| "Hydrogen
and Fuel Cell Vehicles in Your Neighborhood: A Southern California Community Workshop"
by Patrick Serfass
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On
September 16, 2004 the National
Hydrogen Association (NHA) and California
Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) held “Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Vehicles in
Your Neighborhood: A Southern California Community Workshop” for fire officials,
emergency responders, local permitting officials, city planners, city/county managers
and administrators, public and community leaders. The event, hosted by the South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) and sponsored in part by the U.S.
Department of Energy had almost 100 attendees present to learn about hydrogen
and fuel cells.
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Fire code officials were among those who participated in this important community
workshop. |
Nearly 100 community leaders, including emergency responders, city planners, code
officials, and city managers participated in the workshop. | The
all-day workshop began with national, state and regional overviews and then covered
basic, “101-type” presentations on hydrogen and fuel cells with a question
and answer period to provide basic knowledge before the afternoons more technical
sessions. After the morning session, attendees met at AQMD’s new hydrogen
fueling station for Ride and Drives with the latest fuel cell vehicles from DaimlerChrysler,
Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Toyota, Volkswagen. The Ride and Drive was a part of
the CaFCP’s Road Rally launch which featured Terry Tamminen, Secretary of
California's Environmental Protection Agency and Firoz Rasul, Chairman and CEO
of Ballard Power Systems. The combined events were covered by MSNBC: http://www.msnbc.
msn.com/id/6123330.
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After lunch, attendees met
in two smaller concurrent sessions covering emergency response training in one
and station installation requirements and the west coast rollout of ANSI’s
new Codes and Standards website in the other. Both groups reported lively discussion
and positive learning experiences from the smaller technical sessions.
The National Hydrogen Association holds at least two workshops per year around
the U.S. for those using and developing hydrogen codes and standards. Stay tuned
to the Hydrogen Safety Report for more events like this, or contact us, if you
have a need for a workshop near you: Info@HydrogenSafety.info.
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California EPA Secretary Terry Tamminen |
The California Fuel Cell Partnership and National Hydrogen Association would
like to thank the many individuals, organizations, companies, and agencies that
made this Workshop possible. Only through their support was this effort able to
coalesce.
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For sponsorship: 
United States Department of Energy (DOE)
For
hosting and supporting the Workshop: 
South
Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD)
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We would also
like to thank the individuals and organizations taking their own time to contribute
presentations, materials, and speakers for the Workshop:
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Air Products and
Chemicals, Inc.
American National Standards Institute
Ballard
Power Systems
California Environmental Protection Agency
Ford Motor Company
Kern County Fire Department
National Renewable
Energy Laboratory
Shell Hydrogen
| American
Honda Motor Company
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
CSA America, Inc.
California State Fire Marshals Office
International
Code Council
National Fire Protection Association
Praxair, Inc.
UC-Davis Institute of Transportation Studies |
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