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Hydrogen Association Hosts First Ever Renewable Hydrogen Event

lkgeo1

2006-10-20, 1:25 pm

Hydrogen Association Hosts First Ever Renewable Hydrogen Event
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On October 4, renewable energy and hydrogen industry leaders
participated in the first event dedicated to showing how renewable
technologies will be able to produce enough hydrogen commercially for
the growing hydrogen economy. Over 140 industry leaders from over 30
states and four countries came to the National Hydrogen Association's
Renewables to Hydrogen Forum in Albuquerque, NM to discuss real issues
regarding technology development, research, and commercialization
strategies.

The program took an in-depth look into the current status of each
renewable energy resource: wind, hydro, solar, geothermal, and biomass
to investigate how each will be used to produce hydrogen. Since
hydrogen can be produced from a variety of diverse energy resources,
including renewable resources, it can benefit energy security, economic
growth and the environment.
"The NHA Renewables to Hydrogen conference began a critically important
dialog between the hydrogen community and the renewables community. It
was a milestone event," stated Arete President Robert Shaw. Dale
Gardner, Director of Systems Integration at the National Renewable
Energy Laboratory, also praised the Forum calling it "a critical, first
step to accelerating the development and implementation of these
technologies."

Albuquerque Mayor Martin J. Chavez opened the Forum calling for a
pardon of hydrogen referencing the public's immediate conviction of
the first element for the Hindenburg disaster. "Critics all too often
resort to mischaracterization of hydrogen's safety properties by
making dismissive references to the 'Hindenburg," said Mayor
Chavez. "But with its good name restored, hydrogen stands to do so
much for our civilization as we work collaboratively toward our
sustainable energy future." The Mayor's remarks set the stage for
the highly interactive events that took place over the following two
days.

Key outcomes:
=B7 Shell Hydrogen President and NHA Chairman Phil Baxley emphasized
the need to use renewable energy to combat global warming, increased
pollution and to improve our nation's energy security.
=B7 According to Robert Shaw, President, Arete Corp, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated that the world will
need about 17 TeraWatts (17,000,000,000,000 watts) of carbon- free
energy by 2050 to avoid exceeding the 550 parts per million level of
carbon in the atmosphere. A key link to reach that target Shaw says, is
to use solar energy to make hydrogen a substitute for oil and natural
gas in power production and transportation. If the installed cost of
solar photovoltaics can be reduced from $6-8/Watt to $1- 2/Watt, solar
would become the most attractive option for meeting our energy needs.

=B7 Mike Eckhart, President of the American Council on Renewable
Energy, challenged government and industry to find the next "net
metering" or rule change that will create the future for hydrogen, the
way it has created solar markets. He also spoke on the connection
between government R&D and private sector technology development.

"A key question is whether the government R&D program can keep up
with, and be a driver for, the private sector initiatives in
hydrogen," said Eckhart. "DOE and its contractors and centers of
excellence need to be nimble and fast and learn how to transfer
technology to manufacturers and service providers. Otherwise, we'll
risk ending up with two factions in the hydrogen industry: a government
contractor segment and a venture capital and corporate segment. It has
to be one holistic industry to be successful."
=B7 Government officials also emphasized the need for renewable
hydrogen, with addresses from:
=AD - Congresswoman Heather Wilson (R-NM);
=AD - Ms. Joanna Prukop, Cabinet Secretary, New Mexico Energy, Minerals,
and Natural Resources;
=AD - Mr. Samuel Baldwin, Chief Technology Officer and Member, Board of
Directors, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, DOE.

=B7 Roundtable sessions discussing the state of the art, challenges and
future recommendations were held for each renewable resource. The
results of these roundtables will be transformed over the coming weeks
into a series of fact sheets and a draft white paper. These documents
will to be used by industry members and the public for education,
research, and policy work as we work towards the implementation of a
hydrogen economy. http://www.hydrogenassociation.org/renewablesForu m/

Thank You to Our Sponsors

About the National Hydrogen Association: The National Hydrogen
Association (NHA) is the Nation's premier hydrogen trade organization
led by over 100 companies dedicated to supporting the transition to
hydrogen. Efforts are focused on education and outreach, policy, safety
and codes and standards. Since 1989, the NHA has served as a catalyst
for information exchange and cooperative projects and continues to
provide the setting for mutual support among industry, research and
government organizations. www.HydrogenAssociation.org.

Contact Information
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email: info@hydrogenassociation.org
phone: 202-223-5547
web: http://www.hydrogenassociation.org/RenewablesForum
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Windsun

2006-10-21, 3:25 am

At a 50%+ energy loss, yes.

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Hydrogen Association Hosts First Ever Renewable Hydrogen Event
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Since hydrogen can be produced from a variety of diverse energy resources,
including renewable resources, it can benefit energy security, economic
growth and the environment.

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