National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was created by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association to help raise awareness of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and to celebrate how far the industry has come as well as the vast potential the technologies have today and in future.
October 8th (10.08) was chosen in reference to the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008).
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day was officially launched on October 8, 2015.
National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day Events
The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA), its members, industry organizations, allied groups, state and federal governments and individuals are commemorating National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day with a variety of activities and events across the country.[1]
U.S. Senate Resolutions
- 115th Congress - passed Senate Resolution 664 on October 1, 2018, designating October 8th as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"[5]
- 115th Congress - passed Senate Resolution 287 on October 5, 2017, designating October 8th as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"[6]
- 114th Congress - passed Senate Resolution 573 on September 26, 2016, designating October 8th as "National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"[7]
- 114th Congress - passed Senate Resolution 217 on September 29, 2015, designating October 8th as " National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day"[8]