(From the Office of the Governor) August 8, 2023 SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) to develop California’s Hydrogen Market Development Strategy, employing an all-of-government approach to building up California’s clean, renewable hydrogen market. It will closely resemble the Zero-Emission Vehicle Market Development Strategy to help California collectively move

In a July 10, 2023 article by Sue Retka Schill, freelance writer for Biomass Magazine, CHBC Executive Director Katrina Fritz is quoted and multiple CHBC members’ projects are identified with the promise to expand biogenic hydrogen production, but only if unhindered by overly restrictive rules. Read the full article here.

Thank you CHBC members and to everyone who participated in this year’s CHBC and GNA California Hydrogen Leadership Summit on June 20. Over 550 Summit attendees represented public, private, nonprofit, community and tribal organizations.  Attendees engaged in networking and sessions on policy and hydrogen topics including decarbonization, air quality, transportation, and grid reliability and resilience. 

California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) Executive Director Katrina Fritz pens an editorial in Green Car Journal. Click here to read it. For organizations interested in the CHBC and its activities, please visit www.californiahydrogen.org. About The California Hydrogen Business Council The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) is comprised of 140 companies, agencies, and individuals involved in the

On September 9, the CHBC submitted comments to the California Energy Commission on the Commissioner Workshop on Clean Transportation Funding Programs – Clean Transportation Equity, Jobs, and Economic Recovery, which provided perspective on three main points: Strongly agreed with comments made throughout the workshop that these difficult economic times and the ongoing recovery present a

On September 9, the CHBC Submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board on the Public Workshop to Discuss Achieving Carbon Neutrality in California: A Report by E3, which initiated a dialogue on significant issues and questions related to how California should implement the state’s goal to achieve carbon neutrality economy-wide by 2045. The Draft

On September 1, the CHBC sent a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom, requesting his signage of AB 3163, which would expand the definition of biomethane to include the non-combustion thermal conversion of eligible biomass. AB 3163 will support an important new pathway to creating renewable hydrogen, which is the only gas that emits zero greenhouse gas over

On August 28, the CHBC submitted reply comments to the CPUC on the “Track 2 Microgrid and Resiliency Strategies Staff Proposal, Facilitating the Commercialization of  Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339.” The CHBC appreciated the Commission’s recognition that hydrogen is one of the fuels to be considered in microgrid planning and that fuel cells are

On August 21, the CHBC submitted reply comments to the CPUC for the Administrative Law Judge’s Ruling Requesting Comments on Wireline Provider Resiliency Strategies. The CHBC comments outlined the following points: Agreed with Public Advocates that clean backup generation technologies ought to be prioritized over diesel backup power. Opting for hydrogen fuel cell systems helps address

On August 20, the CHBC submitted comments to the California Energy Commission SB 100 Joint Agency Report Docket No. 19-SB-100, urging inclusion of a zero-carbon scenario and green electrolytic hydrogen as a long-duration storage and electricity generation resource. Green electrolytic hydrogen holds great promise to provide dispatchable, decarbonized firm power that can be stored in vast

On August 14, the CHBC submitted its opening comments to the CPUC on the proposal titled “Facilitating the Commercialization of Microgrids Pursuant to Senate Bill 1339.” The CHBC expressed its appreciation that the Commission recognized that hydrogen is one of the fuels to be considered in microgrid planning and that fuel cells are to be

On August 5, the CHBC submitted comments to the California Air Resources Board on the July 15 workshop on Fuels and Infrastructure for a Carbon Neutral Economy. The CHBC focused on two major areas that require efforts to decarbonize fuels and realize a carbon neutral economy, which were: Policies to support market development of zero