Press release: British Columbia and Scandinavian Hydrogen Highways Join Forces
10.05.07
British Columbia's Hydrogen Highway (BC Hydrogen Highway) Steering Team and the Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) formalizing their intent to collaborate on development of "hydrogen highways" in BC and Scandinavia based on meetings at the 2007 Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver last week.
The MOU links the participants of the two projects in jointly addressing the common barriers to commercial deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The objectives of this partnership include: supporting the development of codes and standards that encourage the introduction of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies; sharing learnings and best practices related to hydrogen station installations and vehicle operations; coordinating product specifications; increasing public awareness and encouraging collaboration in the application of new hydrogen and fuel cell products.
"The development of hydrogen infrastructure for transportation is such a fundamental transformation that it really requires all levels of government and industry to come together to solve shared challenges faced in each of our jurisdictions," said Denis Connor, who Chairs the BC Hydrogen Highway Steering Team.
"With the commitment signed here today, we have made an important step in declaring our intention to work together and to exchange information and ideas with other global leaders." said Ulf Hafseld, Chairman of the Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership.
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