Author: <span>JoAnn Milliken</span>
The New Jersey Fuel Cell Coalition will be phased out over 2023 as other organizations ramp up hydrogen and fuel cell activities in the state, particularly the NJ Clean Cities Coalition and the NJ Fuel Cell Task Force. The NJFCC website will remain active through 2023 to share related news. It has been an honor to work toward clean energy goals with the hydrogen/fuel cell community and other clean energy advocates.

National Academies Report on Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles

A congressionally-mandated report published by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (National Academies) assessed various technologies and highlighted the opportunity to improve the fuel economy of light-duty vehicles (LDVs) through increased use of zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) over the period of 2025-2035. Various vehicle technologies–electric, hybrid, internal combustion engine, …

New Law Includes Consideration of Fuel Cells as a Power Source

New Jersey Governor Murphy signed A740/S-2846 into law on May 12, 2021. The new law states that State agencies should consider the use of fuel cells as a power source when awarding purchase contracts for items that require a power source. Such items include motor vehicles, material and cargo-handling equipment …

President’s Biden’s Build Back Better Plan Includes Fuel Cells

President Biden’s Build Back Better Plan commits $2 trillion to help build a modern, sustainable infrastructure based on clean energy technologies–including renewable hydrogen–by driving innovation and dramatic cost reductions. A Climate Innovation Working Group will be created within the National Climate Task Force to help launch the Advanced Research Projects …

Industry Forms Coalition to Accelerate Adoption of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the U.S.

Hydrogen Forward–a newly-formed coalition of 11 companies—-aims to highlight the environmental and economic benefits of accelerated adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the United States. The founding members include Air Liquide, Anglo American, Bloom Energy, CF Industries, Chart Industries, Cummins Inc., Hyundai, Linde, McDermott, Shell, and Toyota. These …

New Jersey Adds Green Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Resources

New Jersey is moving towards a carbon-free future. Several projects to be deployed will be using renewable resources, hydrogen generated from these resources, and fuel cells, thus reducing the energy industry’s impact on the environment. CB&I Storage Solutions (a business unit of McDermott International, Ltd.) will build a power-to-gas facility …