President Bush's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative [1]

President Bush's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative calls for replacing fossil fuels used in passenger cars by 2040. This would require 150 million tons of hydrogen annually.
US funding of the Program:
The FY 2004 was $159 million.
The FY 2005 was $223 million.
The FY 2006 was $243 million.
                       Sum $625 million in three years.

America currently imports 55 percent of the oil it consumes; that is expected to grow to 68 percent by 2025.
If the research is successful and market introduction begins in 2020, hydrogen fuel cell vehicles have the potential to reduce our demand for oil by over 11 million barrels per day by 2040. America currently imports between 10 and 11 million barrels of oil daily.

Working Groups
These working groups provide a forum to facilitate research and communication related to various aspects of hydrogen and fuel cell technology development. Visit the links for information about ongoing work, technical targets, meetings, and contacts.

* Bio-Derived Liquids to Hydrogen Distributed Reforming
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/bio_derived_liquids.html

* High Temperature Membrane Working Group
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/htmwg.html

* Hydrogen Pipeline Working Group
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/wkshp_hydro_pipe.html

* Storage Systems Analysis Working Group
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/ssawg.html


[1] US Department of Energy: Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technology Program: President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/presidents_initiative.html