The Answers to "Acronym" and a link to the best vlog on YouTube!

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I guess I owe you an answer key to the "Name that Acronym" game :) Here goes...

#1 - FCTO stands for Fuel Cell Technologies Office (yep, that's where I work)

#2 - MYRD&D stands for the Multi-year Research, Development & Demonstration Plan. That's what sort of dictates a lot of our objectives here in the FCTO.

#3 - PEC stands for Photoelectrochemical. It is a way to produce hydrogen. If you are curious, here is a page on PEC water-splitting.

#4 - STCH stands for Solarthermochemical, which is another way to make hydrogen, and you can find out about it here.

#5 - EERE stands for the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. That is the office in the DOE that the FCTO is under.

#6 - FCV stands for Fuel Cell Vehicle (also is sometimes referred to as FCEV, which is Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle), and this is what I hope my first car is! Yes, I take a stand for renewable energy!

#7 - AEM (this was the tricky one evidently) stands for Anion Exchange Membrane, which is used in an Alkaline Fuel Cell. This is different from a PEM (proton exchange membrane) because -OH moves across the membrane instead of H+ and an alkaline fuel cell is able to use stuff besides really expensive Pt in their electrodes, thus reducing cost.

#8 - FRP stands for fiber-reinformed polymer, which is something they are researching for use in hydrogen-carrying pipelines.

#9 - AMR stands for Annual Merit Review, which is when all the researchers come in and present to show if they have the 'merit' for future funding.

#10 - APR stands for Annual Progress Report, which happens for each research team after the AMR. You can even read all of these online if you wish, and the AMR presentations are also available online for everyone. Happy viewing here.

So, Anthony won "Name that Acronym" with 9/10 right answers. Great Googling job, Anthony :P

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