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Summary
Today, hydrogen vehicle production is not yet at commercial scale and there is a vigorous dialogue on what is most critical to the development of a national hydrogen infrastructure.
So what's the next step?
Catherine Dunwoody of the California Fuel Cell Partnership and Britta Gross of General Motors presented their perspectives on:
- Impacts of the changing political and financial landscape on near-term infrastructure development
- The need to accelerate the development of hydrogen fueling station technology to match the growing maturity of fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)
- How to kick-start and manage the transition to commercial scale of hydrogen FCEVs
- Clustering of fueling stations in L.A. and the New York City greater metropolitan area
- Cost-efficient incentive programs on state and federal levels
- Leadership roles of oil and gas companies, auto companies, entrepreneurs, and government
 Catherine Dunwoody
Executive Director
California Fuel Cell Partnership
Catherine Dunwoody is the executive director of the California Fuel Cell Partnership. She has led the organization from 1999 when it was announced as a fuel cell vehicle demonstration program. Today the CaFCP is globally recognized as a leader in promoting hydrogen fuel cell vehicle commercialization. Catherine leads the CaFCP’s team of industry and government members in their collaborative planning, technical and outreach activities.
Prior to CaFCP, she worked for the California Air Resources Board where she managed teams responsible for a variety of activities, ranging from developing stationary source test methods to developing and implementing vehicle regulations. Catherine has a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the University of California, Davis.
 Britta Gross
Manager of Hydrogen & Electrical Infrastructure Commercialization
General Motors
Britta K. Gross is Manager of Hydrogen and Electrical Infrastructure Development and Strategic Commercialization for General Motors. In this role, she is responsible for steering the development of both the hydrogen and electrical infrastructures required to support the deployment of GM’s rapidly developing electric propulsion vehicle technologies, based on fuel cells and plug-in batteries. She brings to this position an extensive and diverse background in both the Automotive and Aerospace industries.
Ms. Gross began her career in 1983 with Hughes Space & Communications in Los Angeles, California leading Mission Design and Systems Engineering teams developing satellite programs. In 1995, she transferred to Opel in Ruesselsheim, Germany where she led a joint aerospace/automotive project that involved Hughes, GM, and Opel vehicle design engineers. After 7 years in Europe, she returned to the U.S. and joined General Motors’ advanced vehicle technology programs. She received a degree in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and studied language arts at the University of Wuerzburg in Germany. Britta is also on the Board of Directors of the National Hydrogen Association.
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