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Fuel Cell Policy Roundtable
Wednesday,
October 1, 2003
10:00
- 11:30 am
, G-50
Dirksen
Senate
Office
Building
The US Fuel Cell Council (USFCC)
and the Environmental and Energy Study institute convened a briefing
on fuel cell development in the
United
States
.
The fuel cell industry is moving quickly to commercialize
this technology for powering everything from cellular phones and
laptop computers to homes and businesses, as well as cars and buses.
Fuel cells and hydrogen technology have been the focus of
considerable attention and bipartisan support on Capitol Hill –
all the recent blackouts have only increased interest in distributed
generation from technologies such as fuel cells.
As Congress considers several energy-related legislative
measures that include fuel cell and hydrogen provisions, this
briefing will offer an update on recent advancements and the hurdles
that must be overcome to move the technology forward.
Briefing Panel:
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Senator
Conrad Burns (R-MT) offered
introductory remarks.
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Robert
Rose
, Executive Director, US Fuel
Cell Council, presented an overview of
the current state of the fuel cell industry and offered a vision of
the path forward.
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Legislative
Roundtable Discussion included
the following panelists:
-Jennifer
Schafer,
Director of Federal Government Affairs, Plug
Power
-John
Cerveny, Director of Government Systems, MTI
Micro Fuel Cells
-Keith Cole, Director,
Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, General Motors
-Judith Blanchard,
Federal Relations Manager, ChevronTexaco
-Congressional Staff
Representatives
The
USFCC organizes the annual Congressional Fuel Cell EXPO on Capitol
Hill, which draws more than 500 attendees including members of
Congress, Hill staff, federal employees, news media, and members of
the general public. The
USFCC is the trade association for the fuel cell industry and has
more than 115 members. For
more information on USFCC, go to www.usfcc.com.
This briefing was open to
the public and reservations were not required. For more information about the briefing, please
contact Tony Androsky at the US Fuel Cell Council at (202) 293-5500
ext. 15 or androsky@usfcc.com.
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