From the New York Times:
"National Briefing | Washington: An 'H-Prize' For Hydrogen Ideas
Published: May 11, 2006
Scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs will be able to vie for a grand prize of $10 million, and smaller prizes reaching millions of dollars, under legislation passed by the House to encourage research into hydrogen as an alternative fuel. The legislation creating the ''H-Prize,'' modeled after the privately financed Ansari X Prize, passed 416 to 6. A companion bill is to be introduced in the Senate this week. The measure would award four prizes of up to $1 million every other year for advances in hydrogen production, storage, distribution and utilization. One prize of up to $4 million would be awarded every second year for the creation of a hydrogen vehicle prototype. The grand prize, to be awarded within the next 10 years, would go for breakthrough technology."
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The NJ H2LC is comprised of university members that have fuel cell facilities on their campuses who have joined together to develop hydrogen and fuel cell educational modules and host networking meetings. In addition, this NJ H2LC website provides general infromation on hydrogen and fuel cells and information targeted to policymakers.
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