There is established, within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, a Hawaii renewable hydrogen program to manage the State’s transition to a renewable hydrogen economy. The program shall design, implement, and administer activities that include:

(1) Strategic partnerships for the research, development, testing, and deployment of renewable hydrogen technologies;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-10

  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Electricity: means all electrical energy produced by combustion of any fuel, or generated or produced using wind, the sun, geothermal heat, ocean water, falling water, currents, and waves, or any other source. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
  • Energy: means work or heat that is, or may be, produced from any fuel or source whatsoever. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
  • Energy resources: means fuel, and also includes all electrical or thermal energy produced by combustion of any fuel, or generated, produced, or stored using wind, the sun, geothermal heat, ocean water, falling water, currents, waves, or any other source. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 196-2
(2) Engineering and economic evaluations of Hawaii’s potential for renewable hydrogen use and near-term project opportunities for the State’s renewable energy resources;
(3) Electric grid reliability and security projects that will enable the integration of a substantial increase of electricity from renewable energy resources on the island of Hawaii;
(4) Hydrogen demonstration projects, including infrastructure for the production, storage, and refueling of hydrogen vehicles;
(5) A statewide hydrogen economy public education and outreach plan focusing on the island of Hawaii, to be developed in coordination with Hawaii’s public education institutions;
(6) Promotion of Hawaii’s renewable hydrogen resources to potential partners and investors;
(7) A plan, for implementation during the years 2007 to 2010, to more fully deploy hydrogen technologies and infrastructure capable of supporting the island of Hawaii’s energy needs, including:

(A) Expanded installation of hydrogen production facilities;
(B) Development of integrated energy systems, including hydrogen vehicles;
(C) Construction of additional hydrogen refueling stations; and
(D) Promotion of building design and construction that fully incorporates clean energy assets, including reliance on hydrogen-fueled energy generation;
(8) A plan, for implementation during the years 2010 to 2020, to transition the island of Hawaii to a hydrogen-fueled economy and to extend the application of the plan throughout the State; and
(9) Evaluation of policy recommendations to:

(A) Encourage the adoption of hydrogen-fueled vehicles;
(B) Continually fund the hydrogen investment capital special fund; and
(C) Support investment in hydrogen infrastructure, including production, storage, and dispensing facilities.