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Washington, D.C. – Details of President Obama's FY2010 proposed budget have been released. It is recommended in the budget that funding for hydrogen and fuel cell projects is cut. The budget for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy proposes zeroing out funding for the Hydrogen Program, which was funded at $168.9 million in the FY2009 Appropriations bill. Instead, $68.2 million in funding is now recommend for “Fuel Cell Technologies,” refocusing the program on fuel cell systems R&D for stationary, portable and transportation applications. The budget for DOE Office of Fossil Energy proposes zeroing out funding for Hydrogen from Coal Research, which received $20 million in the FY2009 budget. The Fossil Energy budget’s Fuel Cells activity proposes $54 million for the Innovative Systems Concepts/SECA program, $4 million less than the FY2009.

The Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Network has established an action alert for concerned citizens to “Tell Congress to Restore Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Funding."

Read the full story at fuelcellsworks.com.

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