Links/Reports

DOE's Hydrogen Energy Posture Plan

CA Hydrogen Highway website

CA Hydrogen Highway Blue Print Plan

CA's Hydrogen Highway 2006 Update

TX Strategic Plan for Hydrogen Vehicles and Fueling Stations

Definition

Hydrogen is an energy carrier that stores and delivers energy in a usable form and is produced from compounds that contain it. It can be produced through a variety of processes using a range of feedstocks including natural gas, methanol, ethanol, biomass, and water. Fuel cells directly convert the chemical energy in hydrogen to electricity, with pure water and potentially useful heat as the only byproducts. Some of the automobile manufacturers are working on using hydrogen directly with internal combustion engines.

Scope

• The Team will consider hydrogen use, production, storage, distribution, and fuel cell technology.
• All fuel cell technologies will be considered, although Polymer Electrolyte Membrane is the leading candidate for light duty transportation and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells are good candidates for trucks.
• Internal combustion engine use of hydrogen will be included.
• Direct transportation use will be the primary focus, but ancillary uses such as auxiliary power use by trucks will be considered.

Issues to be addressed

• What is a reasonable pathway to commercial use of hydrogen-based transportation fuels?
• What are possible synergies with other fuels such as CNG?
• How can we best use the West’s resources to produce hydrogen?
• What can the rest of the West learn from California and other states’ experience so far?
• Should only hydrogen produced from renewable sources be considered?

Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Team

Meeting Summaries

May 3-4, 2007

Report

Final Working Group Report (January 10, 2008)

Other Documents

NREL Hydrogen Standards

NREL Hydrogen Resources

AB 1007 SCENARIOS HYDROGEN FUEL CELL VEHICLES