Thursday, January 13, 2022 - Thursday, January 13, 2022

THURSDAY, JANUARY 13 AT 10:00AM PACIFIC. Join CHBC's virtual meeting on Conversion of Natural Gas Pipelines to Hydrogen. With an ever increasing focus on decarbonizing the gas grid, blending hydrogen into the gas grid and converting gas pipelines to hydrogen are becoming options that are being considered in the U.S. and implemented in other countries. This panel will discuss California’s lack to take action, what other countries are doing, and why hydrogen pipelines are an option to keep the costs of transitioning to a renewable energy economy manageable.

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Briefing Agenda:

10:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
• Sara Fitzsimon Nelson, CHBC Policy Director

10:05 AM
Keynote - Switching a City from Natural Gas to Hydrogen

• Dan Sadler, H21 programme director, Equinor (invited)

10:20 AM
Keynote: The Practical Conversion of long-distance Gas Networks to Hydrogen Operation 

• Prof. Dr. Thomas Thiemann, Senior Vice President for Energy Transition Technologies, Siemens Energy (invited)

10:35 AM
Roundtable – Conversion of Natural Gas Pipelines to Hydrogen – Options to Decarbonize the Gas Grid

• Moderator: Sara Fitzsimon Nelson, Policy Director, California Hydrogen Business Council
• Jamie Randolph, Gas Wholesale Marketing and Business Development, PG&E
• Arun Raju, Associate Director-Operations at the Center for Environmental Research and Technology, UC Riverside
• Mallik Angalakudati, Senior Vice President - Strategy and Innovation, WGL
• Jeff Reed, Chief Scientist, APEP, UC Irvine (invited)
• Jared Liu-Klein, Southern California Gas Company (invited)
• Cliff Rechtschaffen, Commissioner, CPUC (invited)

11:30 AM
Close-Out

Thursday, January 6, 2022 - Thursday, January 6, 2022

THURSDAY, JANUARY 6 AT 10:00AM PACIFIC. Join CaFCP's Technical Manager Nico Bouwkamp at CHBC's virtual meeting on 200 Heavy Duty Hydrogen Stations by 2035. Globally, the heavy-duty sector accounts for less than 10 percent of the vehicle population, yet it contributes approximately 40 percent of vehicle-generated carbon emissions. This session will discuss policies to accelerate the deployment of heavy duty fuel cell vehicles, develop hydrogen fueling corridors, and the need for infrastructure funding. Panelists will also address the benefits of a focus on hydrogen powertrain and fueling infrastructure over that of other ZEV technologies in terms of cost, operational performance, and impact on grid assets.

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Briefing Agenda:

10:00 AM
Welcome and Introductions
• Sara Fitzsimon Nelson, CHBC Policy Director

10:05 AM
Keynote - Prioritizing Funding for Hydrogen Infrastructure in California to Support Heavy Duty and Transit Zero Emission Options

• Senator Bob Archuleta

10:20 AM
Keynote: Fuel Cell Electric Trucks – A Vision for Freight Movement in California —and Beyond

• Nico Bouwkamp, Technical Program Manager, California Fuel Cell Partnership

10:35 AM
Roundtable – The Path to 200 Heavy Duty Hydrogen Stations in California

• Moderator: Sara Fitzsimon Nelson, Policy Director, California Hydrogen Business Council
• Kim Okafor, Strategic Business Development Manager, Trillium
• Ryan McGeachie, Global Head of Energy Infrastructure and Commercial Operations, Nikola Motors
• Tom Swenson, Business Development Manager – Automotive Natural Gas Group, Cummins (invited)
• Vic LaRosa, President, TTSI (invited)
• Tim Sasseen, Ballard Power Systems (invited)

11:30 AM
Close-Out

DOE Update on Hydrogen Shot, RFI Results, and Summary of Hydrogen Provisions in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

U.S. Department of Energy

Thursday, October 14, 2021 - Thursday, October 14, 2021

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 14 AT 10:00AM PACIFIC. SoCalGas® invites you to a webinar featuring Sandia National Laboratories, that will cover nanoscale metal hydride composites for efficient storage of hydrogen on board heavy-duty vehicles. These materials have the potential to store and deliver hydrogen at the right pressure and energy-density required to meet Department of Energy (DOE) targets. Hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles could help decarbonize the transportation sector and reduce emissions in high-traffic corridors such as the South Coast Air Basin.

Speakers:

Mark Allendorf: Dr. Mark D. Allendorf is Co-Director of the DOE Hydrogen Materials – Advanced Research Consortium (HyMARC) and a Senior Scientist at Sandia National Laboratories in Livermore, California. Dr. Allendorf is past President and Fellow of The Electrochemical Society and has received Sandia awards for research, leadership, and teamwork, as well as a 2014 R&D100 Award.

Vitalie Stavila: Dr. Vitalie Stavila is a Task Lead in the DOE (HyMARC). A central theme in Dr. Stavila’s research is the rational design of new materials by changing the chemical composition, the arrangement of the atoms or molecules in crystalline or amorphous configurations, and the size, shape, and orientation of nanoparticles, crystals or other nano- or macroscopic units.

Moderator:

Michael Lee, Technology Development Project Manager, SoCalGas Research, Development and Demonstration

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Wednesday, September 8, 2021 - Wednesday, September 8, 2021

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 AT 9:00AM (PACIFIC). The 2022 Scoping Plan Update will assess progress towards achieving the Senate Bill 32 2030 target and lay out a path to achieve carbon neutrality no later than 2045. CARB will initiate development of modeled scenarios to illustrate outcomes that lead to carbon neutrality. Short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) are powerful climate forcers that have relatively short atmospheric lifetimes. These pollutants include the greenhouse gas (GHG) methane, hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), and anthropogenic black carbon. Because SLCP impacts are especially strong over the short term, acting now to reduce their emissions can have an immediate beneficial impact on climate change and public health. This workshop provides an opportunity for stakeholders to provide input on key questions related to future policies and technologies to reduce SLCPs along a pathway to carbon neutrality. The workshop will discuss methane emissions from oil and gas sources, landfills and organic waste, and dairy and livestock operations; HFC refrigerants; and anthropogenic black carbon.  This workshop will inform the 2022 Scoping Plan Update. Stakeholder input and feedback are encouraged.

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Tuesday, October 26, 2021 - Thursday, October 28, 2021

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26 - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28 AT 10:00AM (EASTERN). The 2021 DOE Office of Electricity Energy Storage Program Annual Peer Review assembles researchers from across the DOE landscape to summarize the state of the art in energy storage research, development, and application. Technical topics will include Innovative Deployment Projects, Power Electronics, Grid Integration and Interoperability, Equity and Resilience, Policy, Safety and Reliability, Analytics, and Battery Chemistries and Technologies.

Daily keynotes and roundtables will address leading topics in energy storage.

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Please check back later for updates and agendas.

Monday, August 30, 2021 - Monday, August 30, 2021

MONDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 3:00PM (PACIFIC). The California Hydrogen Business Council (CHBC) is hosting a two-hour workshop in conjunction with the ACT Expo in Long Beach on August 30, 2021. This workshop will cover hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks. As fleet operators in California and beyond begin to consider adopting zero-emission technologies in their fleets, careful consideration of capabilities and requirements is needed to determine if the technology is suited to application duty-cycles, location, and use. Fuel cell electric trucks are capable of performing the heavy workload of commercial and industrial fleets and offer similar operational logistics to diesel fleets with no tailpipe emissions other than water.  

The Hydrogen – It Really Does Work Today! Fuel Cell Truck Workshop at ACT Expo will present the real-world status of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to clean transportation stakeholders and fleet operators at ACT Expo. This workshop will cover:

• An overview of CARB’s Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) Ruling
• Top-level analysis of fuel cell electric trucks and comparison to diesel and battery electric
• Real-world perspectives on operation and maintenance from today’s fuel cell truck and bus operators
• Hydrogen refueling insights and cost projections
• An interactive panel discussion to hear viewpoints from the audience

Join the CHBC and expert industry presenters at ACT Expo to learn more about the hydrogen and fuel cell solution!

Register for ACT Expo and the CHBC Workshop here >>

For additional information on ACT Expo >>

Event Website: https://www.actexpo.com/

Thursday, September 2, 2021 - Thursday, September 2, 2021

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 9:00AM (PACIFIC). En Español

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in a virtual public workshop to discuss the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets (ACF) regulation. The ACF rulemaking is part of a comprehensive strategy to achieve a zero-emission truck and bus fleet by 2045 everywhere feasible and significantly earlier for market segments such as last mile delivery, public fleets, and drayage applications.
CARB staff previously held a public workgroup meeting in December 2020 and a public workshop in March 2021 to discuss draft concepts. The purpose of this workshop is to discuss the initial draft ACF rulemaking language and updated cost assumptions. The workshop will include two primary topics:
• An overview of the draft regulation language and discuss comments and questions. The draft regulation language will include proposed requirements for drayage trucks, high-priority fleets, public fleets, and to increase manufacturer ZEV sales requirements in 2040 to better align with the Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20.
• Updated cost assumptions being used to develop the Standardized Regulatory Impact Assessment.
This workshop will be held via GoToWebinar at the following date and time. Interested parties must register to participate.

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Meeting materials will be made available in advance of the workshop on the Advanced Clean Fleets Meetings & Events website. Draft rulemaking language and cost assumptions will be made available for a 30-day comment period and will be posted online prior to the meeting date.
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Background
Achieving California’s long-term air quality, climate, and public health goals will require a transition from the conventional combustion technologies to zero-emission everywhere feasible and near-zero-emission powered by clean, low-carbon renewable fuels everywhere else.  Promoting the development and use of zero-emission trucks will contribute to the goals set in the Sustainable Freight Action Plan and will help achieve emission reductions as outlined in the State Implementation Plan, Senate Bill (SB) 350 (de León, Chapter 547, Statutes of 2015), Assembly Bill 32 (Nuñez, Chapter 488, Statutes of 2006), and SB 32 (Pavley, Chapter 249, Statutes of 2016).  This effort is part of a broader strategy to increase clean, affordable transportation options such as zero-emission technologies, innovative methods to improve goods movement, and efficiency of transportation systems in California.
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Contact

If you have any questions regarding the workshop, please contact Advanced Clean Fleets email. If you wish to receive information regarding the proposed Advanced Clean Fleets regulation, please visit the Advanced Clean Fleets website. To receive updates and notices of upcoming meetings, please subscribe to the Advanced Clean Fleets email list. If you need technical support during the workshop, please message Mr. Harinder Phagura during the webinar. 

If you require a special accommodation or need this document in an alternate format (i.e. Braille, large print) or another language, please contact Mr. Harinder Phagura, as soon as possible. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Thursday, September 2, 2021 - Thursday, September 2, 2021

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 AT 2:30PM (PACIFIC)The California Air Resources Board (CARB) invites you to participate in virtual public workshop to discuss the Draft Cap-and-Trade Auction Proceeds Fourth Investment Plan (Fourth Investment Plan). Every three years, the Department of Finance, in consultation with CARB and other State agencies, submits an Investment Plan to the Legislature to guide the investment of Cap-and-Trade auction proceeds. The Fourth Investment Plan will cover Fiscal Years 2022-23 through 2024-25 and is due to the Legislature in January 2022. Priority investment types identified in the Investment Plan do not guarantee funding but rather provide recommendations to the Legislature on potential funding opportunities to consider. The upcoming workshop provides the public with an opportunity to learn more about and share input on the Draft Fourth Investment Plan, which will be released for public comment prior to the workshop. The workshop will be held via Zoom webinar at the following date and time:

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The Draft Fourth Investment Plan, workshop presentation, and any additional supporting materials will be posted to the Investment Plan webpage prior to the workshop. This webpage also contains more information about the Investment Plan as well as an event flyer.

How to Participate
To participate in the workshop, please register before the workshop begins. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information to join the Zoom webinar either through a computer, digital device, or via phone line. The workshop will be conducted in English with live Spanish interpretation. During the workshop, participants will be able to ask questions and provide comments through the Zoom “raise hand” feature or via phone line.
Telephone Access Only
Call 1 (636) 651-3185 or 1 (877) 810-9415 (toll free) and enter in the conference code: 522431. The webinar ID is: 854 6400 0405 and passcode 461642. To ask a question or comment over the telephone, dial *9 to “raise your hand” and *6 to mute/unmute your phone line. Please note that there is no in-person attendance option for this meeting.
Background
California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts Cap-and-Trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy, and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged and low-income communities. California Climate Investments projects include affordable housing, renewable energy, public transportation, zero-emission vehicles, sustainable agriculture, recycling and much more. At least 35 percent of these investments are made in disadvantaged communities and low-income communities and households. To learn more, visit the California Climate Investments website.
Contact
If you have questions about the workshop, please email [email protected]. To receive regular updates about California Climate Investments, please sign up for the email list.
If you require a special accommodation or language needs for any of the following:

• An interpreter to be available during the workshop;
• Having documents available in an alternate format (i.e., Braille, large print) or another language;
• A disability-related reasonable accommodation.

 

Please contact Kathryn Kynett as soon as possible, but no later than 10 business days before the scheduled event. TTY/TDD/Speech to Speech users may dial 711 for the California Relay Service.

Cap-and-Trade Dollars at Work

California Climate Investments is a statewide initiative that puts billions of cap-and-trade dollars to work reducing greenhouse gas emissions, strengthening the economy and improving public health and the environment—particularly in disadvantaged communities.
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Wednesday, July 28, 2021 - Wednesday, July 28, 2021

WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 FROM 2:00PM - 4:30PM (PACIFIC)The California Energy Commission (CEC) will host a workshop to explore the potential role of hydrogen technologies in California’s clean energy transition. Commissioner J. Andrew McAllister is CEC’s lead commissioner for the 2021 Integrated Energy Policy Report (2021 IEPR) and Commissioner Karen Douglas is the lead for the analysis of hydrogen for the 2021 IEPR proceeding.

A quorum of commissioners from the CEC or California Public Utilities Commission may participate, but no votes will be taken.

The workshop will be held remotely, consistent with Executive Order N-08-21 to continue to help California respond to, recover from, and mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The public can participate in the workshop consistent with the direction in the executive order.

The workshop will be held in two sessions on Wednesday, July 28, 2021 as follows:

Session 2 at 2:00 p.m. - Current and Emerging Technologies

https://energy.zoom.us/j/99244851443?pwd=R0JveU4ya0dGSWovTkVha0VVeTNWUT09
Webinar ID: 992 4485 1443
Webinar Passcode: IEPR2021

Notice of IEPR Commission Workshop
Remote Attendance
Remote access is available by both internet or call-in options. Participants may join any or all scheduled panel sessions by clicking on the links above or by logging in via Zoom™ at https://zoom.us/, entering in the unique Webinar ID and Passcode for the session(s) of their choice, and following all prompts.

To participate by telephone, dial toll-free at (888) 475-4499 or at (669) 219-2599. When prompted, enter the Webinar ID and Passcode for the session of your choice.

If you experience difficulties joining, contact Zoom at (888) 799-9666 ext. 2, or the Public Advisor’s Office at [email protected], or by phone at (916) 654-4489, or toll-free at 800-822-6228.

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