia like FC-PAD. Co-led by Berkeley Lab and Los Alamos, it has published key studies (e.g., Nature Energy, 2021) and continues to push fuel cell targets through 2025 and beyond.

External links

• Official Website
• wikipedia:Lawrence_Berkeley_National_Laboratory
• HFTO Overview
• Berkeley Lab News