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Keith Suter Comments
Perth Leads The Way Into The Hydrogen Era
"The world has had about a century in the "petroleum era". There is speculation about the looming end of that era and its replacement with the 'hydrogen era'.
"President Bush in this year's State of the Union Address (which has attracted so much attention because of the references to Iraq) may actually have caused the speech to be of even more long-lasting significance from a point of view hardly commented on at the time. The President announced that he was proposing US$1.2 billion for research funding so that America can lead the world in hydrogen powered automobiles. His vision was that '…the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and [be] pollution free'.
"Perth, Western Australia is already up and running. It is one of the pioneer cities (the only one in the southern hemisphere) looking at hydrogen bus trials. On a recent trip to Perth, I met Simon Whitehouse and his team who are responsible for this exciting venture at the WA Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
"In 2004, Perth will have three fuel cell powered buses. There are 11 cities world wide involved in the trial (including Hamburg, London, Madrid and Stockholm). DaimlerChrysler is also involved. DaimlerChrysler expects to have the full commercialisation of this type of vehicle by 2010 ..."
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Keith Suter Comments
Perth Leads The Way Into The Hydrogen Era
"The world has had about a century in the "petroleum era". There is speculation about the looming end of that era and its replacement with the 'hydrogen era'.
"President Bush in this year's State of the Union Address (which has attracted so much attention because of the references to Iraq) may actually have caused the speech to be of even more long-lasting significance from a point of view hardly commented on at the time. The President announced that he was proposing US$1.2 billion for research funding so that America can lead the world in hydrogen powered automobiles. His vision was that '…the first car driven by a child born today could be powered by hydrogen and [be] pollution free'.
"Perth, Western Australia is already up and running. It is one of the pioneer cities (the only one in the southern hemisphere) looking at hydrogen bus trials. On a recent trip to Perth, I met Simon Whitehouse and his team who are responsible for this exciting venture at the WA Department of Planning and Infrastructure.
"In 2004, Perth will have three fuel cell powered buses. There are 11 cities world wide involved in the trial (including Hamburg, London, Madrid and Stockholm). DaimlerChrysler is also involved. DaimlerChrysler expects to have the full commercialisation of this type of vehicle by 2010 ..."
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