Breakthrough Technologies Institute - Fuel Cells 2000

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• Partnered to establish National Demonstration Center at Hickam Air Force
Base. Future projects at the Demonstration Center are anticipated to include
on-site hydrogen generation and storage, fuel cell powered light carts, and
step vans powered by fuel cells and/or lithium batteries.
Thomas L. Quinn, Director
Hawaii Electric Vehicle Demonstration Project
531 Cooke Street
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 594-0100
Fax: (808) 594-0102
E-mail: tquinn@htdc.org
Web: www.htdc.org/hcatt
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI)
www.hnei.hawaii.edu/default.asp
The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) was established by the Legislature in 1974
to seek new forms of energy that would supplant the nation's tremendous dependence
on fossil fuels. A research unit of the University of Hawaii, HNEI’s mandate is to
undertake and coordinate research and development of the island's renewable energy
resources. HNEI cooperates in these endeavors with faculty from the University of
Hawaii; federal, state, and local governments; private industry; public utilities; foreign
governments; community groups; and universities and research institutes throughout the
world.
A member of the hydrogen research community since 1985, HNEI was designated a
DOE Center of Excellence for Hydrogen Research and Education in 1996.
Hawaii Energy & Environmental Technology Initiative (HEET)
www.hnei.hawaii.edu/text/heet.asp
HNEI and the federal Naval Research Laboratory established the Hawaii Energy &
Environmental Technology Initiative (HEET) in 2001 to address: 1) the development and
testing of advanced fuel cell systems and biofuels process for commercial and military
applications, and 2) the characterization and development of sea-floor based methane
hydrates (vast marine-based reserves of hydrogen-rich fuel). Initiated in 2001, HEET is
managed by HNEI and funded by the Office of Naval Research.
HEET was founded on the premise that it would serve as a hub for partnerships and
serve as a vehicle to stimulate economic development in the state, while also serving
critical DoD needs. Project successes include partnerships with UTC Power and
Hawaiian Electric Company to develop the Hawaii Fuel Cell Test Facility. Expertise and
partnerships developed under HEET have also led to other independently funded fuel
cell and hydrogen related projects, including:
• The DOE-funded multipartner project to develop a Hydrogen Power Park
incorporating a commercial hydrogen fuel cell;
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