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newsrel -- California Agencies Roll Out Red Carpet for Hydrogen Electric Vehicles

Posted: 31 Jul 2014 15:18:04
Please consider the following news release from the California
Air Resources Board:
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

News Release 14-61

July 31, 2014
  
CONTACT:

Teresa Schilling, Energy Commission, (916) 654-4989

Dave Clegern, Air Resources Board, (916) 322-2990

Brook Taylor, GO-Biz, (916) 322-0667



California Agencies Roll Out Red Carpet for Hydrogen Electric
Vehicles

State partnerships accelerate the transition to zero-emission
vehicles 


Sacramento—California state agencies are collaborating on a range
of initiatives to support the goal of 1.5 million zero-emission
vehicles on the road by 2025. 

Last week, the California Energy Commission carried out one of
these initiatives, voting to use nearly $50 million to put in
place 28 new, public hydrogen refueling stations and one mobile
refueler by the end of 2015. The move was one of several actions
designed to help achieve a key goal of the state’s zero-emission
vehicle (ZEV) plan: to accelerate construction of hydrogen
refueling infrastructure across the state. 

“California is rolling out the carpet for Californians who choose
these ultra-clean hydrogen powered electric cars and for the
companies that make them," said Air Resources Board Chairman Mary
D. Nichols. "These private-public partnerships to build dozens of
hydrogen fueling stations set the stage for hydrogen fuel cell
electric cars to become commonplace on our streets and provide a
new generation of long-range zero-emission vehicles for
California consumers."

"Making the transition to cleaner, lower polluting near-zero and
zero-emission vehicles is a critical component to addressing
California's clean air and climate challenges. The transportation
sector accounts for about 40 percent of the state’s greenhouse
gas emissions," said Commissioner Janea A. Scott, the Energy
Commission's lead commissioner on transportation. "We are pleased
to be part of this state collaboration and will continue to work
diligently on standing up hydrogen fuel cells and other electric
vehicle technologies.”

Today in Silicon Valley, the Governor’s Office of Business and
Economic Development (GO-Biz) and the California Fuel Cell
Partnership are holding an in-depth workshop with local officials
to discuss the deployment of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles
(FCEVs) and supporting hydrogen refueling infrastructure.

State has many partners
The state’s effort to bring more FCEVs to the road and the
infrastructure to fuel them features support from Toyota, station
developers, the Fuel Cell Partnership, the Air Resources Board,
the California Energy Commission and GO-Biz. 

GO-Biz brings hands-on experience cutting through red tape, which
will be used to get stations permitted and constructed in a
timely manner. The Air Resources Board and Energy Commission
provide the longest running state-level experience in the country
when it comes to hydrogen vehicle and infrastructure development.


New money for refueling stations
Twenty hydrogen refueling stations have received funding from the
Energy Commission and 28 more stations are scheduled: 

•	First Element (19 stations in partnership with Toyota)
•	HyGen Industries (3 stations)
•	Linde, LLC (2 stations)
•	Air Liquide Industrial US LP (1 station)
•	ITM Power, Inc. (1 station)
•	Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (1 station)
•	Ontario CNG Station, Inc. (1 station)
•	Institute of Gas Technology (1 mobile refueling station)

There are currently 10 operational hydrogen refueling stations in
California—the most recent opened in May 2014 on the CSU Los
Angeles campus. With the announcement of Energy Commission
funding for additional stations, California is slated to have 51
public hydrogen refueling facilities on line by 2017.

Two-hundred-million dollars in cap-and-trade proceeds has been
allocated for low-carbon transportation projects, $116 million of
which is slated for the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project, providing
up to $5,000 per vehicle. 

To date the state has committed about $110 million to hydrogen
infrastructure. This puts California on a glide path to 100
stations, the state’s goal for launching a commercially
self-sustaining network to support a growing number of FCEVs.

Across America
The second initiative involves California joining two national
programs organized by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop
hydrogen infrastructure across the country. 

First, the Hydrogen Fueling Infrastructure Research and Station
Technology (H2FIRST) project is led by the Sandia Laboratories
and the Department of Energy’s National Energy Renewable
Laboratory. By focusing on the national laboratories’ core
capabilities, the effort will speed and support the widespread
deployment of FCEVs.

The H2FIRST project will complement California’s second national
partnership, H2USA. This public-private partnership brings
together automakers, government agencies, gas suppliers, and the
hydrogen and fuel cell industries to coordinate research and
identify cost-effective ways to deploy infrastructure that can
deliver affordable, clean hydrogen fuel in the United States.

East coast, West coast collaboration
Another initiative has California working with other states to
harmonize regulations and building codes to ease the location and
construction of refueling stations for hydrogen and electric
vehicles. An eight-state ZEV Action Plan released last month lays
the foundation to coordinate 
efforts among California, New York, Maryland, Connecticut,
Oregon, Massachusetts, Vermont 
and Rhode Island.

The goal of this collaborative effort is to put 3.3 million ZEVs
on the highways in those states by 2025 with the goals of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions, improving air quality and
public health, while enhancing energy diversity, saving consumers
money and promoting economic growth.



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About the Energy Commission
The California Energy Commission is the state's primary energy
policy and planning agency. Created by the Legislature in 1974
and based in Sacramento, the Energy Commission has seven core
responsibilities that guide its actions when setting state energy
policy: advancing state energy policies; forecasting future
energy needs; licensing thermal power plants 50 megawatts or
larger; promoting energy efficiency and conservation by setting
the state's appliance and building efficiency standards;
supporting public interest energy research that advances energy
science and technology through research, development, and
demonstration projects; developing renewable energy resources and
alternative renewable energy technologies for buildings, industry
and transportation; and planning for and directing state response
to energy emergencies.

About the Air Resources Board
ARB's mission is to promote and protect public health, welfare,
and ecological resources through effective reduction of air
pollutants while recognizing and considering effects on the
economy. The ARB oversees all air pollution control efforts in
California to attain and maintain health based air quality
standards.

About GO-Biz
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development
(GO-Biz) was created by Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. to serve as
California’s single point of contact for economic development and
job creation efforts. GO-Biz offers a range of services to
business owners including: attraction, retention and expansion
services, site selection, permit streamlining, clearing of
regulatory hurdles, small business assistance, international
trade development, assistance with state government, and much
more.





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