Published April 7, 2023
WGRZ-TV reports that UB is part of a state-led initiative seeking federal funding to create a multi-state hydrogen fuel research hub. The report includes comments from Andrew Whittaker, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering.
“The university, the premier research university in the state, has an important role to play, and in terms of both developing technology, deploying technology, and in workforce development,” Whittaker said.
He added: “We would like to turn Western New York into the clean energy, clean industry capital of the United States, and we can do it."