Weekly Clean Energy Roundup:August 13, 2003

*News and Events Italy to Join DOE’s International Hydrogen Partnership DOE to Award $2.9 Million to 16 Tribal Clean Energy Projects Minnesota Utility to Build a 100-Megawatt Wind Power Plant New Jersey Agencies Buy 11 Megawatts of Wind Power California, DOE to Support Electric Energy Storage Projects Boeing to Lead Fuel-Cell-Powered Airplane Demonstration *Energy Connections Growing U.S. Stores of Natural Gas Show Promise for Winter Italy to Join DOE’s International Hydrogen PartnershipDOE announced on August 5th that Italy intends to join its International Partnership for a Hydrogen Economy. Italy has a well- developed research and development program that addresses hydrogen and fuel cell applications in vehicles and for electric power. The Italian government plans to cooperate with the United States on investigationsof hydrogen production, storage, and transport, as well as end-use technologies and codes and standards. Italy and the United States currently cooperate under a bilateral science and technology agreement and under the implementing agreements of the International Energy Agency (IEA).Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham proposed the new partnership during a speech to the IEA ministers in April, and encouraged the European Commission to participate in June. Italy will be the first country to join the partnership, although several other countries […]

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