Energy Storage Industry Quotes
Ed Kjaer, Director of Electric Transportation, Southern California Edison - "Storing Energy," EnergyBiz Insider - May 2007
- "Energy storage is a game changer. As the batteries mature, the utility industry will be able to use energy storage for several applications." That includes powering anything from cars to homes and businesses.
Larry Burns, GM Vice President of Research and Development - "GM shifts engineers to speed fuel cell development," International Business Times - June 2007
- GM said more than 400 engineers will become part of its powertrain group to begin production engineering of fuel cell systems. Another 100 will be reassigned to start integrating fuel cells into future vehicles. The moving of engineers "signals another important milestone as we move fuel cell vehicles closer to future production."
Stephen Harper, Canadian Prime Minister - "Canadian Prime Minister announces $1.5 billion environment funding for Canada and the National Research Council, Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation in Vancouver (NRC - IFCI)" - NRC Press release - March 2007
- "Here at NRC, federal government scientists are working closely with provincial government and industry partners on what could be the dominant form of energy in the future. Large fuel cell stacks are powering entire buildings; small ones are powering electric gadgets."
- "Hydrogen powered fuel cells have the potential to produce energy much more efficiently than the conventional internal combustion engine. They run silently, best of all, their only by-product is water vapour."
• Samuel Bodeman, Energy Secretary, Department of Energy - “Fuel Cells Gear Up,” EnergyBiz Insider– July 2007
- "The Department of Energy is committed to breaking our addiction to oil by creating a diverse portfolio of clean, affordable and domestically produced energy choices," says Energy Secretary Samuel Bodman. "We expect hydrogen to play an integral role in our energy portfolio and we are eager to see hydrogen fuel cell vehicles on the road."
