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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Hydrogen Program Plan (the Plan) communicates DOE’s overarching, cross-
office strategic plan to accelerate research, development, and deployment (RD&D) of hydrogen and related
technologies in the United States. The Plan provides an overview of core technology areas, challenges, and
research and development (R&D) thrusts that DOE is pursuing to address these challenges through an integrated
DOE Hydrogen Program (the Program). The Program includes activities across multiple DOE offices—including
Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Fossil Energy (FE), Nuclear Energy (NE), Electricity (OE), and
Science (SC), and coordinates with the Advanced Research Program Agency – Energy (ARPA-E). While each office
has its own planning documents, including program plans and multiyear RD&D plans, this overarching document
provides a high-level framework summarizing activities relevant to all offices. This Plan updates the previous
version, which built upon preceding strategic and planning documents including the DOE Hydrogen Posture
Plan 10 and the National Hydrogen Energy Roadmap. Based on extensive stakeholder input and progress over the
last two decades, the Plan serves as a guiding summary of focus areas and the path forward across all relevant
DOE offices. In addition to this overarching DOE-wide plan, each office within DOE has its own detailed technical
plans and strategies relevant to their mission areas.

This Plan builds upon aspects in the individual DOE office plans and documents, including FE’s Hydrogen
Strategy: Enabling a Low-Carbon Economy, EERE’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Multi-Year RD&D Plan, 14
NE’s hydrogen related plans, and SC’s Basic Research Needs for the Hydrogen Economy. Many of these
documents are also in the process of updates and revisions and will be posted online and incorporated into future
versions of this Plan.

Hydrogen is part of a comprehensive energy portfolio that can enable energy security and resiliency and provide
economic value and environmental benefits for diverse applications across multiple sectors. Hydrogen can be
derived from a variety of domestically available primary sources, including renewables; fossil fuels with carbon
capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS); and nuclear power. Diverse, sustainable, and abundant domestic resources
are essential for the nation to:
#provide for a variety of end uses and a range of energy needs,
#reducedependency on single or limited resources,
#retain energy independence and expand opportunities for net exports, and
#be prepared for future scenarios where resources, end-use needs, and constraints may change significantly. Flexibility is a key asset and hydrogen provides that opportunity.

The United States has been at the forefront of hydrogen and related technology R&D, from its inception in the
space program, to enabling technology commercialization in transportation, stationary power, and portable-power
applications. The origins of DOE’s program in hydrogen technologies date back to the establishment of DOE itself in the mid-1970s when energy security and dependence on foreign oil were a major concern. Over the years, DOE
established robust R&D activities on hydrogen and related technology aligned with a number of statutory
authorities, including the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990
and the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT).

DOE Hydrogen Program Plan - Revision history

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