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• White House • DOE • National Labs	• Defense Department • NASA • EPA	• Legislation

White House

Hydrogen Economy Fact Sheet "On June 25, 2003, the US and the European Union agreed to collaborate on the acceleration of the development of the hydrogen economy. . . "
Hydrogen Fuel: A Clean and Secure Energy Future A Key Initiative in the President's [Jan. 2003] State of the Union Message
- Transcript and replay of State of the Union Address 1/28/03

Today’s Presidential Action 1/30/2003

Hydrogen Fuel Initiative Can Make "Fundamental Difference" Remarks by the President on Energy Independence The National Building Museum Washington, D.C., 2/6/2003 (photos of President Bush with fuel cells)
Fact Sheet: Hydrogen Fuel: a Clean and Secure Energy Future

Department of Energy (DOE)

1/14/09 2008 Progress Report for the DOE Hydrogen Program
5/24/07 DOE Hydrogen Program's new Analysis Repository
12/6/06 Annual Progress Report Highlights Hydrogen Program Activities
Framework for the International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy (IPHE) Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, International Energy Agency Ministerial Meeting, Paris, France, April 28, 2003
Energy Information Administration Official Energy Statistics from the U.S. Government
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
- FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program
- 7/10/07 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicle R&D: FreedomCAR and the President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative An updated U.S. Congressional Research Service report
  - Advanced Vehicle Testing Activity (AVTA)
    - Hydrogen Fuel Blended Vehicles
- Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program ("Hydrogen Information Network")
  - Hydrogen Topics
- Office of Transportation Technologies "key aspects of the Office of Transportation Technologies (OTT) have been incorporated into the FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies Program"
  - Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies
    - FreedomCAR Research Partnership
Office of Fossil Energy
- Fuel Cell Technology
  - Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells
  - Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
  - Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
  - Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance ("SECA")
    - 5/16/03 Fuel Cell Catalyst-Vol. 3, No. 3 a Report from SECA's 4th Annual Program Review" U.S. Fuel Cell Council
  - Fuel Cell-Turbine Hybrid Technology
  - List of Active Fuel Cell Projects
- Hydrogen and Other Clean Fuels
Alternative Fuels Data Center
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
- Hydrogen Energy Research (HYD) subject portal updated biweekly
- Office of FreedomCAR & Vehicle Technologies (FCVT) subject portal
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Operated for the USDOE by Midwest Research Institute, Battelle, and Bechtel

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National Laboratories List

Solid State Energy Conversion Alliance (SECA) was initiated in the fall of 1999 to encourage the development of environmentally friendly solid-oxide fuel cell modules for use with commonly available fossil fuels at low cost
Ames Laboratory Integrated Gasification/Fuel Cell Power System
Argonne National Laboratory Making Hydrogen Today: Argonne’s Fuel-Reforming Technology see also
The Argonne Catalytic Fuel Processor for Automotive and Small Fuel Cell Power Systems
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Carbon Conversion Fuel Cell—Turning Carbon Directly into Electricity
Los Alamos National Laboratory Hydrogen & the Materials of a Sustainable Energy Future
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Solid-State Fuel Cell Technology
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Compact Fuel Processors for Portable or Miniature Fuel Cells
- Schematic of a Compact Integrated Fuel Processor for Fuel Cells
- Federal technology Alert: Natural Gas Fuel Cells
Sandia National Laboratory Russian/American Fuel Cell Consortium

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)

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National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

3/2003 "Cool Fuel Cells"
Safety Standard for Hydrogen and Hydrogen Systems NASA
Space Shuttle
Detailed description of Shuttle Fuel Cell Power Plants
Systems Analysis in Support of the NASA Fuel Cell Upgrade Program for the Space Shuttle Orbiter Alkaline to PEM
Glenn Research Center
- Hydrogen Sensors Demonstrated on the Shuttle
Regenerative Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Technology Development 1993 Phase II
Lewis Research Center's Electrochemical Technology Branch
Regenerative Fuel Cell System Testbed Program for Government and Commercial Applications
Balloon Fuel Cell Power System
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Power Plant For Reusable Launch Vehicles
FC problems in Gemini first US manned spacecraft to use FCs

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

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Legislation

1/2008 GAO Report: HYDROGEN FUEL INITIATIVE DOE Has Made Important Progress and Involved Stakeholders but Needs to Update What It Expects to Achieve by Its 2015 Target

Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-566)

Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 (PL 104-271)

Fuel Cell & Alternative Energy practice group's weekly newsletter featuring legal and regulatory updates on alternative energy around the United States and various international sites Updike, Kelly & Spellacy - Hartford, New Haven, Stamford, CT
Energy Policy Act of 2002 (Placed on the Calendar in the Senate)
- Subtitle B--Renewable Energy
  - SEC. 1221. ENHANCED RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
  - SEC. 1223. HYDROGEN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.
    - (h) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS- Section 109 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12408) is amended--
      * * *
    - `(10) $65,000,000 for fiscal year 2003;
    - `(11) $70,000,000 for fiscal year 2004;
    - `(12) $75,000,000 for fiscal year 2005; and
    - `(13) $80,000,000 for fiscal year 2006.'.
    - (i) Fuel Cells . . .
Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990
Title 42 - Chapter 128 - Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Program 01/26/98
President Signs Walker Hydrogen Initiative Into Law 10/10/96
Hydrogen Future Act of 1996

Thomas U.S. Congress Legislative Information on the Internet

EXECUTIVE ORDERS

CODES, REGULATIONS

Developing Hydrogen Codes and Standards National Hydrogen Association, under contract to DOE through NREL
U.S. OSHA Regulations (Standards - 29 CFR) Hydrogen. - 1910.103 Hydrogen handling & safety

----Strategic Center for Natural Gas - Reference Shelf SECA related reports and presentations

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