Hydrogen Seminar & Go Green Virginia Roundtable Meeting

Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, 629 E. Main Street, Richmond, VA
Training Rooms B and C
November 13, 2009

This day-long meeting is structured to provide two distinct components: a morning session entitled “Hydrogen 101,” and an afternoon session on the Go Green Virginia Community Challenge. The “Hydrogen 101," session, which will run from 9 a.m.-noon, will focus on how state and local leaders can identify early market opportunities and applications that support a hydrogen economy. The second session, from 1-4:30 p.m., will focus on the soon to be released Go Green Virginia Community Challenge and how local governments in the state can start preparing to participate in the Challenge.

To RSVP, e-mail Missy Stults, ICLEI Program Manager, at melissa.stults@iclei.org.

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Seminar and Meeting Agenda

Session One: “Hydrogen 101”
9 a.m.: Welcome and Introductions
9:10 a.m.: Our Current Energy System
9:30 a.m.: Introduction to Hydrogen What is Hydrogen? Why Hydrogen? What are Fuel Cells?
10:15 a.m. Hydrogen Production, Storage, Distribution, and Use

10:45 a.m. Break

11 a.m.: Environmental, Energy, and Economic Implications of Hydrogen
11:20 a.m.: Hydrogen Safety
11:40 a.m.: The Future of Hydrogen

noon: Lunch (keynote speaker on climate legislation)

Session Two: “Go Green Virginia Community Challenge”
1 p.m.: Current Status of Climate and Sustainability Efforts in Virginia
●    Christina Bailey, City of Hopewell, VA
●    Joe Lerch, Director of Environmental Policy – Virginia Municipal League
●    Angela Vincent, Regional Director – ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability

2 p.m.: Go Green Roundtables
●    Enhancing Green Infrastructure in Your Community - Janit Lewellyn, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
●    Developing a community wide greenhouse gas inventory - Thushara Gunda, Albemarle County
●    Creating and Promoting Green Jobs in Your Community - George Nichols, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
●    Local Food - George Bolos, City of Richmond, VA
●    Successful Community-Wide Climate Change Educational Campaign - Adam Segel-Moss, Arlington County

3 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m.: Go Green Roundtables
●    Enhancing Green Infrastructure in Your Community - Janit Lewellyn, Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation
●    Developing a community wide greenhouse gas inventory - Thushara Gunda, Albemarle County
●    Creating and Promoting Green Jobs in Your Community - George Nichols, Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments
●    Local Food - George Bolos, City of Richmond, VA
●    Successful Community-Wide Climate Change Educational Campaign - Adam Segel-Moss, Arlington County

4:15 p.m.: Closing Remarks