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H2USA Update
H2USA Update.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 2185L ITM Power PLC 08 August 2013 \n \n\n8 August 2013\n \nITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or the \"Company\")\n \nH2USA Update\n \nNew members sign up, launch meeting to be held today\n \nITM Power, Inc. of California, a wholly owned subsidiary of ITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to provide an update on its participation in H2USA, the hydrogen infrastructure programme for the USA.\n \nThe United States Energy Department launched H2USA, a public-private partnership focused on advancing hydrogen infrastructure to support more transportation energy options for US consumers, including fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) on 13 May 2013. Since that date, 12 additional organisations have signed up to H2USA: Air Liquide, American Honda Motor Company, ARC: Hydrogen, Argonne National Laboratory, Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Holding, Hydrogenics, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Nuvera Fuel Cells, Plug Power, SCRA and Sandia National Laboratories. The 13 founding members of the H2USA partnership were the American Gas Association, Association of Global Automakers, the California Fuel Cell Partnership, the Department of Energy, the Electric Drive Transportation Association, the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association, Hyundai Motor America, ITM Power, Inc., Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, Mercedes-Benz USA, Nissan North America Research and Development, Proton OnSite, and Toyota Motor North America.\n \nThe launch meeting of H2USA takes place today in Washington at the offices of the Association of Global Automakers with an agenda to develop an organisational framework and strategy to address H2USA's mission to promote the commercial introduction and widespread adoption of FCEVs across America through overcoming the hurdle of establishing hydrogen infrastructure. Attendees will be welcomed by Dr. David Danielson, Assistant Secretary, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, U. S. Department of Energy.\n \nFour working groups within H2USA have been formed to report on moving hydrogen infrastructure forward and the barriers that need to be overcome to deliver that objective:\n \n· Hydrogen Fueling Station Working Group\n· Market Support and Acceler...