U.S. Omnibus Appropriations bill would raise hydrogen funding 6% over 2010 levels
Monday 12/19/ By
The future of hydrogen vehicles is both promising and full of questions. Everyone from Nissan to Toyota to Mercedes-Benz (the F-125! concept is pictured) continues to work on the technology, but it still trails battery-electric powertrains in real-world sales and use. The good news for H2 advocates in America is that an increase in government funding for hydrogen vehicles was included in the Omnibus Appropriations bill that passed the U.S. Senate last week. The bill looks likely to get the President’s approval when it lands on Obama’s desk soon. Sandy Thomas, a long-time proponent of hydrogen vehicles (he’s the former president of H2Gen Innovations), sent out a message that, buried in the 1 trillion-dollar spending bill, is $104 million for the DOE’s hydrogen and fuel cell budget through the end of September next year. He writes:
In comparison, funding for biomass, solar and wind were cut by 41 percent, 37 percent and 27 percent, respectively, Thomas writes. U.S. Omnibus Appropriations bill would raise hydrogen funding 6% over 2010 levels originally appeared on AutoblogGreen on Mon, 19 Dec 2011 07:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Copyright © 2011 Portable Shopper, LLC http://www.alternativeenergynewswire.com |