Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

Report: South Carolina Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Economy Strategy
www.engenuitysc.com/client_resources/home/next%20energy%20strategy%209-29-
05%20final_a.pdf
In 2005, Next Energy Initiative issued their hydrogen and fuel cell economy report
outlining a four-step strategy for the state:
Contact:
• Prepare and Engage Stakeholders: A “stewardship group” was formed
representing major centers of hydrogen and fuel cell activity in South
Carolina. Stewards included statewide leaders as well as regional and
institutional representatives.
• Analyze and Benchmark South Carolina’s Position: The consulting team
conducted a national comparison of South Carolina at each level of the
innovation pipeline which included benchmarking of hydrogen and fuel cell
research, commercialization and industry supply chain as well as comparison
of the range of state policies and programs for hydrogen and fuel cell
economy development.
• Develop Collaborative, Bottom-Up Market-Driven Actions: The consulting
team worked with three regional centers of hydrogen and fuel cell activity and
completed three rounds of collaborative strategy with each center.
• The first round focused on presenting South Carolina’s current
competitive position in hydrogen and fuel cell innovation and defined
shared competitive challenges.
• The second round brought examples of policies and programs from
other states and defined priority actions to overcome South Carolina’s
challenges in hydrogen and fuel cells.
• The third round of collaborative activity focused on articulating brief
business plans for regionally-specific actions that might also become
the basis for statewide efforts.
• Build an Integrated State Strategy: After each step the consulting team
reviewed the achievements with the Stewardship group, seeking common
needs for a statewide strategy, and defined two levels of strategic directions for
consideration at the state level. Separately, there are also early stage regional
strategies, representing interests and intentions of the three centers of
hydrogen and fuel cell activity in South Carolina to establish nodes or hubs for
ongoing growth.
South Carolina Next Energy Initiative
Richard Begly
Phone: (803) 233-3672
E-mail: rtbegley@msn.com
Web: http://nextenergy.engenuitysc.com/Default.aspx
USC Columbia Fuel Cell Collaborative
www.fuelcellchallenge.com
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