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NFPA 2 Hydrogen Technology TC Will Hold First Meeting at NREL
Karen Hall, National Hydrogen Association

The first meeting of the new NFPA Hydrogen Technology Technical Committee (HYD) committee will take place on November 2 & 3, 2006 at the DOE Golden Field Office, hosted by the National Renewable Energy Laboratories, in Golden, Colorado.

The NFPA Standards Council which overseas all NFPA standards development approved a proposed Scope of this new technical committee (TC) on Hydrogen Technologies, and requested the TC, once established, review its scope and recommend any changes it believes may be appropriate.

Scope: This Committee shall have primary responsibility for documents on the storage, transfer, and use of hydrogen. The use of hydrogen would include stationary, portable, and vehicular applications.

Principal members on this new HYD committee are as follows:

Martin T. Gresho (Chair) Sandia National Laboratories
William J. Aaron, Jr. Code Consultants, Inc.
Paul J. Buehler, Jr. Plug Power, Inc.
Elise Chan Province of British Columbia - Office for Housing & Construction Standards
William P. Chernicoff US Department of Transportation - Research & Innovative Technology Administration
Lawrence M. Danner General Electric, Energy
John A. Davenport Aon Risk Consultants - Schirmer Engineering Corporation
Joseph D. DiGiacomo Flynn Burner Corporation
Larry L. Fluer Fluer, Inc. (representing the Compressed Gas Association)
James E. Goodloe Florida Division of State Fire Marshal
Stephen Goyette Proton Energy Systems
Karen I. Hall National Hydrogen Association
Douglas B. Horne DBHorne LLC (representing the Clean Vehicle Education Foundation)
Thomas Joseph Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
Gregory A. Milewski Shell Oil Company
George A. Miller Consultant - National Association of State Fire Marshals
Michael F. Short UTC Power
E. Michael Steele Representing the Society of Automotive Engineers
Samuel Vanover Representing the TC on Hazardous Chemicals
Andrea R. Zajac Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - Waste & Hazardous Materials Division
Robert G. Zalosh Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Fire Protection Engineering Department

In addition to Principal members, there are alternate members as well as non-voting members from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.

Carl H. Rivkin serves as NFPA Staff Liaison.