Project Components 

Identify key stakeholders, and expand and strengthen partnerships: CCAT will utilize existing relationships as a partnership foundation, and will expand efforts to include  state and local decision makers including, but not limited to mayors and first selectmen, facilities and transportation managers, emergency coordinators, and public works directors.

Develop resources to analyze potential sites for hydrogen and fuel cell deployment: CCAT will create a virtual regional resource center (RRC) that will provide online information, models, and other tools to assist municipal planners to quantify the costs and benefits of hydrogen and fuel cell technology at the identified potential sites.

Education of state and local decision-makers and other key stakeholders: CCAT will seek to improve acceptance and confidence in hydrogen and fuel cell technology, participants will also be educated on existing and potential applications, regulatory issues, appropriate codes, standards, and safety issues, and local energy planning.

Integration of local development plans with state objectives: The "Partnership-Building" project will use local “bottoms up” decisions guided by state/regional “tops down” assistance to help reduce conflict, improve state/regional and municipal relations, and provide better solutions to community-based energy problems.

Identification of financial and investment opportunities:  CCAT will provide stakeholders with information regarding funding opportunities available to them through state and federal resources.  In addition, CCAT will coordinate with local, state, and regional decision makers to identify innovative funding and procurement mechanisms, such as group purchases and corporate tax credits, to encourage market growth, reduce costs, and increase public acceptance.