University Of North Dakota: EERC Director: "Hydrogen Is Ready for the People"

LARAMIE, W.Y. -- The Director of the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota (UND) Dr. Gerald Groenewold announced that hydrogen is ready for the people. He made comments at a press event during the 4th Annual Hydrogen Implementation Conference, in Laramie, Wyoming. The EERC is a sponsor of the event. "Hydrogen is not the fuel of the future-it is the fuel of today! Depending on the world's energy situation, certain fuel cell vehicles could be commercially available in 4-5 years," said Groenewold. "We have the technologies to move forward with hydrogen as a viable fuel, but we lack the commercial infrastructure to make it available to everyone." The EERC is the National Center for Hydrogen Technology (NCHT), a designation from the U.S. Department of Energy in 2004 in recognition of over... [read full story]