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Article: THE FUTURE OF FUEL? HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS GAIN POPULARITY AS ADVOCATES, INCLUDING A LOCAL COMPANY, TOUT ITS POTENTIAL.(FORUM)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- August 26, 2001
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Byline: Thomas W. Still Associate editor
When U.S. Rep. Ron Kind and other members of the House Energy Subcommittee toured Iceland this summer to check out that island nation's transition to alternative energy sources, he was surprised to see something stamped "Made in Wisconsin." Hydrogen fuel cells built in Middleton, a couple hours' drive from Kind's 3rd Congressional District base in La Crosse, are powering Iceland's energy future.
If the Icelandic government's plan to wean the nation of fossil fuels stays on schedule, Kind said, its buses would be converted to fuel cells within three years, other motor vehicles within six years and its fishing ...