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New Hydrogen Education Effort Announced
Secretary of Energy, Spencer Abraham announced a new effort to educate state
and local government officials about the vision of a hydrogen economy. “Hydorgen
Power: The Promise, The Challenge” is a six-city national tour set to commence
in Lansing, Michigan.
Working with regional, state, and local partners, the U.S. Department of Energy
will offer “Hydrogen 101” to state and local officials who do not
have a technical background, but are interested in learning more about hydrogen
and fuel cell technologies, hydrogen safety, and the challenges to achieving
the hydrogen vision.
“Achieving the vision of a hydrogen economy requires a revolution in the
way we produce, use and store energy,” Secretary Abraham said. “This
revolution will succeed only through cooperation among fecderal, state and local
partners. It’s important that we share an understanding of how hydrogen
fuel cell technology works, as well as challenges we face in realizing the vision.”
The Hydrogen Power” workshop series will began in Lansing, Michigan on
March 23, and was offered in partnership with Lansing Community C ollege and
Michigan’s NextEnergy. The second stop is Austin, Texas on Friday, April
16, in cooperation with the Texas State Energy Conservation Office and the Texas
Clean Air Working Group. The series will travel to cities in the Northeast,
Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, and West before wrapping up in the fall of 2004.
President Bush has called on the Department of Energy (DOE) to pursue the promise
of hydrogen. Over the next four years DOE will invest $1.7 billion in research
and development of advanced hybrid vehicle components, fuel cells, and hydrogen
infrastructure technologies, as part of the FreedomCAR and Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.
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