Department of Energy Continues "Hydrogen 101" Education Workshop Series in Annapolis, MD

Energy Dept ^ | 09/08/2004 | Dept of Energy

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

ANNAPOLIS, MD. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today held the fifth of six hydrogen education workshops for state and local government officials. The event was held at the Miller Senate Office Building in downtown Annapolis, in cooperation with the Maryland Energy Administration.

First announced by Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham on February 19, 2004 in Lansing, Michigan, the hydrogen education workshop series is intended to provide "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.

“Achieving the vision of a hydrogen economy requires a revolution in the way we produce, use and store energy,” Secretary of Energy Secretary Abraham said. “This revolution will succeed only through cooperation among federal, 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.”

Annapolis attendees heard from technical experts about the vision of a hydrogen economy; how fuel cells work; how hydrogen is produced, delivered and stored; and the facts about hydrogen safety. They also learned about groundbreaking hydrogen demonstration projects in the Mid-Atlantic region and participated in a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle ride and drive, courtesy of General Motors.

President Bush has called on the Department of Energy to pursue the promise of hydrogen to reduce America’s dependence on foreign sources of energy, as outlined in the National Energy Plan. Over the next five 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 Partnership and President’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.

State and local governments play a critical role in achieving the hydrogen vision—facilitating the development of hydrogen codes and standards, laying the foundation for long-term change and building public acceptance. The hydrogen workshop series, which will wrap up in Orlando on October 6, 2004, is a cornerstone of DOE’s public education strategy for hydrogen, as recommended in President Bush’s National Energy Policy.

The series will wrap up in Orlando, Florida in the fall of 2004.

[dickmc]

Here are the links to what appears to have been the early on the road tryout:

http://www.sentech.org/HydrogenPowerRegionalWorkshop_MI_FollowUp.htm
Usual academic impractical prattling with little regard, if any, to practicality and costs.

However, some interesting background information in the early slides of this presentation in the group
http://www.sentech.org/Hydrogen%20Power%20-%20Lansing/03%20-%20Levi%20Thompson.pdf

Have fun.