Minnesota News and Information

Minnesota Biomass - Hydrogen and Electricity Generation Potential - prepared for the Minnesota Department of Commerce and the Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado, with financial assistance from the U.S. Department of Energy, February 2005

Donaldson Co. - MN

Eden Prairie Library Fuel Cell Project - from Hennepin County, September 2004

Harvesting hydrogen - Lanny Schmidt's groundbreaking reactor—which extracts hydrogen from ethanol—has set the scientific world on fire - University of MN's Institute of Technology, Summer 2004

Banking on Hydrogen in Minnesota - MN Department of Employment and Economic Development, June 2004

Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham Announces $350 Million In Hydrogen Research Projects - DOE Release, April 27. 2004
5 MN Companies are involved in funded projects - Cummins Power Generation, NEXGEN Fueling, Donaldson Company, The Toro Company and 3M Company

New Reactor Puts Hydrogen From Renewable Fuels Within Reach - University of MN Release, February 12, 2004

Presentations from the Minnesota Renewable Hydrogen Initiative Forum - January 29, 2004

A Better Way to Get From Here to There - A Commentary on the Hydrogen Economy and a Proposal for an Alternative Strategy - by David Morris, Institute for Local Self-Reliance, January 2004 [see also Press Release]

Publications and Miscellaneous Information

Are Hydrogen Cars Ready for Primetime? - NPR's Science Friday, January 14, 2005

2004 Worldwide Fuel Cell Industry Survey - US Fuel Cell Council, October 2004

Making Sense of Hydrogen - The Potential Role of Hydrogen in Achieving a Clean, Sustainable Transportation System - National Association of State PIRGs, October 2004

Hydrogen Economy - NPR's Talk of the Nation, Science Friday, August 13, 2004

Fuel Cells Bulletin newsletter - ongoing

Hydrogen Forecast Magazine - ongoing

Norsk Hydro's Utsira Project Description - Ten homes on the island of Utsira, Norway's smallest municipality, have disconnected from the mainland grid with the commissioning of a wind power and hydrogen production facility.

Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Permitting Guide - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 2004

Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Safety - monthly publication of National Hydrogen Association, ongoing

New Jersey - Opportunities and Options in the Hydrogen Economy - Center for Energy, Economic and Environmental Policy (CEEEP) at Rutgers University, July 2004

What Will Power the Hydrogen Economy? Present and Future Sources of Hydrogen Energy - prepared for the National Resources Defense Council by University of California, Berkeley's Renewable and Appropriate Energy Laboratory (RAEL), July 2004

Carrying the Energy Future - Comparing Hydrogen and Electricity for Transmission, Storage and Transportation - Institute for Lifecycle Environmental Assessment, June 2004 [see also Executive Summary]

Financial Incentives for Stationary Fuel Cells - A Report on State-Level Policy in the United States - North Carolina Solar Center, April 2004

Presentations from Hydrogen Power - The Promise, The Challenge - Department of Energy Regional Workshop, March 23, 2004

The Hydrogen Highway - Illinois' Path to a Sustainable Economy and Environment - Ilinois Coalition, March 2004

Hearing Reviewing the Hydrogen Fuel and FreedomCAR Initiatives - hearing before the U.S. House Committee on Science, March 3, 2004

Stationary Fuel Cells - Future Promise, Current Hype - American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), March 2004

Hydrogen Posture Plan - Department of Energy, March 2004

Fuel Cell Vehicle World Survey 2003 - Breakthrough Technologies Institute (BTI), February 2004

The Hydrogen Economy - Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs - National Academy of Engineering, 2004