Announcements

On August 11, the CHBC submitted several letters to legislators. The first was a letter of support, if amended, for AB 1184, with specific amendment language, which can be accessed here >>. The second was a letter of support for AB 739, see here >>. The last were letters in support of the confirmation of CPUC Commissioners Rechtschaffen and Guzman-Aceves, available here >> and here >>.

On August 4, the CHBC published the materials from the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in On-Road Freight Webinar held on August 1, 2017. The slides can be accessed here >>, the webinar recording can be viewed here >>.

On July 21, 2017, the CHBC submitted additional comments regarding the role of hydrogen in energy storage to the IEPR Integrated Resource Plans (IRP) and Distributed Energy Resources (DER) Dockets.See the comments here >> and here >>.

On July 14, 2017, the CHBC submitted several comments regarding the IEPR Renewable Gas June 26 Workshop. California Hydrogen Business Council Letter to Chairman Weisenmiller re Addendum to Comment on Joint Agency Workshop: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=220235; Comments by the California Hydrogen Business Council to Panel 5 Emerging Technologies and Market Opportunities: https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=220238: Study on Early Business Cases for H2 in Energy Storage & More Broadly Power to H2 Applications (Addendum 2): https://efiling.energy.ca.gov/GetDocument.aspx?tn=220231. The CHBC also submitted comments in response to Electrify America's Addendum to the VW Investment Plan: https://www.arb.ca.gov/lists/com-attach/25-vw-zevinvestsup-ws-UzBSPFU2UWFSCwFi.pdf. Finally, CHBC issued a letter in support of two Cap & Trade bills AB 398 and AB 617 http://californiahydrogen.org/sites/default/files/Letter%20Support%20AB%20398%20AB617.pdf.

On June 29, 2017, the CHBC published the report on the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell On-Road Freight Workshop held May 1, 2017 in Long Beach. The report can be accessed here >>

On June 7, 2017 the CHBC issued a Press Release supportive of the statements of Governor Brown and California Senate President pro Tempore Kevin de León on the Paris Climate Accord. See the release here >>

On April 7, 2017, the CHBC submitted comments to the Air Resources Board in response to the Volkswagen Investment Plan. The CHBC voiced it's concern over the one-sided investment into battery electric infrastructure without consideration of hydrogen fuel cell technology and infrastructure. See CHBC's comments here >>

On March 24, 2017, the CHBC released its comments on the California Energy Commission's (CEC) 2017 IEPR and EPIC Investment Plan. These comments serve to inform the CEC of the importance of Power-to-Gas and its potential to enable high levels of renewable energy production while maximizing economic value and providing a large-scale, cost-effective solution for storing excess energy. Review the EPIC Investment comments here>> Review the IEPR comments here>>

On February 14, 2017, the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) released a report on the 2016 Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Ports Workshop, which was held on November 10, 2016, hosted by the Port of Los Angeles and co-sponsored by the Port of Long Beach. The report summarizes the presentations and discussions at the workshop, highlights challenges and outlines the next steps that were identified. See the CHBC report here >>

Press Release

CHBC Releases White Paper on Power-to-Gas and Hydrogen Energy Storage
Document outlines high potential energy storage technology option able to provide renewable zero-emission baseload power, fuel, and heat for California

Los Angeles, CA – October 8, 2015 – Today, on National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day, the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) has released its official White Paper “Power-To-Gas: The Case For Hydrogen”, outlining the feasibility and economics of energy storage solutions using hydrogen and methane as energy carriers. The White Paper is a project spearheaded by the HydrogenEnergy Storage Group in the CHBC and member companies.

To support the integration of ever-increasing amount of intermittent renewable generation, California is faced with a growing need to deploy utility-scale storage solutions. The White Paper is intended to provide policy makers and other interested parties with an overview of the concept and potential of hydrogen-based energy storage.  It covers key aspects of this technology, including needs for grid scale energy storage, power-to-gas solutions, economic analysis, use cases and existing projects. Access the White Paper here >>.

California is where hydrogen gets down to business. And the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) is the vital link between hydrogen-technology developers, businesses, energy leaders, government, and infrastructure providers. A 501(c)(6) non-profit organization, members share a common vision of clean energy and transportation fueled by hydrogen. Please check this site for information on meetings and membership, hydrogen headlines and e-news archives.