* WHO :* Officials with the West Virginia Development Office, WVU ’s National Research Center for Coal and Energy, and the College of Business and Economics at WVU
* WHAT :* President George W. Bush’s challenge that the first car driven by a child born today be powered by hydrogen and be pollution-free has sparked national interest in hydrogen. Gov. Bob Wise’s Energy Task Force urged consideration of West Virginia’s role in the potential hydrogen economy. Workshop participants will use information provided by experts from the coal, electricity, chemical automotive and venture capital industries and the research community to generate ideas for a West Virginia hydrogen roadmap.
* WHERE :* Stonewall Resort, Roanoke, W.Va., exit 91 off I-79
* WHEN :* Wednesday, Nov. 19
- 10 a.m.-Feature presentation by Rita Bajura, director National Energy Technology Laboratory, Morgantown
- 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. -Panel presentations on hydrogen production, distribution, storage, and use and on venture capital by the industry and research experts
- 1 p.m. -Featured luncheon presenter Ellen Lutz, director, Philadelphia Regional Office of the U.S. DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
