DOE launches $1 million Hydrogen Prize

Filed under: Hydrogen , Legislation and Policy , Green Daily , USA Honda FCX Clarity - Click above for high-res image gallery Steven Chu, head of the United Stated Department of Energy, doesn’t want to spend huge sums of government money investing in hydrogen technology. That much is certain after Chu decided to slash DOE funding into hydrogen research , though a good deal was later restored in separate sessions by the House and Senate

Not over yet: Senate subcommittee restores DOE’s hydrogen funding cut

Hydrogen cars in Vancouver - click above for high-res image gallery It was huge news back in May when President Obama and the DOE slashed hydrogen vehicle funding from the FY 2010 DOE budget . Since then, hydrogen advocates like CARB have put on the best possible face and asked the DOE to restore the funds .

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