September 26, 2006                                              UC Davis, Buehler Alumni Center

 
8:00 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30 AM – 9:15 AM  Session I:       Workshop Overview and Context

Joan Ogden, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Over the past four years, Hydrogen Pathways researchers have explored the prospects for hydrogen in transportation considering of consumer behavior, engineering/economics, lifecycle analysis and policy. In this workshop we discuss what we have learned about the crucial issues facing hydrogen. The introductory talk sets the context and poses the key questions.

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9:15 AM – 10:45 AM   Session II:      Who Will Buy a Hydrogen Car?

Kenneth S. Kurani, Brett D. Williams, Reid R. Heffner, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Understanding potential demand for hydrogen is difficult because both the technology and the policy landscape are rapidly evolving. While recognizing that future demand cannot be predicted with certainty, we seek to understand the factors that might drive demand for hydrogen. Will attributes such as mobile electricity, plug-in capability or zero emissions make hydrogen vehicles attractive to consumers?

Guest Speaker: Britta Gross (General Motors)

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10:45 AM – 12:00 PM    Session III:     Pathways Research Poster Session

David L. McCollum, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
This session will start with a brief introduction to each research poster topic, followed by an open poster session with the researchers.

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12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM    Session IV:     Where Will the Hydrogen Come From?

Anthony Eggert, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
What are the options for near term and long term supply? Do we have enough resources to make hydrogen for vehicles? How will regional issues and policy impact which resources are used?

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1:30 PM – 3:15 PM    Session V:     What Will a Hydrogen Infrastructure Look Like?

Christopher Yang, Michael Nicholas, Nils Johnson, Nathan Parker, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Development of hydrogen infrastructure is an important challenge in implementing hydrogen transportation fuel. UC Davis researchers have developed innovative techniques for analyzing and visualizing how a hydrogen infrastructure might develop over time. Here we present insights about key factors in infrastructure design. How much will hydrogen infrastructure cost? Where will it start? Will it be distributed or centralized? What are the impacts of scale, geographic location, and technological progress?

Guest speaker: Philippe Mulard (Total)

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3:15 PM – 3:30 PM    Break and refreshments

3:30 PM – 5:15 PM    Session VI:     How Can We Make a Transition to Hydrogen?

Joan Ogden, Michael Nicholas, David Z. Lin, Nils Johnson, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
What can we learn from past technological transitions? Are there low cost strategies to build infrastructure over time? Who will build a hydrogen energy system? What is the role of policy?

Guest speakers: David Greene (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Paul Leiby (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) and Sigmund Gronich (US DOE).

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5:30 PM Cocktail Hour & Dinner

September 27, 2006                                                UC Davis, Buehler Alumni Center

 
8:15 AM Continental Breakfast

8:45 AM – 10:15 AM   Session VII:   Business and Policy Strategies

Daniel Sperling, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
This session focuses on 1) policy process surrounding hydrogen; 2) evaluation of policy alternatives and their likely implications for the transition; and 3) the development of business strategies for a hydrogen economy.

Guest Speakers: Gustavo Collantes (Harvard University)

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10:15 AM – 10:30 AM    Break and Coffee

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM   Session VIII:    Hydrogen: what are the social costs and benefits?

Mark A. Delucchi, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
Through rigorous analysis, we seek to understand the key questions about the societal costs and benefits of hydrogen transportation. What are the potential environmental impacts of using hydrogen as a transportation fuel, with respect to energy use, and emissions of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutants? How might hydrogen impact energy security? This session will demonstrate the LEM and AVCEM models to estimate emissions and societal costs for a range of alternative fuels and vehicles, with a focus on hydrogen.

Guest Speakers: Dan Loughlin (US Environmental Protection Agency) and Cynthia Gage (US Environmental Protection Agency)

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11:15 AM – 12:00 PM    Session IX:    What Have We Learned and Future Directions

Joan Ogden, UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
As a final talk, we summarized what we learned about the future of hydrogen in transportation from the research conducted under the H2 Pathways program. Are there synergies with other technologies such as hybrid vehicles, and low carbon electric sector technologies? How might hydrogen interact with the rest of the energy system? What are the key questions and recommendations going forward?

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Meeting Adjourns at 12:00 Noon - Welcome BBQ with new ITS students