What We Do

WHAT WE DO

To support its mission, the Collaborative will engage in several activities related to facilitating the commercialization of stationary fuel cells in California. These activities will include:

  • Developing recommendations for policies/programs that support technologies and solutions that meet the Collaborative’s goals of cost-effective, clean, reliable, and diverse sources of energy.
  • In developing recommendations, it must be recognized that there will be a transition or bridge from natural gas to renewable fuels over the longer term, thereby setting the vector for fuel diversity;
  • Working with industry, government, environmental organizations, and other stakeholders to identify opportunities for siting fuel cells that yield mutually beneficial results;
  • Encouraging the improved performance and reduction of costs of fuel cell products including the support of hybrid technologies (e.g., wind, solar, and/or fuel cells) as a cost effective system to achieve a diverse energy supply;
  • Identifying financing and incentive opportunities for stationary fuel cell installations recognizing labor opportunities and training as a part of financing opportunities;
    Implementing an inter-organizational policy to utilize fuel cells in government facilities, (e.g., sustainable buildings);
  • Working with public entities to encourage the establishment of competitive bulk procurement agreements;
  • Working closely with regulatory agencies to identify and address regulatory barriers (e.g., work towards a harmonized fire code regulation);
    Encouraging outreach and education to help make fuel cells an integral part of distributed generation;
  • Developing and issuing state procurement instruments that encourage the placement of clean distributed generation in state buildings;
  • Supporting (including funding) demonstration projects for evaluation of technical and environmental benefits;
  • Collecting, evaluating and distributing data on the commercialization of fuel cells for power generation and fuel storage in California; and
  • Investigating new technology initiatives that would integrate mobile and stationary fuel cells efforts.