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Brussels is bubbling with dossiers that require active contributions of our industry: the EU Clean and Energy Efficient Vehicles Strategy, as presented by the EU Commission on April 28, and discussed in the EHA/HyRaMP seminar on March 23 in Brussels, included encouraging text. Complementary development of  battery and fuel cell car development was mentioned as well as the need for an assessment on whether synergies exist between capacity build up for electric and hydrogen vehicles and their connection to low-carbon electricity sources, as indicated in the EHA postion paper on the strategy. The EHA was also contacted by DG Environment to give input on the future development of hydrogen refuelling stations with regards to the Review of the Seveso II Directive, that limits hydrogen on-site storage to 5 tons. Last but not least in a meeting with DG Enterprise, the EHA discussed further EU action on standardisation of infrastructure build-up in Europe and the EHA interest to contribute to the proposed EU Platform for electric transport. The EU Competitiveness Council of May 25-26 will decide on the Clean Vehicles Strategy and therefore  it will be very important in the next three weeks  to take action at national level to inform government officials of the need to include fuel... read more

Updated 30-04-2010 The Clean Energy Partnership (CEP) in Berlin brings the everyday usability of hydrogen vehicles and infrastructure to life:  a rally with hydrogen vehicles from Berlin to Hamburg via Stolpe will demonstrate this while creating a symbolic bridge to CEP’s new... read more

Updated 28-04-2010 The European Hydrogen Association, EHA, (www.h2euro.org) welcomes the Commission’s Communication on Clean and Energy Efficient Vehciles (COM 2010/186) as an important step forward in policy support for green car technologies. The video’s, shown during Commissioner Tajani’s press conference (April 28,... read more

Updated 20-04-2010 BMW’s Forschung und Technik GmbH celebrates its silver anniversary and revealed the fuel cell hybrid series concept. BMW has been working on hydrogen-fueled vehicles since at least the mid-1990s, mostly focusing on the use of liquid hydrogen in internal... read more

Updated 30-04-2010 The overall goal of European energy policy is to ensure that consumers and enterprises obtain safe, secure, sustainable and low-carbon energy at affordable and competitive prices. The challenges of global energy security and energy geopolitics, slow progress in combating... read more

Updated 27-04-2010 The Commission’s Green Paper on the future development of the Trans-European Transport Network, published in February 2009, launched a review of the TEN-T policy.  Based on the work of six expert groups dealing with specific issues of TEN-T planning... read more

Updated 16-04-2010 At a seminar at the EU Parliament on April 15, organised by Spanish MEP Teresa Riera Madurell, the Spanish Secretary General for Industry, Teresa Santero, presented her government’s strong support for the development of the electric car.  Although indicating that hydrogen technology... read more

Updated 07-04-2010 The EU Commission  announced its plan to present the EU Energy Action Plan for 2010- 2014 this May as a follow-up to the 2007-2009 the approved  common European 20-20-20 energy policy and energy market policy in 2007 that resulted... read more

Updated 19-04-2010 Across from the EHA stand at the 16th H2 and FC Group Exhibit the ZSW of Ulm is demonstrating its Airport Scooter to pull luggage lorries through airports. Although not much of that is happening these days, ZSW is looking... read more

Updated 27-04-2010 With the increase in the use of renewable energy sources, the need for effective storage becomes greater. The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change recently awarded over £7 million to eight different firms to be spent on the creation... read more