Renewable Energy Produced Hydrogen Fuel

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Comment by Faye on January 22, 2009 at 6:58pm

Please forward this to anyone you can / see fit! THANK YOU!

CONFERENCE IN TALLAHASSEE FEBRUARY 3rd, 2009!

The Florida Alliance for Renewable Energy (FARE), with support from the Florida Municipal Electric Association (FMEA) and the Alliance for Renewable Energy (ARE) are pleased to invite you to join us for a discussion on:

Effective Renewable Energy Policies: Stimulating Job Creation, Long Term Investments, and Improving Energy Security

Featuring discussions on Feed in Tariffs, Net Metering, Rebates, and Gainesville, FL., the first municipality in the United States to introduce a Feed in Tariff policy.

Tuesday, February 3rd, 2009
12-7 pm in Tallahassee
Doubletree Hotel
101 South Adams Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
(850) 224-5000

The focus of the conference is the deployment of renewable energy in Florida resulting in jobs and energy security. Experts from around the world and participants from various stakeholder organizations will discuss policies to stimulate vast investment in renewable energy to increase energy security and job creation in Florida. Building on Governor Crist’s vision of 20% renewables by 2020, this event will provide first hand experiences from Florida, other states and European countries on what policies are most effective in achieving renewable targets.

Solar on every rooftop!

Panels will include:
· ‘Lessons from Europe and US States’ – Deployment of successful renewable policies.
· Costs vs. Benefits – The potential opportunity if policies are right.
· What energy policies will drive the market and bring jobs to Florida?
· Florida based implementation.
· Legislative Roundtable.

Key objectives:
· Explore green jobs and long term investments.
· Discuss Renewable Energy Payments, also known as Feed in Tariffs, regarding their significant potential to address climate change, create new jobs and support the renewable energy industry
· Further develop policies that have driven the clean technology markets.
· Update on the Renewable Portfolio Standard rules from the PSC.
· Strengthen and Support legislative initiatives in Florida.
· Explore various levels of initiatives adopted by utilities.
· Build coalitions and network.
· The Gainesville Solar Feed in Tariff.

Who will attend: State legislators, environmental and energy advocates, renewable energy industry representatives,local and state utilities, local government officials interested in green job economic development, nonprofits and foundations committed to a renewable energy future.

Speakers will include: leading environmental organizations, Florida State legislators, investors, renewable energy industry organizations and leading energy companies.

Featuring:
· Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan
· Florida State Representative Keith Fitzgerald
· Paul Gipe, Alliance for Renewable Energy
· Toby Couture, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
· Dr. Murray Cameron, Phoenix Solar
· Jerry Karnas, Environmental Defense Fund
· Barry Moline, Florida Municipal Electric Association
· Ed Regan, Gainesville Regional Utilities
· Christy Herig, Solar Electric Power Association
· Jerome Guillet, Head of Energy, Dexia

For registration and hotel info on this event please contact Faye Roller at faye@FAREnergy.org or visit www.FAREnergy.org

Comment by Rene Norton on October 7, 2008 at 5:09pm

I want a hydrogen fuel cell to run an electric motor that also uses regeneration when my sailboat is under sail.

Think it's not here... and setting sail this month

For sale retail to us now is the equivalent of a 12 horse power disel for about $40,000. I need 50 hp well I have some time my Westerbeke is a 1981 and still running strong... I am here waiting..If you build it they will come

So cool wind and solar chgarge the batteries to desalinate the water to split out the hydrogen to power the fuel cell that runs the regenerative motor (meaning the propellor spins while under sail to recharge the batteries to operate the lights and navigational equipment..

Don't ya love it... folk have been plugging along all along....
well it solve my shaft brake problem LOL before when sailing you had to keep your shaft from spinning or you wear out whatever... I'm sure we will all be like Boat owners as this new technology comes onboard.. as in the learning curve.
B.O.A.T.= bail out another thousand... lots of which is often self inflicted.lack of learning experience pays well!

Comment by W. Dan Chance on August 29, 2008 at 4:08pm

We hear about "ear-marks" all the time as a bad thing in legislation coming out of congress but I think an "ear mark" attached to a windfall profits tax on big oil that was dedicated to building the infrastructure to fuel as many hydrogen powered vehicles as there are commuters on the roads today would make a lot of sense. How 'bout it guys?

Comment by John Jackson on August 5, 2008 at 12:12pm

Check out this post of comments from Larry Burns VP of GM Advanced Design Group:

Larry Burns says H2 cars are ready, calls on government and energy industry to provide hydrogen supply
Posted Apr 1st 2008 at 8:01PM by Sam Abuelsamid

Filed under: Hydrogen, GM

During a keynote speech at the National Hydrogen Association conference in Sacramento, CA, GM's VP for Research and Development declared automotive fuel cell technology ready. However he said it can't move forward without a supply of hydrogen to feed mass quantities of cars. Between General Motors, Daimler, Toyota, Honda and Ford, automakers have demonstrated that the technology works and is reliable. GM and Honda in particular are working aggressively to create fuel cell designs that can be mass produced at an affordable cost. The latest designs have improved efficiency, durability and greatly reduced requirements for catalyst materials.

At the conference, Burns is stepping up the call for the energy industry and government to start implementing a fuel distribution system. Previous analysis done by General Motors has concluded that supplying upwards of ninety-five percent of the population would only require 12,000 hydrogen stations nationwide. That compares to 170,000 gas stations currently in operation. That number of stations placed at roughly two mile intervals in all the populated areas and twenty-five miles apart on major highways would be sufficient to supply the nation with hydrogen for transportation. The estimated cost of that would $10-15 billion or about 1/3 of ExxonMobil's profits for one recent quarter. Without this investment, the U.S. will get left behind.

Comment by John Jackson on August 4, 2008 at 7:08am

Several cities have started programs. Las Vegas is one of them. The big issue as mentioned on my website is the "chicken or the egg". Need fueling stations for the vehicles and need vehicles for the fueling stations. That is why it is hard for a regular program with investors to justify building locations. No immediate return for investors makes it hard to raise funds in a typical program. That is the reason for my plan to use grassroots effort to raise funds and return discounts to participants. If you read all of the articles that quote execs from Honda and GM, who both have "production ready" vehicles, the only thing keeping FCVs from being mass produced is lack of fueling locations. Our plan offers participation levels from $3.99 and up. All but the $3.99 package have discounts that in most cases at least double the purchase price in return in discounts.

Comment by Nia Crowder on August 3, 2008 at 2:44pm

A few years back San Francisco passed an ordinance to set the goal of becoming a "Hydrogen City". It has yet to come to fruition, but I am eager to learn about any other attempts and successes from other municipalities.

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