UW SER Seeks Proposals for Phase 2 of Hydrogen Production and Transportation Research

The Hydrogen Energy Research Center (H₂ERC) in the University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources (SER) is seeking proposals from current UW faculty members or researchers examining hydrogen production and transportation for Wyoming.

The request for proposals is a follow-up from the initial request for proposals, with the goal of homing in on research areas not covered in the initial request. Phase 2 proposals should cover one of three areas of interest: hydrogen transportation, electrolysis hydrogen production systems or hydrogen production from Wyoming’s coal resources.

The deadline for proposal submissions is July 17, and selected projects will be notified by Aug. 4.

Supported by Wyoming, Anschutz Foundation and Williams, H₂ERC focuses on applied research to support the growth of the hydrogen industry in Wyoming. In 2022, H₂ERC issued a request for proposals from current UW faculty members on hydrogen energy, in which topics of interest included all supply chain levels, such as hydrogen production, use, transportation and storage. The selected projects focused on hydrogen storage and hydrogen made from natural gas.

“During phase 1 of this seed funding endeavor, we selected seven research projects across the entire supply chain with particular emphasis on Wyoming natural gas,” says H₂ERC Director Eugene Holubnyak. “In this phase, we are excited to narrow down our scope, add resources and time to the projects, and really prepare some of these technologies for deployment in the future.”

Selected proposals will receive up to $150,000 in research seed funding during a two-year period and do not need to have participated in round one of the requests for proposals.

“The ultimate goal of this seed funding is to support small projects and enable the principal investigators to have sufficient information and tools to pursue external research grants,” Holubnyak says. “The School of Energy Resources and H₂ERC are excited to support the existing expertise across campus, ultimately growing the foundation of work focused on Wyoming-energy-driven economic development.”

Faculty members are invited to submit proposals through email -- as well as any questions -- to Holubnyak at eholubny@uwyo.edu with the subject “SER RFP PHASE II.”

For more information about the request, download the full request for proposals here.