United States hydrogen policy

United States hydrogen policy traces back to the discovery of the fuel cell principle by Christian Friedrich Schoenbein in 1838 and the first working fuel cell, built by Sir William Robert Grove in 1839; most hydrogen fuel cells today use proton exchange membrane technology, which converts the chemical energy of the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen directly into electrical energy. The Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992 were the first national laws calling for large scale hydrogen research, development and demonstration programs, funding a five year effort that investigated producing hydrogen from renewable energy, the feasibility of using existing natural gas pipelines to carry hydrogen, hydrogen storage systems for electric vehicles, and fuel cells suitable for powering electric motor vehicles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/