Senate Returns Funding to Hydrogen — What’s Next?
In another reversal to the Obama administration, the U.S. Senate has decided to give back funding to hydrogen vehicle development that Department of Energy head Steven Chu tried to pull back in May The administration has tried to back away from various projects it sees as unreasonable or unnecessary, only to be stymied by other political interests; in September, the Senate insisted on keeping $2.5 billion for cargo jets that Obama, his campaign opponent Sen. John McCain, and the Pentagon said weren’t needed. Although the amount involved in hydrogen research is only $187 million, it will give renewed hope to hydrogen advocates. There’s no doubt, hydrogen is a sexy technology. Fortune just published a story including details about the hydrogen…
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