The production of electrodes with three dimensional open pore structure has been pursued as a possible alternative to the frequently used Carbon black-based anode supports. Three different fabrication methods were explored, namely through the use of a High Internal Phase Emulsion (HIPE) template, use of Polystyrene microspheres, as well as Photolithographic methods. The HIPE template proved difficult to control, due to the high sensitivity of the emulsion structure to the voltage during electroplating, which resulted in disruption in the aqueous paths through which the dissolved Ni was supposed to deposit on the substrate (Copper foil). Fabrication of a porous catalyst support (made out of Ni) by photolithography methods was successful. However, problems remain with the removal of the backing supporting the Ni structure and the fragility of the glass support used. This will require further refinement of the method. Formation of highly porous Ni supports by electroplating through a microspheres template proved to be feasible. However, some problems remain in this case. First is the incomplete elimination of microspheres from the structure following dissolution with tetrahydrofuran (THF). Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Thermal Gravimetric Analysis (TGA), and Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) were used to characterize the morphology of the porous structure. Cracks in the spongiform Ni layer were observed to form following spheres thermal sintering. This resulted in overplating Ni through the cracks, leading to an undesired deposit on the back of the Toray paper as well. Both these phenomenona influenced the performance of the samples during the electrochemical testing in a fuel cell-type configuration. The catalyst was deposited on the porous Ni support by both pulse plating and electrospray methods. The structure of the Pt particles obtained by electroplating depended on the charge transfer during the electrodeposition process. For a charge transfer higher than 10 C the Ni craters became occluded by Pt particles. Pt and PtRu electrosprayed on the Ni sponge were found to be more active towards methanol oxidation than both standard anodes using PtRu deposited on a Carbon layer and the most active samples consisting of Pt pulse plated on the sponge.