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I. Hydrogen Production

Hydrogen can be produced using diverse, domestic resources including fossil fuels, such as natural gas and coal (with carbon sequestration); nuclear; and biomass and other renewable energy technologies, such as wind, solar, geothermal, and hydro-electric power. The overall challenge to hydrogen production is cost reduction.

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Sub-Activity	List each Agency and (if desired) Office with a strong interest in this area	For each listing of interest, provide a web address to a relevant agency webpage (if multiple links exist, indicate below that you will provide the content for an intermediate page that will provide the list of more detailed links)
A. Biological Processes (for example: Biomass Processes, Fermentation Production, Photobiological Production, Energy-Coupled Systems and Bioenergetics, Feedstock Production, Demonstrations)	USDA DOE-EERE DOE-SC NAVSEA	http://hydrogen.gov/usda.html http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/ http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil
B. Fossil-Based Production (for example: Large-Scale Gasification; CO₂ Separation, Capture, and Sequestration; Distributed Production from Natural gas or Liquid Fuels; On-Board Reformers; Synthesized Liquid Fuels; Demonstrations)	NASA DOE-SC-BES NAVSEA DOE-FE	http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/hydrogen/ basics/florida.htm http://www.hydrogenresearch.org/NRM_Nov05.htm http://propellants.ksc.nasa.gov/lead_center_pro.htm http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil/ http://www.fossil.energy.gov/
C. Electrolytic Processes (for example: Renewable Energy Technologies, Small-Scale Systems, Large-Scale Systems, Demonstrations)	DOE-NE NASA DOE-SC-BES NAVSEA DOE-EERE	http://www.ne.doe.gov/ http://xnwp021.utc.com/ssi/ssi/Applications/EChem/ Oxygen/OGA.html http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil/ http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/ production/electro_processes.html
D. Advanced Thermochemical Processes (for example: High-Temperature Water-Splitting Processes, Ultra-High-Temperature Water-Splitting Processes, Satellite-Based Solar Power System)	DOE-NE DOE-SC-BES NAVSEA	http://nuclear.gov/hydrogen/hydrogenBG.html (in the process of updating webpage) http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil/
E. Alternative Sources (for example: Photocatalytic Water Splitting, Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting, Biomimetric Systems, Methane Splitting by Solar Energy	NASA DOE-SC-BES NAVSEA DOE-EERE	http://sbir.gsfc.nasa.gov/SBIR/SBIR.html http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/hydrogen/ basics/florida.htm http://www.hydrogenresearch.org/NRM_Nov05.htm http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil/ http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/ production/photo_processes.html
F. Hydrogen Purification (for example: Advanced Purification Systems, Materials, Demonstrations)	NASA DOE-SC-BES NAVSEA	http://www.fsec.ucf.edu/en/consumer/hydrogen/ basics/florida.htm http://www.hydrogen.energy.gov/science.html http://www.navsea.navy.mil/

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