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January 2011 Fuel Cells Bulletin 9 the Hawaii Hydrogen Initiative (H2I), established last spring by The Gas Company (TGC) in Honolulu and General Motors to make hydrogenpowered vehicles and a fueling infrastructure a reality in Hawaii by 2015.
The collaboration aims to integrate hydrogen as an essential building block for Hawaii's sustainable energy ecosystem. The state currently imports 90% of its oil, but the initiative is expected to make hydrogen available to all of Oahu's 1 million residents by 2015. The goal is for 20-25 hydrogen stations to be installed in strategic locations around the island.
The plan builds on a memorandum of understanding signed last spring between TGC, one of Hawaii's major utilities, and GM [FCB, May 2010]. TGC already produces enough hydrogen to power up to 10 000 fuel cell vehicles, and has the capacity to produce much more hydrogen. The hydrogen initiative partners are evaluating methods to distribute hydrogen through existing natural gas pipelines, addressing the long-standing problem of how to cost-effectively produce and distribute hydrogen.
'In Hawaii, we want to address the proverbial chicken-or-egg dilemma,' explains Charles Freese, executive director of GM Fuel Cell Activities. 'There has always been a looming issue over how to ensure that the vehicles and the necessary hydrogen refueling infrastructure are delivered to market at the same time. Our efforts in Hawaii will help us meet that challenge.' 'Once the key hydrogen infrastructure elements are proven in Hawaii, other states can adopt similar approaches,' continues Freese.
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