Background
In the early 1970s, concern over our growing dependence on imported petroleum, coupled with concerns about our deteriorating air quality due to emissions from combustion of fossil fuels, spurred the Federal government to act. The timeline below provides policy and programmatic highlights for federally supported hydrogen and fuel cell R&D over the last three decades.
Federal Support for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell R&D
2005 | Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 2005 |
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2004 | FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership Plan |
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2003 | President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative |
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2002 | Founding Agreement for FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership |
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2001 | National Energy Policy |
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1996 | Hydrogen Future Act of 1996 |
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1992 | Energy Policy Act (EPAct) of 1992 |
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1990 | Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1990 |
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1987 | Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Program |
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1976 | Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 |
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1977 | US Department of Energy (US DOE) created. |
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1970s | Advanced Automotive Propulsion System Program (AAPSP) created (USEPA) |
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