THE OVERARCHING AIM OF THIS PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP A HYDROGEN CARRIER BASED ON FORMATE DEHYDROGENATION/BICARBONATE HYDROGENATION REACTIONS. TO THAT END, THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP DURABLE NOVEL ALLOY-BASED CATALYST ASSEMBLIES TO ACHIEVE A KW/$ THAT IS THREE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE (10^3) GREATER THAN THAT OF PD, THE MOST ACTIVE MONOMETALLIC CATALYST FOR THIS REACTION SYSTEM. THE SECONDARY OBJECTIVE IS TO CREATE A COMPACT REACTOR DESIGN TO DEMONSTRATE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE NEW CATALYSTS AND THE EFFECTIVENESS OF STRATEGIES TO MINIMIZE THE IMPACT OF BICARBONATE SOLUBILITY LIMITATIONS. THE OBJECTIVES WILL BE ACHIEVED IN STAGES: BUDGET PERIOD 1: DEMONSTRATE NEW PD-BM ALLOY CATALYSTS THAT EXCEED PD PERFORMANCE BY A FACTOR OF 5; BUDGET PERIOD 2: DEMONSTRATE NEW ALLOY CATALYSTS THAT EXCEED PD PERFORMANCE BY 10^2; BUDGET PERIOD 3: FURTHER INCREASE CATALYST PERFORMANCE TO EXCEED PD PERFORMANCE BY 10^3 AND DEMONSTRATE SUCCESSFUL INTEGRATION INTO THE REACTOR DESIGN. THE SUCCESS OF THIS PROJECT WILL PROVIDE A SAFE, INEXPENSIVE, RECYCLABLE, AND PRACTICAL HYDROGEN STORAGE AND GENERATION OPTION TO THE FUTURE HYDROGEN-BASED SOCIETY.