Reports / Case Studies

For more information and resources on the fuel cell and hydrogen industry, current policies, and market information, please see the reports below:

• The FCHEA IIJA Hydrogen Program Summary provides detailed information on the variety of programs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that could support the development of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. This document provides program descriptions, a list of the government agency in charge of implementing the program, the amount of funding available, the entities eligible to apply for funding, and a timeline and next steps in the process.

• The Department of Energy’s 2020 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report highlights trends and advancements in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry in 2020.

• Roadmap to a U.S. Hydrogen Economy - A coalition of leading companies from the energy, transportation, fuel cell manufacturing and electric power industries worked jointly to develop this comprehensive road map which details how the U.S. can expand its global energy leadership, by scaling up activity in the rapidly emerging and evolving hydrogen economy, as policy makers and industry work together and take the right steps.

• The Department of Energy’s 2019 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report highlights trends and advancements in the fuel cell and hydrogen industry compiled in 2019 with comparisons to previous years.

• Hydrogen Fuel and Infrastructure Research & Development Workshop Report - On November 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Fuel Cell Technologies Office (FCTO), in collaboration with the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), hosted a workshop, with both in-person and web-based participation, on Hydrogen Fuel and Infrastructure Research & Development (R&D). This report describes the presentations provided at this workshop, as well as other discussions and results. This report was written and published by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.

• Harnessing American Power: Fuel Cell Impact Enabled by R&D provides an overview of municipal fuel cell applications and recent public-sector fuel cell installations in the United States as of December 31, 2017. The report was written and published by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association.

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2017, the eighth in a series, provides a comprehensive analysis of state activities supporting fuel cell and hydrogen technology, profiles of leading states, and a catalog of recent installations, policies, funding, and deployments around the country.

• The Department of Energy's 2016 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report highlights trends in the fuel cell industry compiled in 2017 with comparisons to previous years.

• The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Supplement to the Volkswagen Settlement Beneficiary Mitigation Plan Toolkit from NASEO showcases the environmental benefits and successful implementation of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies for those states that wish to include hydrogen and fuel cell-related actions in their plans.

• The California Fuel Cell Partnership's Retail Hydrogen Fueling Station Network Update provides a comprehensive overview of the state's hydrogen fueling station network as of March 2017, and plans for future stations. 

• The 2016 Business Case for Fuel Cells: Delivering Sustainable Value highlights corporate customers of fuel cells in a range of market sectors. The report was published by Argonne National Laboratory and written by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association. 

• The 2016 State Policy Report profiles state-level legislation, policies, and incentives that impacted the fuel cell and hydrogen industry during calendar year 2016.

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2016, the seventh in a series, provides a comprehensive analysis of state activities supporting fuel cell and hydrogen technology, profiles of leading states, and a catalog of recent installations, policies, funding, and deployments around the country.

• The Department of Energy's 2015 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report highlights trends in the fuel cell industry compiled in 2016 with comparisons to previous years.

• The 2015 State Policy Activity Wrap Up:  Fuel Cells & Hydrogen profiles state-level legislation, policies, and incentives that impacted the fuel cell and hydrogen industry during calendar year 2015.

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2015 provides a comprehensive analysis of state activities supporting fuel cell and hydrogen technology, profiles of leading states, and a catalog of recent installations, policies, funding, and deployments around the country.

• FCHEA's Business Case for Fuel Cells 2015 highlights corporate customers of fuel cells in a range of market sectors.

• The Department of Energy's 2014 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report highlights trends in the fuel cell industry compiled in 2015 with comparisons to previous years.

• FCHEA's White Paper Enhancing the Role of Fuel Cells for Northeast Grid Resiliency profiles how fuel cells have helped alleviate the effect on extreme weather on aging electric infrastructure in northeastern states 

• FCHEA's 2014 State Policy Activity Wrap Up profiles state-level legislation, policies, and incentives for fuel cells and hydrogen energy during 2014

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2014 provides details on 2014 state policies and funding, recent and planned U.S. fuel cells and hydrogen installations, and other updates since the 2013 report on the industry.

• The Department of Energy's The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2014: Powering the Bottom Line for Businesses and Communities highlights openings in a wide range of municipal market sectors for reliable and efficient fuel cell technologies.

• The Department of Energy's The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2013: Reliability, Resiliency & Savings highlights fuel cell and hydrogen system sales and deployments since, and provides a closer look at some of the new markets and benefits companies are finding by installing fuel cells.
  

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2013 provides details on 2013 state policies and funding, recent and planned U.S. fuel cell and hydrogen installations, and other related areas including university activity and international expansion.
  

• The Department of Energy's The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2012: America’s Partner in Power profiles new and repeat customers of fuel cells in the U.S. in 2012.
  

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2012 provides a comprehensive update on state fuel cell and hydrogen activity.
  

• The Department of Energy's The Business Case for Fuel Cells 2011: Energizing America’s Top Companies profiles 24 new companies and 10 repeat customers using fuel cells.
  

• The Department of Energy's State of the States: Fuel Cells in America 2011 provides a comprehensive update on state fuel cell and hydrogen activity.

For more information on the fuel cell and hydrogen industry, check out our Fuel Cell Basics and Hydrogen Basics pages.