TALLAHASSEE—The Florida Hydrogen Business Partnership will meet in Tallahassee on March 23, 2005 to release their strategy for the rapid commercialization of hydrogen energy in Florida.

The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) first gathered hydrogen technology developers, fuel and power producers and major energy consumers in April to assist the State with the development of Florida’s hydrogen economy. The Partnership’s strategy for industry and government to rapidly accelerate the development, demonstration and commercialization of hydrogen will establish Florida as the nation’s hub of hydrogen technology.

Representative Adam Hasner and DEP Deputy Secretary Allan Bedwell will join executives from 22 leading hydrogen energy companies including: Air Products, Air Liquide America, Apollo Energy Systems, Ballard Power Systems, BP America, Chevron Texaco, Cummins Westport, Disney, DynEco, Ener1, Florida Power & Light, Fuel Cell Energy, Gulf Power, Hydrogenics, Plug Power, Praxair, Progress Energy Florida, Shell Hydrogen, Siemens Westinghouse Power, Stuart Energy Systems, Tampa Electric Company and Teledyne Energy Systems.

For more information, visit www.FloridaEnergy.org.

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

9:00 am

Florida League of Cities Building

Sittig Hall

301 South Bronough Street

Tallahassee, FL