A coalition of 26 fuel cell companies and a leading environmental organization have presented the Bush Administration and Congress with a report calling for federal investment in fuel cell technology and fuel infrastructure. Called “Fuel Cells and Hydrogen: The Path Forward,” the coalition lays out a 10-year, cost-shared program designed to advance and commercialize fuel cells in the U.S. marketplace.
The federal share of the program over that period would be $5.5 billion, a commitment that the coalition says is comparable to the current federal investment in conventional fuels and other advanced energy technologies.