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Press Coverage

"Schatz Engineer Takes Renewable Energy Abroad," Humboldt State Now, August 26, 2010
"World Bank Awards Barefoot Power for Cost-Effective Lighting," Microfinance Focus, May 28, 2010
"Students Win $75K EPA Sustainability Award," Humboldt State Now, April 28, 2010
"United Indian Health Services Honors HSU," Humboldt State Now, April 28, 2010
"Humboldt State University gets green honros," Contra Costa Times, April 27, 2010
"Humboldt State University named to Princeton Review's List of Greenest Schools," Humboldt State Now, April 22, 2010
"Hydrogen car tested at HSU (PDF)," Times-Standard, December 13, 2009
"Setting the grade: HSU's Schatz energy center measures energy efficiency," Times Standard, November 13, 2009
"Projects approved for Headwaters Fund grant," Times Standard, June 4, 2009
"Partnership wins grants for a renewable energy secure community," Redwood Times, June 4, 2009
"HSU starts new Schatz building construction," Times Standard, February 22, 2009
"New digs for new energy," Times Standard, December 11, 2008
"Hydrogen fueling station unveiled (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, September 5, 2008
"Congressman Mike Thompson visits North Coast (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, September 3, 2008
"Humboldt State University and the Schatz Energy Research Center to Officially Open Hydrogen Station," Fuel Cell Works, August 28, 2008
"HSU opens hydrogen fuel station September 4 (PDF)," Redwood Times, August 28, 2008
"Humboldt State debuts hydrogen-run Prius (PDF)," The Lumberjack, August 27, 2008
"Next 'hydrogen highway' outpost: Humboldt State (PDF)," Press Democrat, June 30, 2008
"HSU takes delivery of hydrogen-powered Prius (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, June 25, 2008
"Professor blends social justice and science," Humboldt State Now, February 1, 2008
"HSU Set to Welcome a Hydrogen-Fueled Car," The Boldt, May, 2007
"Guest Post: Take a Tour of California's Hydrogen Highway - Part 2," Green Options, May 3, 2007
"California Hydrogen Highway Spans 800 Miles," Cleantech Blog, April 24, 2007
"Schatz Center readies hydrogen station (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, February 11th, 2007
"HSU's Schatz Center readies hydrogen fuel station," Eureka Times-Standard, February 8th, 2007
"Peter and the Fuel Cell," The North Coast Journal, August 17th, 2006
"Climate Action Team picks HSU for forum (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, May 7th, 2006
"Climate for change: Forests will play vital role in state emission reductions," Eureka Times-Standard, May 5th, 2006
"The first element," Fuel Cell Works, March 12th, 2006
"A small step toward breaking the oil habit (PDF)," Eureka Times-Standard, February 27th, 2006
"Hydrogen power park proposal gets early nod (PDF)," Eureka Times-Standard, February 22nd, 2006
"The Future of Energy: with Peter Lehman," California Connected, first aired February 17th, 2006
"The Soul of Environmentalism (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, November 7th, 2005
"Professor to give free lecture on the future of hydrogen energy at HSU (PDF)," Eureka Times-Standard, October 12th, 2005
"County seeks to energize General Plan," The Lumberjack Online, September 29th, 2005
"Draft energy plan released (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, August 23rd, 2005
"SERC leads on energy element (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, August 20th, 2005
"Solar Hydrogen Fuel Cells," California Connected, first aired June 24th, 2005
"Fuel Cell Center opens," Kettering University News, June 18, 2005
"Humboldt State University Energy Systems Team Wins Grand Prize in the National Hydrogen Association's 2005 "H2U" Student Design Competition (PDF)," Fuel Cell Works, April 7th, 2005
"Ideas Forum: Renewables Can Do the Job (PDF)," The Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter, Vol 20, No 4, April 2005
"HSU makes 'colleges with a conscience' list (PDF)," Lake County Record Bee, April 1st, 2005
"Fuel Cell Test Station at SERC," NHA News, Vol 9, No 4, Autumn 2004
"HSU's Schatz Lab demonstrates new fuel cell tester (PDF)," Eureka Times-Standard, November 2nd, 2004
"Two Men and Hydrogen (PDF)," Humboldt Stater, Fall 2004
"NHA Honors Leaders in the Hydrogen Community at Annual H2 Conference," NHA News, Vol 9, No 3, Summer 2004
"Training the Teachers: SoCal Science Teachers Explore FCs at NHA Conference," NHA News, Vol 9, No 3, Summer 2004
"HSU Wins National Clean-Air Awards (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, April 30th, 2004
"Alliance Boosts HSU Energy Savings (PDF)," The Eureka Reporter, March 18th, 2004
"HSU lab still pioneers fuel cell research (PDF)," The Lumberjack Online, March 9th, 2004
"Study questions cost of manure-to-power idea for most dairies," Eureka Times-Standard, December 16th, 2003
"UAF tests fuel cell that may revolutionize Bush energy (PDF),"Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, November 7th, 2003
"UAF Tests New Fuel Cell," Fairbanks Daily News-Miner, October 23rd, 2003
"HSU's Schatz center receives $7.4 million gift," Eureka Times-Standard, October 17, 2003
"HSU team brings hydrogen power to a rock tour," Eureka Times-Standard, September 13, 2003
"Rock on with Hydrogen! (PDF)," Hydrogen Safety Report, August 2003
"Hydrogen-Powered Rock and Roll," NHA News, Vol 8, No 3, Fall 2003
"Hydrogen Is No Gas, Yet," Wired, June 23rd, 2003
"Course teaches small business owners, homeowners about grid-connected solar systems," Eureka Times-Standard, May 28th, 2003
"Schatz delivers fuel cell test station to University of Michigan," NHA News, Vol 7, No 3, Autumn 2002
"Determinedly tinkering with America's energy future," Eureka Times-Standard, September 22nd, 2002
"Making, storing of hydrogen (PDF)," Santa Rosa Press Democrat, February 4, 2002
"Hydrogen powers energy hopes: Experts say it may be the fuel of the future," San Francisco Chronicle, April 2, 2001
"Power Down 3 Day: Co-op sponsors energy awareness day," HSU Lumberjack, February 7, 2001
"Hydrogen age blossoms in the valley (PDF)," The Desert Sun, May 11, 2000
"Remote Fuel Cells Work for California's Yurok Indians," NHA News, Vol 5 No 2, Spring 2000
"SERC Picks Up Patent for Low-Pressure, More-Efficient Fuel Cell," Science Daily, April 6, 1999
"Fuel cell design gains patent," ENN, April 2, 1999
"Solar panels, fuel cells may help Yuroks (PDF)," McKinleyville Press, February 23, 1999
"Technology benefits Weitchpec (PDF)," Eureka Times-Standard, February 23, 1999
"Hard sell begins to use fuel-cell technology," Desert Sun, February 2, 1999
"Students Help Build Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Systems for an Ice Cream Maker," NHA News, Vol 4, No 1, Winter 1999
"First U.S. fuel-cell car hits the road," CNN, April 29, 1998
"Good Cars, for Both The Environment and Living Things," Nikkei Techno Frontier (Japanese), November 9, 1998
"L'amie de l'environnement," Les Debrouillards (French), October 1998
"My Other Car Pollutes," VIA, September/October 1998
"Street-Ready Fuel Cell Car," Popular Mechanics, September 1998
"What's New," Popular Science, August 1998
"Ready for the Road," Solar Today, July/August 1998
"Hydrogen Energy Challenged to Perception and Progress Toward Acceptance," NHA News, Vol 2, No 3, Summer 1997
"It's a Clean Machine," Motorland, November/December 1996
"Schatz Energy Research Center delivers fuel cell powered vehicle," NHA News, Vol 1, No 3, Fall 1996
"Putting Greens," Scientific American, December 1995
Schatz Energy Research Center NEV, Fox News story (this video requires QuickTime 4+ free download here)

Press Releases

3/26/10: New Home for Schatz Lab Nears Completion
1/11/09: HSU Road Tests Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicle
11/13/09: HSU Plays Key Role in Energy Scorecard
5/15/09: HSU in Quest for Humboldt Renewable Energy
12/8/08: New Schatz Home Takes Shape
6/26/08: Hydrogen-Fueled Prius Arrives at HSU (PDF)
9/5/08: Students Realize 'Hydrogen Dream'
8/29/08: Students Bring New Light to Africa Marketplaces
8/18/08: Hydrogen Fuel Station Ribbon-Cutting
8/26/08: Student Engineers Devise Park Savings
12/7/07: Schatz Lab to Get New Home (PDF)
11/30/07: Fill 'Er Up: Hydrogen Fueling Station to Open in Spring (PDF)
10/26/07: Lighting the Way (PDF)
01/24/06: Arcata High, HSU Spur Energy Study (PDF)
11/04/05: Policy expert assays sustainability (PDF)
10/10/05: Hydrogen's future on tap (PDF)
09/27/05: Talks appraise energy, environment (PDF)
08/19/05: Study Probes Humboldt Energy Use (PDF)
11/02/04: Fuel-Cell Test Station at SERC (PDF)
04/29/04: HSU Wins National Hydrogen Awards (PDF)
10/16/03: Schatz Trust Gives Estimated $7.4 Million to HSU Research (PDF)
09/10/03: Hydrogen-Powered Rock & Roll (PDF)
07/29/03: Hydrogen Energy Efforts Hit the Road with Lollapalooza 2003 (PDF)
04/09/99: Patent Issued to SERC for Low Pressure, More Efficient Fuel Cell (PDF)
11/30/98: Hydrogen Fuel Cells for Remote Arctic Villages Studied by Sandia and University of Alaska
10/06/98: $2 Million gift benefits renewable energy and forest management (PDF)
04/22/98: NEV Introduced to the World (PDF)
08/25/95: Pollution-Free Fuel Cell Vehicles to be Tested in Palm Desert