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About Interagency Working Group

The Interagency Working Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells was established shortly after President Bush announced the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative in early 2003. It serves as the key mechanism for collaboration among the Federal agencies involved in hydrogen-related research, development, and demonstration. As specified in Section 806 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (PL 109-58), the Working Group provides a forum for coordinating interagency policy, programs, and activities related to safe, economical, and environmentally sound hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

The Working Group created an extensive hydrogen research taxonomy of past, present, and future hydrogen activities of the Federal government.
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Partnerships
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Ad Hoc Committees

President Bush - EPAct 2005 Signing

“When hydrogen is used in a fuel cell, it can power consumer products from computers to cell phones to cars that emit pure water instead of exhaust fumes...”

–President Bush states before signing the Energy Policy Act 2005 on August 8, 2005

Co-chaired by the Department of Energy (DOE) and White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), the Working Group includes the Department of Transportation; Department of Defense; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Environmental Protection Agency; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Science Foundation; United States Postal Service; and, from the Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget, and Council on Environmental Quality.

To find out more about these agencies and their key activities, go to the Federal Activities page.

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