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Tokyo Motor Show

3 Dec - 11 Dec, 2011

The Tokyo Motor Show starting on December 3, 2011 will exhibit all 14 manufacturers and 15 brands of Japan as well as several companies from abroad. The “Smart Mobility City 2011″ will be held as a themed project. The project will showcase next-generation automobiles and the social systems with which they interact to highlight the roles and responsibilities of the automotive industry amidst growing concern over the global environment and resources. For further information please visit the official webpage.

TEN-T Info Day to be held on January 31, 2012

31 Jan - 31 Jan, 2012

The Trans-European Transport Network Executive Agency (TEN-T EA) will organize its annual TEN-T Info Day on Tuesday 31 January 2012 at the Borschette Conference Centre in Brussels, Belgium The aim of the Info Day is to allow prospective applicants for TEN-T 2012 Call to gather all the available information which they will be able to use in the preparation of their proposal. Furthermore, participants will be able to interact directly with Agency and European Commission staff as well as with fellow TEN-T stakeholders. As with previous TEN-T EA events, registrations will be only possible through a special page of the Agency’s website, and will open on Tuesday 6 December. The draft agenda and further information will be available shortly on the event’s page. Source: TEN-T Info Day 2012

Report on Financial and technology outlook on FCH in Europe 2014 – 2020

December 1, 2011

The “Fuel Cell and Hydrogen technologies in Europe; Financial and technology outlook on the European sector ambition 2014 – 2020” was made public this November 2011 during the FCH JU stakeholder assembly which took place in Brussels.

The Report summarizes the sector’s financial ambition to reach Europe’s objectives in 2020. The estimated investments are split into traditional R&D and Demonstration efforts, totaling around €6.4 bn and a newer effort to take place in relation to market introduction investments, estimated at around €11.5 bn. The role and responsibility of Industry will increase with increased proximity to the market. The respective contemplated roles of Member States and the European Union and other supporting financial institutions are explored in detail in the document.

Annual meeting of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW

7 Dec - 7 Dec, 2011

The Annual Meeting of the Hydrogen Network North Rhine Westfalia will take place December 7, 2011. Presentations will examine, the region of North Rhine-Westphalia activities in the expansion of renewable energies and the associated consequences for networks and how storage of energy increasingly plays a major role. The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW utilizes excessive wind energy to save in the form of hydrogen with the aim to Buffer the fluctuations in energy supply, the production, and consumption of electrical energy. The hydrogen can then be used as a clean fuel the transport sector.  Fuel cell buses within projects funded by NRW, are currently in progress and successfully running in Hurth. During the annual meeting participants will have the opportunity to test ride the hydrogen bus. During the meeting, presentations will also examine the NRW incentive programs for cogeneration, the basic features, and the current projects in the field of CHP, electricmobility, and energy storage using hydrogen and fuel cells. For Program of Event see attached document (German)

Bologna Motor Show

3 Dec - 11 Dec, 2011

The 36th edition of the Italian Motor Show which will be held from 3rd to 11th December, 2011 will house several events including severql events and exhibitions in the Electric City powered by Enel. For more information see: Bologna Motor Show

Chances and Challenges for Hungary and the EU

December 1, 2011

In view of the ongoing parliamentary discussion’s structuring the Hungarian Energy Strategy 2030; the Hungarian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association will host a workshop On 29 September 2011 for the public. The event will give insight on the challenges and opportunities within the Hungary and the wider European Union in establishing the Hydrogen economy.

The conference will introduce the existing trends of Hydrogen Fuel Cell technologies, the achieved results, and provide a future outlook for the coming decade.