The BP hydrogen station at NextEnergy Center is part of a collaboration between BP, DaimlerChrysler and NextEnergy, supported by U.S. DOE's five-year fuel cell vehicle and infrastructure validation effort.

"BP is committed to developing cleaner fuels. This newest station allows us to continue our ongoing work to gain real-world experience in hydrogen fueling infrastructure and help build public awareness of this developing technology," said Bill Fitzharris, BP's general manager of technology for hydrogen for transport. "This program is a great opportunity for government, energy companies and the auto industry to work collaboratively to develop alternative fuel for the future."

A partner to BP in the DOE program, DaimlerChrysler has spent more than $1 billion in fuel cell vehicle research and development. As part of the world's largest fleet of fuel cell vehicles, DaimlerChrysler has more than 30 fuel cell vehicles with customers in the United States and more than 100 around the world.

NextEnergy is a non-profit corporation founded to enable the commercialization of energy technologies that positively contribute to economic competitiveness, energy security and the environment.

"NextEnergy is delighted to work with BP and DaimlerChrysler to accelerate alternative energy solutions such as hydrogen and fuel cells to market," said Jim Croce, NextEnergy's chief executive officer. "The NextEnergy Center provides a unique platform for alternative fuel innovators like BP to test and validate their technologies in a real world environment."

BP is working with DOE and partners DaimlerChrysler and Ford to develop hydrogen fuel stations in Michigan, Florida and California. BP also is involved in refueling infrastructure to support fuel cell buses and cars in a number of cities across the world, including Barcelona, Spain; Stuttgart and Hamburg in Germany; London, U.K.; Porto, Portugal; Singapore and Perth, Australia.

Additional information about BP's hydrogen program can be found at http://www.bp.com/hydrogen.

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