ANL - Argonne National Laboratory

DOE - Department of Energy

DARPA - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency 

SECA - Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance - Formed 2000/07 - mission focused on developing low-cost, high power density, solid state fuel cells 

DOD - U.S. Department of Defense 

TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
 

MCFC - Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell

DOE - U.S. Department of Energy

EERE - Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy

PAFC - Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell

EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

PEM - Proton Exchange Membrane

LLNL - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

PCFC - Protonic Ceramic Fuel Cell

NETL - The National Energy Technology Laboratory is federally owned and operated. Its mission is "We Solve National Energy and Environmental Problems."

SOFC - Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

NFCRC - National Fuel Cell Research Center - There goal is to become a focal point for advancing fuel cell technology.

ZAFC - Zinc Air Fuel Cell

NFPA - National Fire Protection Association - NFPA 853, “Standard for the Installation of Stationary Fuel Cell Power Plants.”

NIST - National Institute of Standards and Technology

NRECA - National Rural Electric Cooperative Association

NREL - National Renewable Energy Laboratory

USFCC - U.S. Fuel Cell Council

ZEV - Zero Emission Vehical