NIST Debuts New Fuel Cell Imaging Facility; Media Invited to Join Maryland Senator

For Immediate Release: Aug.14, 2006

Join Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski on Tuesday, August 15, in learning about a major new research instrument at the Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) that provides a real-time window on the internal workings of full-size hydrogen fuel cells. With the recently commissioned Neutron Imaging Facility, researchers can obtain information necessary to optimize water management inside fuel cells, vital to meeting targets for performance and reliability. Ultimately, meeting these targets is key to replacing petroleum with hydrogen to power cars and trucks by 2020 – the goal of President Bush’s Hydrogen Fuel Initiative.

Also, reporters can inspect and test drive the HydroGen3, an experimental five-passenger GM minivan with a hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system.

Who:	Senator Barbara Mikulski NIST Director William Jeffrey
What:	Overview of the new fuel-cell imaging research station, a national user facility at the NIST Center for Neutron Research, followed by: brief remarks by Senator Mikulski, Q&A, and hydrogen-vehicle demonstration.
When:	Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006 10:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. – Security/Registration 11:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Equipment set-up; preliminary briefing 11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. – Fuel-cell imaging presentation 12:00 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. –Sen. Mikulski press conference 12:25 p.m. – HydroGen3 demonstration
Where:	National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, Md.
Register:	To gain access to the NIST site, all media representatives (including photographers and crew) should register by 4 p.m., Monday, Aug. 14, by calling (301) 975-3776 or sending an e-mail to mark.bello@nist.gov. Registered media representatives must have proper credentials including a photo ID.

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