Hydrogen Production and Utilization Laboratory at UC Davis
Information about the Hydrogen Production and Utilization Laboratory.
The Hydrogen Production and Utilization Laboratory is a part of the Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering Department at UC Davis. With almost 25 researchers and graduate students, the lab is in front of the research field of different hydrogen production technologies. Pathways of hydrogen production become paramount as utilization of hydrogen increases. The lab's research involves the production and utilization of hydrogen for power systems including fuel cell vehicles and modifying hydrocarbon combustion characteristics and improving emissions systems with hydrogen. Professor Paul A. Erickson has pioneered efforts to enhance the reformation of hydrocarbon fuels into hydrogen streams with acoustic field modulation and with passive methods.
The current research involves both fundamental and applied research in the hydrogen production and utilization field. This includes studying the reformation of fuels such as methanol, ethanol, gasoline, diesel, coal and logistic fuels as well as studying hydrogen production from renewable sources. In applied studies the lab has been instrumental in quantifying the benefits of operational fuel cell vehicles and has experience in the design, operation, and testing of prototype fuel cell buses.
For more information, you can visit their website at: http://mae.ucdavis.edu/hypaul.
Plug-In Hybrid Center at UC Davis, December 2006
