Here are some of the top posts from around the web commemorating October 8, 2016 as National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day. 

To cap off 2016's National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, FCHEA launched the new campaign and dedicated website, www.zeroemissions.org, to capstone National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, officially recognized on October 8. 

Plug Power today celebrates its new Dayton, OH service center by hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony – bringing green jobs and innovation to the Dayton-metro area, and expanding service capabilities to Ohio customers, including Walmart, Ace Hardware, Home Depot and Honda. 

Across the country this past week, scientists and engineers have been celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Aptly chosen to represent the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008), National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was celebrated for the first time on October 8, 2015 and this year we’ve keeping the momentum going.

Part of the FCHEA member National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Days activities, NICTO – Innovate 2016 will showcase all-in fuel cell solutions for counterbalance forklifts, narrow aisle forklifts and motorized hand trucks used in multi-shift distribution, warehousing, and manufacturing operations.

The Energy Department's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has formed a new consortium with five other national labs intended to accelerate the development of commercially viable pathways for hydrogen production from renewable energy sources. The consortium, named HydroGEN Advanced Water Splitting Materials Consortium (HydroGEN), also includes Sandia National Laboratories, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Idaho National Laboratory, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, and Savannah River National Laboratory. 

In support of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, Air Liquide launches www.letscleartheair.com  and collaborated with the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) to create a hydrogen infrastructure app. 

ITM Power officially launched its third public access hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) and the second HRS in London at the Centre of Engineering Manufacturing Excellence CEME, in Rainham East London.

Secretary Moniz joined staff from the Department of Energy's Fuel Cell Technologies Office in celebrating industry progress on National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day

On October 8, Chris San Marchi of Sandia National labs hosted an Ask Me Anything (AMA) on Reddit's Science subreddit, answering a variety of questions regarding hydrogen as a fuel and energy carrier. 

International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Organizations joined FCHEA and the industry in helping celerbating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day this October 8, 2016. See some of the examples below:

CaFCP staff will take part in the 2016 annual Charge Across Town EV Test Drive during Fleet Week and National Hydrogen Day on October 8-9 at Pier 27 in San Francisco, CA. FREE ‘ride and drives’ in the latest electric vehicles, including plug-in, battery, and fuel cell EVs. CaFCP staff will have the 2016 Toyota Mirai, Hyundai Tucson FCV, Mercedes Benz BClass F-Cell in the test drive and the 2017 Honda Clarity on display.

The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), the trade association dedicated to the commercialization of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies, is partnering with Toyota Motor Company to bring the Mirai Fuel Cell Vehicle on display at the Taste of D.C. in Washington, D.C.

Join the Thunderclap for 2016's National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day now! On October 8, industry, supporters, friends, and stakeholders are celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day to raise broader awareness of the benefits of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.  Show your support and join us on October 8 in celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

Today, Altergy joins the nation in celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day by marking the growth of the industry and raising awareness of the benefits fuel cells and hydrogen technologies provide in generating reliable and resilient power, improving the environment by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and increasing America’s energy security.

In commemorating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, representatives from the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) and Toyota Motor Company drove a Toyota Mirai on a Capital-Capital-Capital tour from the nation's capital in Washington, D.C., to the capitals of Richmond, Virginia, and Annapolis, Maryland.

This week the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) joins others across the United States to celebrate National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day on Oct. 8—10.08—a date chosen to represent the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008).

CSA Group will be offering a 50% discount off standards in this area during the week of October 8th to October 14th - including a brand new standard HGV 4.9 Hydrogen Fueling Stations. Use coupon code HFC50 at checkout.

FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., October 7, 2016 – In celebration of National Hydrogen Day, October 8th, Hyundai Tucson Fuel Cell drivers have again surpassed an important threshold, accumulating more than 1,500,000 miles on the roads and highways of both Southern and Northern California.

In honor of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day on October 8, we sit down with Byron McCormick, one of the “founding fathers” of hydrogen and fuel cells, to talk about his experiences during his more than 50-year career. Byron began his career in 1974 at Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he first explored the possibility of using fuel cells in vehicles. 

On October 5, Hyundai American Technical Center President William Freels delivered a Hyundai Tucson fuel cell vehicle (FCV) to DOE Acting Assistant Secretary David Friedman, commemorating National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day. 

Plug Power is celebrating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day all week – don't miss their blog series about how Plug Power and its industry partners are changing the way the world moves.  

Check out Plug's first blog post here.

With football season in full swing, Nuvera will be at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro Mass. to help kick off Innovate 2016. The exclusive by-invitation-only dealer event, presented by NITCO – a Hyster-Yale dealer offering innovative materials handling solutions – follows on the heels of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day.

Nuvera Fuel Cells, LLC, a provider of fuel cell power and hydrogen solutions for motive applications, has successfully demonstrated fueling of a fuel cell vehicle (FCV) with hydrogen compressed electrochemically as part of its events for National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. Electrochemical compression represents a potential paradigm-shift for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry and promises to enable broader adoption of fuel cell powered cars and other vehicles.

Air Products will join companies and organizations around the nation on Saturday, October 8, in celebratingNational Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day. As part of the day, Air Products will have its hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, the new Toyota Mirai, on display from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Da Vinci Science Center in Allentown (3145 Hamilton Boulevard Bypass). 
 

ELKTON, Md., Oct. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Honda Motor Company Ltd. (Honda) introduced its latest Clarity fuel cell vehicle inJapan in March 2016, and it is due to be available in the US in late 2016. The innovative Honda Clarity Fuel Cell is creating lots of buzz for its user-friendly technology and spacious interior.

In honor of National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day, Stark Area Regional Transit Authority (SARTA) will be taking the Hydrogen Fuel Cell bus on tour to all its Transit Centers before it returns to Columbus to complete its testing  at Ohio State. The official day is Saturday October 8th, which was chosen because the atomic weight of Hydrogen is 1.008 (10.08). The purpose of National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day is to raise awareness of the clean energy technology that is available.

The Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) led its members and organizations across the United States in celebrating the second annual National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day today, October 8, a day chosen in recognition of the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008).