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The President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

Advanced Energy Initiative

F-Cell Vehicle (Photo provided by DaimlerChrysler) In his State of The Union Address on January 31, 2006, President Bush announced a new Advanced Energy Initiative (AEI). With America on the verge of breakthroughs in advanced energy technologies, the best way to break our nation’s addiction to foreign oil and reduce the cost of electricity production in the stationary sector is through new technology. The AEI accelerates clean-energy research to achieve results in two vital areas:

How we power our homes and businesses. An increased investment to develop near zero atmospheric emission coal-fired plants, revolutionary solar and wind technologies, and clean, safe nuclear energy.
How we power our automobiles. Increased research in advanced batteries for hybrid vehicles and cutting-edge methods of producing ethanol not just from corn, but from wood chips, stalks, or switch grass. The AEI also reinforces the Hydrogen Fuel Initiative, which aims to make hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and fueling stations available to consumers in the longer term.

Learn more about the Advanced Energy Initiative.

American Competitiveness Initiative

Announced in January 2006, the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) is a comprehensive strategy to keep our Nation the most innovative in the world. America's economic strength and global leadership depend in large measure on our ability to generate and harness the latest in scientific and technological developments and to apply these developments to real world applications. These applications are fueled by:

Scientific research, which produces new ideas and new tools that can become the foundation for tomorrow's products, services, and ways of doing business
A strong education system that equips our workforce with the skills necessary to transform those ideas into goods and services that improve our lives and provide our Nation with the researchers of the future, and
An environment that encourages entrepreneurship, risk taking, and innovative thinking.

The ACI seeks to encourage American innovation and strengthen our ability to compete in a global economy by increasing investments in research and development (R&D), strengthening Federal support for vital basic research, and improving math and science education for our Nation’s students.

Learn more about the American Competitiveness Initiative.

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