Community Hydrogen Action Plan (CHAP)NHA Conference 2010

Jordan McRobieRegional Coordinator

California Fuel Cell Partnership

The message

Communities are unprepared for hydrogen

Project-by-project education is time consuming

Educate about benefit to community

More projects are coming

Meeting environmental regulations will require strategies like H2 and FCs

* Total number projected on the road at the end of each timeframe

Hundreds Thousands Tens of Thousands

Through 2012 2013-2105 2016-2018

Total passenger vehicles 450 4,200 54,300

Field Testing Full-scale demonstration

Commercial

Through 2011 2012-2104 2015-2017

Number of fuel cell buses 15 to 17 20 to 60 60 to 150

Challenge/Solution

Planning commission example shows this is a real risk

Need to help communities prepare for hydrogen future

Communities need a plan

CHAP• Created by CaFCP and NFCRC/UCI

• Systematic six-step template

• Based on years of real-world experience

Focus on the first two steps

Step 1: Organize

Group of stakeholders committed to the success of the hydrogen community

Led by local champion• Could happen quickly, or take some time

Involvement from beginning

Tangible benefits of their actions leads to more action• Positive feedback loop

An early stakeholder

The first FCV customer-2002 (photo courtesy of the NFCRC-UCI)

Get local officials involved

The First City to Pilot an FCV- Mayor Beth Krom 2005(photo courtesy of the NFCRC-UCI)

Step 2: Assess

Communities evaluate their situation GHG/Air Quality simulation• STREET is one such tool.

Goal: to emerge with a plan, how a community can implement hydrogen to meet local goals, with a minimal impact on local resources

Other assessments

Zoning: allow or prohibit FC/H2 projects?Regulations: allow or prohibit FC/H2 projects?Local resources: sources of hydrogen?Current energy and fuel usePublic opinionPotential financial support: grants, incentives, tax rebates

Getting started

CaFCP is in the process of making the CHAP template available on our website

Initial funding needs should be minimal• Meeting costs

• Executing GHG/Air quality simulation

• Local hydrogen assessments

• Advocacy and Outreach Materials and Events

CaFCP support

Speak at meetingsAssist withstrategic planAssist with advocacy and outreachHelp to address permitting requirementsFirefighter training

Assessing community needs for H2 stations and fuel cell vehicles

Part of the solution

The challenge is local preparation

Anyone can be a champion as long as they are committed

Get out and organize

You are not alone… the CaFCP can support your efforts.

Acknowledgements

NFCRC at UC Irvine• Dr. Scott Samuelsen

• Dr. Tim Brown

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Questions or Comments?Jordan McRobie

jmcrobie@cafcp.org951-368-3636

From Here….

(photo courtesy of the NFCRC-UCI)

….to Here

(photo courtesy of the NFCRC-UCI)

…to Here, In 5-7 years

(photo courtesy of the NFCRC-UCI)