Sorry, that last part should read “though unintentionally” - Mark
Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone > On Dec 20, 2018, at 5:37 PM, Mark Abramowitz <[email protected]> wrote: > > Some of you know that I’ve been an advocate for BEVs for a number of decades, > and of hydrogen fuel cell EVs (the “other” electric vehicle) for a bit less. > > In my day job, I recommend and advocate major funding of both battery > electrics and hydrogen fuel cell applications. > > One of my many volunteer roles (“working for free” as Bruce would put it) is > serving as Immediate Past Chair of the California Hydrogen Business Council. > > As some of you may know, the renewable content of hydrogen used in > transportation exceeds that of the grid. And the industry itself is on a path > of 100% carbon-free hydrogen . > > Not long ago, the Hydrogen Council, made up of the CEOs of leaders in the > industry, released a formal policy supporting 100% carbon-free in > transportation hydrogen by 2030. This is 15 years before the 100% carbon-free > grid date of 2045 adopted by the California legislature. > > Tomorrow a release will go out announcing the support of this policy by the > California Hydrogen Business Council. > > The adopted language follows. For those of you who have completely misstated > the facts, though intentionally, I hope that you will read it carefully. > > December 18, 2018 > > CHBC Endorses Full Decarbonization Goal of Hydrogen in Transportation by 2030 > > The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) on behalf of its members is > pleased to endorse the commitment of the Hydrogen Council to the goal of > decarbonizing 100% of hydrogen fuel used in transport by 2030. > > The goal was announced by the Hydrogen Council on September 14, 2018 at the > Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, hosted by Governor Brown: > > “The Hydrogen Council, a global CEO coalition bringing together 50+ leaders > in the energy, transport and industry space, is committed to an ambitious > goal of ensuring that 100% of hydrogen fuel used in different modes of > transportation is decarbonised by 2030. We are therefore calling on > governments to build a global alliance that will create the necessary > regulatory frameworks to help make this commitment a reality. Transport may > be our first target, but with right level of support we will see positive > effects across many sectors. We believe hydrogen can play a key role in the > clean energy transition and we are ready to work together with governments to > help create the right technical, financial and legislative environment that > will enable decarbonised hydrogen to scale up.” > > Through this commitment to the 2030 goal, hydrogen for transportation can > achieve full decarbonization 15 years ahead of the SB 100 mandate of 100% > carbon-free electricity by 2045. Attainment of the stated goal of 100% > carbon-free hydrogen fuel by 2030 will maintain the position of hydrogen fuel > cell electric drive as the lowest-carbon alternative among electric drive > solutions. > The hydrogen industry is committed to helping California dramatically reduce > emissions despite increasing transportation demand by providing a clean fuel > that has proven itself in both on- and off-road applications and is emerging > as an important alternative to diesel in marine, rail and port applications. > > > - Mark > > Sent from my Fuel Cell powered iPhone -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.evdl.org/private.cgi/ev-evdl.org/attachments/20181220/0efd6348/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
