June 21, 2018 – YORBA LINDA, Calif. – Today, the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) published its Hydrogen and Fuel Cells On-Road Freight Workshop at ACT Expo Report, presenting the conclusions of its April 30, 2018 Workshop held in Long Beach, California. Read the full report here >> “A significant portion of greenhouse gas emissions

During the course of the month of May, the following notable works were performed by Cory Shumaker. This summary only includes information that would be found valuable for CHBC members. Meeting and event summaries are meant to be published in the CHBC newsletter or website as felt necessary. Attended the International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell

Download the PDF here >> June 7, 2018 Dear: Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon Chairs and Members of the Senate and Assembly Budget Committees Members of the Legislature CC: Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. Re: Budget Support for ZEV Deployment and Infrastructure Development We urge your support of the

During the course of the month of April, the following notable works were performed by Cory Shumaker. Attended the HyVolution 2018 on April 4-5 in Paris, France. The summary of the event is as follows: Every two years the French Hydrogen conference and expo is held in Paris, called Hyvolution. Most of the program (panels,

Energy Independence Now, in collaboration with the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation and the California Hydrogen Business Council, Releases Roadmap on Critical Strategies to Advance Zero-Emission Transportation and Clean Energy Storage.

During the course of the month of March, the following notable works were performed by Cory Shumaker. This summary includes information that would be found valuable for CHBC members. Attended the CALSTART Clean Transportation Summit: California 2030 on March 26-27 in Sacramento, CA. The summary of the event is as follows: On March 26-27, CALSTART

The CHBC has submitted proposed amendments to the LCFS  program, including a change to increase the adoption of renewable and zero carbon fuels like hydrogen to meet California’s climate and emission reduction goals. The comments also recommended that ARB recognize a fuel cell battery hybrid electric bus (FCEB) as a battery electric bus (BEB) with the same

The CHBC submitted a letter of support (if amended) for SB 1440, Biomethane Procurement Goals. The CHBC requested to amend the current bill to be inclusive of a broad spectrum of renewable gas, as opposed to only biomethane, in keeping with the spirit of state law. SB 1383 guided the California Energy Commission, Public Utilities Commission

The CHBC submitted a letter of support to Assembly Member Jim Frazier for AB 2061, Clean Truck Deployment Act. AB 2061 will remove a critical barrier for commercial fleet operators to adopt clean heavy-duty vehicles by providing a 2,000-pound weight exemption for zero-emission (ZE), including fuel cell electric vehicles, on California’s roads. Most of California’s commercial

The CHBC submitted a letter of support for AB 3000 (Friedman): Sales and Use Taxes. In the letter, the CHBC expressed that AB 3000 will ensure parity between the taxation of hydrogen and electricity when sold as transportation fuels for zero emission vehicles. In doing so, consumers purchasing fuel cell electric vehicles will be treated equally.

Reelection of ITM Power and Johnson Matthey Fuel Cells Directors, and Appointment of New Directors from Plug Power, Pacific Gas & Electric and Southern California Gas Company

The CHBC submitted the following comments regarding the the Discussion Document for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for California (comments found here >>): The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) appreciates the opportunity to provide input to the Air Resources Board’s (ARB’s) Discussion Document for the Volkswagen Environmental Mitigation Trust for California. We applaud the ARB staff’s