Covered by Sarah King, CHBC Fellow On September 10, the California Hydrogen Business Council hosted the “German National Hydrogen Strategy” webinar. Dr. Cyriac Massué and Dr. Toni Glaser from the German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy, and Gia Brazil Vacin and Tyson Eckerle from the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Covered by Michael Giovanniello, CHBC Fellow On September 9, Renewable Gas 360 hosted the webinar “Exploring Renewable Hydrogen Production Pathways.” Bart Biebuyck (Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking), Michael Decker (Mitsubishi Power), Dave Edwards (Air Liquide), and John Quin (FortisBC) shared information on their organizations’ renewable hydrogen projects and offered insights into the future of

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

Prepared by Michael Giovanniello, CHBC Fellow On September 9, CMP Singapore hosted the webinar “Waste-to-Hydrogen: Emerging Source for Clean Mobility Fuel Production.” Jean-Louis Kindler, CEO of waste-to-hydrogen company Ways2H, and Andrew Hagan, Executive Chairman of AJH Emerging Technology Intelligence, joined to discuss the future of waste-to-hydrogen technology. In Kindler’s words, waste “is truly a renewable

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

When: September 10, 9:00 AM PT Join the California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) for a webinar discussing the German National Hydrogen Strategy. Germany published the National Hydrogen Strategy in June 2020 and approved € 9 billion of funding for green hydrogen production, of which €2 billion are earmarked for projects outside of Germany. “The Federal Government is providing

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

Covered by Michael Giovanniello, CHBC Fellow On August 25, the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) hosted a webinar to provide updates on the development of California’s hydrogen fueling station network. Panelists described three major hydrogen station development goals for California over the next 10 years. First, with $20 million in annual funding through Assembly Bill

Covered by Sarah King, CHBC Fellow On August 25, the National Capital Area Chapter of the United States Association for Energy Economics hosted energy and environmental expert Tom Russo, president of Russo on Energy LLC, who presented for the “Hydrogen: Hype or a Glide Path to Decarbonizing Natural Gas?” webinar. Russo aimed to address the

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