Alan Lloyd Retires from California EPA SACRAMENTO, CA - In a startling development, California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA) Secretary Alan C. Lloyd, one of the nation's prime movers on the hydrogen energy scene, announced he will retire from state service for personal reasons, effective the last day of this month.
SACRAMENTO, CA/ALBANY, NY - Funding for three new hydrogen fueling stations and five hydrogen-fueled buses is included in the 2006/2007 $125.6 billion California state budget that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger presented last month.
DETROIT, MI - With most of the alternative-power attention focused on hybrids and flex fuel systems at this year's Detroit Auto Show last month, hydrogen- and fuel cell-based vehicles were only faint blips in the radar screen.
WASHINGTON, DC The U.S. Energy Department plans to make available a grand total of $119 million for automotive fuel cell research over the next five years, and it is seeking comment on a new "roadmap" document intended to identify and solving technical issues in manufacturing fuel cells.