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Mass. Hydrogen Coalition Helps Kick-Start ''Energy Innovation Economy'' at 2nd Annual Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Summit, June 5, 2006BEVERLY, Mass. --(Business Wire)-- May 24, 2006 -- The Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, together with the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, the Center for Technology Commercialization and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative, is bringing together leading companies, universities and other organizations directly involved in the hydrogen and fuel cell industry for a spectacular one-day exposition. On June 5, 2006, the 2nd Annual Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Summit is taking place at WPI in Worcester. The Summit uniquely focuses on commercial successes in the industry, highlighting companies manufacturing and shipping hydrogen and fuel cell equipment to address our country's key challenges in oil dependency, air quality, reliable electricity and high performance power. "Ready for Prime Time" According to Brad Bradshaw, President of the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition, "Something truly unique is happening in the Massachusetts hydrogen and fuel cell industry - companies are manufacturing and shipping hydrogen and fuel cell products! At the Summit, leading industry executives will explain how they have positioned their companies to achieve commercial success." Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Supports Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Initiatives at Washington, D.C. Briefing Mr. Bradshaw added, "On Capitol Hill and Beacon Hill, hydrogen is a hot topic these days, being driven by universal discontent over $3/gallon gasoline. On Wednesday, May 17, twelve members of the Massachusetts Hydrogen Coalition provided a briefing for Representative McGovern and staffers representing Rep. Delahunt, Rep. Meehan, Rep. Capuano and Rep. Tierney. Reflecting the importance of developing alternatives to our country's addiction to foreign oil, the U.S. Congress recently passed the H-Prize to accelerate development of fuel cells for transportation. The Coalition also recently met with the Speaker of the House of Representatives in Massachusetts to consider specific transportation related hydrogen and fuel cell legislation. 2nd Annual Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Summit at-a-glance Massachusetts has the highest density of companies, universities, and research institutes accelerating the commercial success of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry. This industry cluster is burgeoning in an environment that is driving commercial success, creating many breakthrough solutions to our country's key energy challenges. Presentations include: Commercial Success - Session Chair: James P. Dunn, Center for Technology Commercialization -- Breaking Through to Manufacturing - The Protonex P2TM Story -- Selling One Thousand Units - The Parker-Hannifin TekStakTM Story -- Achieving Global Sales Through Early Market Penetration - The Nuvera FORZA Story -- Five Years of Regular Production - The Hy9 HyPurifierTM Story -- Innovation Driven Commercial Success: The Acumentrics Story Tom Philbin, Senior Vice President, Acumentrics Commercial Innovation - Session Chair: Jeffrey Bentley, President & CEO, CellTech Power, Inc. -- Hydrogen Storage Breakthrough - The Safe Hydrogen Story, Sigmar Tullmann, CEO & President, Safe Hydrogen -- Solar Hydrogen Generation - The Nanoptek Story, John Guerra, CEO & President, Nanoptek -- Next Generation Generation - The CTP Hydrogen Story, Scott Rackey, CEO & President, CTP Hydrogen -- Direct Fuel Cells Using JP-8 and Diesel - The CellTech Power Story, Jeffrey Bentley, CEO & President, CellTech Power University Innovation - Session Chair: Ravindra Datta, Professor and Director, The WPI Fuel Cell Center, Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- Hydrogen Generation With Solid Oxide Membranes, Srikanth Gopalan, Professor of Manufacturing Engineering, Boston University -- Hydrogen Generation With Palladium Membranes, Ed Ma, Professor of Chemical Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute -- Materials Challenges for Fuel Cells: From Fundamentals to Devices, Sanjeev Mukerjee, Professor of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University -- Fuel Processing Catalysts, Maria Flytzani- Stephanopoulos, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Tufts University The 2005 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Summit attracted several hundred financiers, government officials and potential customers from all over the northeastern United States. The Summit is a unique opportunity to present products, services and capabilities to a wide audience, including print, radio and television media. To register, exhibit or sponsor the Summit, please contact Classic Communications at (508) 698- 6810. Conference information is available at http://www.wpi.edu/News/Conf/FuelCell/. |
