§ 196.10

§196-10 Hawaii renewable hydrogen program. There is established, within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, a Hawaii renewable hydrogen program to manage the State's transition to a renewable hydrogen economy. The program shall design, implement, and administer activities that include: (1) Strategic partnerships for the research, development, testing, and deployment of renewable hydrogen technologies; (2) Engineering and economic evaluations of Hawaii's potential for renewable hydrogen use and near-term project opportunities for the State's renewable energy resources; (3) Electric grid reliability and security projects that will enable the integration of a substantial increase of electricity from renewable energy resources on the island of Hawaii; (4) Hydrogen demonstration projects, including infrastructure for the production, storage, and refueling of hydrogen vehicles; (5) A statewide hydrogen economy public education and outreach plan focusing on the island of Hawaii, to be developed in coordination with Hawaii's public education institutions; (6) Promotion of Hawaii's renewable hydrogen resources to potential partners and investors; (7) A plan, for

and of Hawaii, to be developed in coordination with Hawaii's public education institutions; (6) Promotion of Hawaii's renewable hydrogen resources to potential partners and investors; (7) A plan, for implementation during the years 2007 to 2010, to more fully deploy hydrogen technologies and infrastructure capable of supporting the island of Hawaii's energy needs, including: (A) Expanded installation of hydrogen production facilities; (B) Development of integrated energy systems, including hydrogen vehicles; (C) Construction of additional hydrogen refueling stations; and (D) Promotion of building design and construction that fully incorporates clean energy assets, including reliance on hydrogen-fueled energy generation; (8) A plan, for implementation during the years 2010 to 2020, to transition the island of Hawaii to a hydrogen-fueled economy and to extend the application of the plan throughout the State; and (9) Evaluation of policy recommendations to: (A) Encourage the adoption of hydrogen-fueled vehicles; (B) Continually fund the hydrogen investment capital special fund; and (C) Support investment in hydrogen infrastructure, including production, storage, and dispensing

on of hydrogen-fueled vehicles; (B) Continually fund the hydrogen investment capital special fund; and (C) Support investment in hydrogen infrastructure, including production, storage, and dispensing facilities. [L 2006, c 240, §6] Cross References Hydrogen investment special fund, see §206M-63.