EEE会議（水素経済に関する国際会議の開催：米国DOE長官の提唱） 　　　
03/6/17

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目下訪欧中の米国エネルギー省のAbraham長官は、ブラッセルでの水素と燃料電池技
術に関するEUエネルギー担当大臣会議において、グローバルな「水素経済」への移行
を促進するための閣僚レベルの国際会議の開催を提案しました。同長官は、また、今
後５年間に米国は、水素エネルギー自動車の研究開発に１７億ドルを投資する計画で
ある、水素の製造には、再生可能エネルギー、火力、原子力のすべての選択肢を検討
するが、いずれは排気ガス・ゼロの自動車を目指すことにしている、等の考えを明ら
かにしております。非常に重要な提案であると思いますので、同長官の声明の要点
（プレス・リリース）をお目にかけます。ご参考まで。
金子熊夫

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Date:         Mon, 16 Jun 2003 19:45:06 -0400
Subject:     Energy's Abraham Announces Conference on Hydrogen Economy
(Abraham addresses European Commission meeting in Brussels)

U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham has invited the European Union
and its member countries to participate in a ministerial-level conference
later this year to discuss ways that will advance the transition to a
global hydrogen economy.

In remarks delivered June 16 to the European Commission's Conference of
the High Level Group on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell technologies in Brussels,
Abraham said the upcoming international meeting would formally establish
an International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy.

By working together, Abraham said, the United States and its international
partners can leverage scarce resources and advance the schedule for
research, development and deployment of hydrogen production, storage,
transport and end-use technologies. "I am convinced the partnership will
speed the day when consumers everywhere can purchase a competitively
priced hydrogen powered car," he said.

Over the next five years, Abraham said, the Department of Energy will
invest $1,700 million on research and development of hydrogen vehicles and
infrastructure technologies. Noting that hydrogen can be produced using
renewable, fossil and nuclear energy, he also said that the United States
is looking at all of these options. "But we intend that all our hydrogen
will eventually be produced using emissions-free technologies," he said.

After the conference, Abraham and European Research Commissioner Philippe
Busquin signed a fuel cell annex laying the framework for U.S.-EU
collaboration on technologies aiming to produce a reliable, cost-effective
hydrogen fuel cell as an energy source for transport and electricity.

Following is the text of Abraham's remarks as prepared for delivery:

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