Environment Legislation in California

LIQUID HYDROGEN AND WELL-TO-TANK/WHEEL MEASURES NEW IN CALIFORNIA:

»Senate Bill No. 1505 signed by California
Fuel: hydrogen alternative fuel
~ Natural gas cleaner than other fossil fuels, and therefore is an important part of a transitional strategy to a clean hydrogen fuel economy
~ a hydrogen highway network in the state should produce hydrogen fuel from clean, renewable sources
~ hydrogen fuel and fuel cell vehicles are a central part of achieving the state’s Zero Emission Vehicle Program
~ the state board to consider including in a future revision of the California Hydrogen Highway Blueprint Plan
~ a study to determine the necessary steps to maximize the production of hydrogen fuel made from eligible renewable resources

No later than July 1, 2008 develop and,after at least two public workshops, adopt hydrogen fuel regulations to ensure the following:
~ state funding for the production and use of hydrogen fuel
~ require that well-to-wheel emissions of greenhouse gases for the average hydrogen powered vehicle fueled by
~ hydrogen from fueling stations that receive state funds are at least 30 percent lower than emissions for the average new gasoline vehicle in California when measured on a per-mile basis
~ no less than 33.3 % the hydrogen produced for, or dispensed by, fueling stations that receive state funds
~ be made from eligible renewable energy resources as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 399.12 of the Public Utilities Code
~ providers of hydrogen fuel for transportation in the state to report to the state board the annual mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed
~ and the method by which the dispensed hydrogen was produced and delivered

Local well-to-tank emissions of nitrogen oxides plus reactive organic gases
~ this is the ESSENTIAL CHANGE: the whole hydrogen supply chain is measured

“Well-to-tank emissions”
~ emissions resulting from production of a fuel,
~ including resource extraction, initial processing, transport, fuel production, distribution and marketing, and
~ delivery into the fuel tank of a consumer vehicle

“Well-to-wheel emissions”
~ emissions resulting from production of a fuel, including resource extraction, initial processing,
~ transport, fuel production, distribution and marketing, and delivery and use in a consumer vehicle

Reporting in California
~ providers of hydrogen fuel for transportation in the state must report to the state board the annual mass of hydrogen fuel dispensed
~ and the method by which the dispensed hydrogen was produced and delivered