State/Regional Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Initiatives Workshop

WHEN: Monday, March 30, 2008, from 1 - 3 p.m.
WHERE: Convention Center, Room Richland A
HOSTED BY: Clean Energy Group, the National Hydrogen Association, and the U.S. Department of Energy

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Initiatives
Today more than 30 states are represented by a state or regional hydrogen or fuel cell initiative.  To support their efforts, the Clean Energy Group, National Hydrogen Association, and U.S. Department of Energy co-host a series of bi-monthly conference calls on various topics of interest.  Expert presentations, question and answer sessions, and participant dialogue provide state and regional initiative leaders an opportunity to share information and lessons learned.  Previous topics have included renewable hydrogen production, state incentives and programs, unique approaches to hydrogen project implementation, and forklifts as an early market application.  For information about future calls or to view previous presentations, please visit www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/states.

For the last three years, the NHA Conference and Hydrogen Expo has provided a forum for in-person meetings of this state and regional initiatives group.  For this year’s meeting, we will use the same “table talk/tabletop discussion” format used last year to cover multiple and focused topics of interest and allow for greater networking and interaction among participants.  The tabletop topics are described below – experts in each of these areas will lead small discussion groups and will be available to answer questions.  The table top discussions will be concurrent, but sufficient time has been allotted to allow participants an opportunity to visit each table.

Join Us
We hope this meeting will help you grow your efforts.  Registration for the Conference is not required (this meeting is FREE to attend), but please RSVP if you plan to participate by emailing Christy Cooper at Christy.Cooper@EE.DOE.GOV so we can plan accordingly.

Topics:

1. Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Tax Credits: An Overview
   Ethan Brown, Director, Business Development, Ballard Power Systems


2. Telecom Backup Power: The business and regulatory case
   Kevin Harris, Business Development & Sales Director, Hydrogenics Corporation


3. H2 Vehicles: Fuel Cell Vehicles vs. Battery Electric Vehicles
   Sandy Thomas, President, H2Gen Innovations, Inc.


4. Forklifts/Materials Handling: The business case
   Warren Brower, Product Marketing Manager, GenDrive, Plug Power Inc


5. Infrastructure for Emerging Markets
   Mike Ciotti, Project Manager - Hydrogen Solutions, The Linde Group
   Tom Joseph, Business Development Manager, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.


6. Job Creation/Analysis in the Hydrogen/Fuel Cell Industry
   Paul Aresta, Energy Information Manager, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology


7. Combined Heat, Hydrogen and Power (CHHP)
   Darlene Steward, NREL