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"Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles in Your Neighborhood:
A Southern California Community Workshop"
by Patrick Serfass
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On September 16,
2004 the National
Hydrogen Association (NHA) and California
Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) held “Hydrogen and Fuel
Cell Vehicles in Your Neighborhood: A Southern California Community
Workshop” for fire officials, emergency responders, local
permitting officials, city planners, city/county managers and
administrators, public and community leaders. The event, hosted
by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Energy had almost
100 attendees present to learn about hydrogen and fuel cells.
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Fire code officials were among those who participated in this
important community workshop. |
Nearly 100 community leaders, including emergency responders,
city planners, code officials, and city managers participated
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The all-day workshop
began with national, state and regional overviews and then covered
basic, “101-type” presentations on hydrogen and fuel
cells with a question and answer period to provide basic knowledge
before the afternoons more technical sessions. After the morning
session, attendees met at AQMD’s new hydrogen fueling station
for Ride and Drives with the latest fuel cell vehicles from
DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen.
The Ride and Drive was a part of the CaFCP’s Road Rally
launch which featured Terry Tamminen, Secretary of California's
Environmental Protection Agency and Firoz Rasul, Chairman and
CEO of Ballard Power Systems. The combined events were covered
by MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6123330.
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After lunch, attendees
met in two smaller concurrent sessions covering emergency response
training in one and station installation requirements and the
west coast rollout of ANSI’s new Codes and Standards website
in the other. Both groups reported lively discussion and positive
learning experiences from the smaller technical sessions.
The National Hydrogen Association holds at least two workshops
per year around the U.S. for those using and developing hydrogen
codes and standards. Stay tuned to the Hydrogen Safety Report
for more events like this, or contact us, if you have a need
for a workshop near you: Info@HydrogenSafety.info.
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California EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen |
The California Fuel Cell Partnership and National Hydrogen
Association would like to thank the many individuals, organizations,
companies, and agencies that made this Workshop possible.
Only through their support was this effort able to coalesce.
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For sponsorship:
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
For hosting and supporting the Workshop:
South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD)
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would also like to thank the individuals and organizations taking
their own time to contribute presentations, materials, and speakers
for the Workshop:
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Air
Products and Chemicals, Inc.
American National Standards Institute
Ballard Power Systems
California Environmental Protection Agency
Ford Motor Company
Kern County Fire Department
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Shell Hydrogen
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American
Honda Motor Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
CSA America, Inc.
California State Fire Marshals Office
International Code Council
National Fire Protection Association
Praxair, Inc.
UC-Davis Institute of Transportation Studies |
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