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The U.S. Department of Energy’s Fuel Cell Technologies Program (FCT) has made significant progress in fuel cell technology advancement and cost reduction, highlighted by reducing the cost of automotive fuel cells by more than 80% since 2002. Research and development of enabling technologies for the widespread production of affordable renewable hydrogen remains a challenge. In response, FCT worked with the federal Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technical Advisory Committee to assemble an Expert Panel on Hydrogen Production, comprised of leading experts from industry, academia and national laboratories, to evaluate the current status and future prospects for viable hydrogen production technologies. Key emphases were on current reforming and electrolytic processes in near-term hydrogen markets and the need to transition to industrial-scale renewable hydrogen production for the longer term. Central to the long term vision are the solar-to-hydrogen conversion technologies, including the photoelectrochemical, biological, thermochemical and integrated solar-electrolysis routes.