DOE Posts New Hydrogen Cost Goal for Program
The Department of Energy has developed a new hydrogen cost goal of $2.00-3.00/gasoline gallon equivalent, or gge, (delivered, untaxed, in 2005 dollars, by 2015). The previous hydrogen cost goal of $1.50/gge, developed in 2002, was based on hydrogen produced from distributed natural gas reforming. The new cost goal is independent of the pathway used to produce and deliver hydrogen and reflects a new methodology that accounts for the energy efficiency of the gasoline hybrid vehicle and the fuel cell vehicle on a cost-per-mile basis.