Congress Expected to Restore Hydrogen Car Funding. By Jim Motavalli, NYTimes, July 21, 2009. "Congress appears close to restoring the $100 million in funding for hydrogen research that Steven Chu, the energy secretary, had cut from his budget in May. The House of Representatives voted 320-97 last Friday to approve $26.9 billion for the Department of Energy, including $153 million for hydrogen and fuel cells in the Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy program, plus $40.45 million for hydrogen from coal. The Senate Appropriations Committee was even more bullish on hydrogen, approving $190 million for the program. Reconciliation of the two budget figures (assuming the full Senate leaves the $190 million intact) could result in a final amount greater than the $168 million for fuel cells in the 2009 Energy Department budget."
2009-07-25
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