EHA Newsletter August 2010

Introduction

The EHA used the quiet August month in Brussels to visit EU officials to inquire about the Commission’s plans for energy and transport infrastructure. As this autumn a communication on EU energy infrastructure development is expected as well as on a European Energy Strategy till 2030, the EHA last month has submitted a positon paper to facilitate  more concrete reflections on how a hydrogen infrastructure can best be integrated in national and local energy systems. We are also working on a short paper for the TEN T consultation to keep the hydorgen topic visible in these developments as well..  In view of the European Roadmap 2020 for Hydrogen Transport that is currently being prepared and the increasing inquiries of car companies on how and where to develop the first  local refuelling infrastructures in Europe, EU, national and local authorities will need to start to reflect on what the use of hydrogen will mean for their energy production and distribution as well as for industrial development .

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EHA in Action

EU Policy News

EU Commission sets outlines of future industrial policy

In a meeting on September 1, the Commission discussed its plans for EU’s industrial policy that will be presented on October 13. When a few years back a common EU Industrial policy proofed difficult,  because of  recent issues regarding the euro, internal market, and discipline with regards to State Aid in addition to the expected  18% growth  in Asian countries compared to only 2 % in the EU, the winds have changed. Commissioner for Industry, Antonio Tajani indicated five areas as the main focus of the EC :
1. improvement of access to credit especiaaly for SME’s;
2. reinforcement of the internal market;
3. less bureaucracy;
4. better and more sustainable infrastructures for transport and energy;
5. create more synergies between centres of excellence and industry.

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Events

Hydrogen Hits the Roads

SunHydro and Toyota Agree for 10 Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles in Connecticut, USA

SunHydro announced an agreement with Toyota Motor Sales, USA, Inc. (TMS) to place ten (10) Toyota Advanced Fuel Cell Hybrid Vehicles (FCHV-adv) in the Connecticut area this fall. The vehicles will support the new SunHydro solar-powered hydrogen fueling station, located at Proton Energy Systems’ headquarters in Wallingford, CT. Proton Energy Systems is a supplier of on-site hydrogen generation. SunHydro is a chain of privately funded fueling stations that provide hydrogen to fuel cell cars, producing hydrogen “on-site” using solar and water. 
 ”This is a big step for Connecticut, our country, and the overall evolution of alternative fuels in the U.S.,” said Tom Sullivan, SunHydro founder and Proton Energy Systems owner. “We are very excited to partner with Toyota on this initiative, which will help connect people with hydrogen fuel cell technology,” said Sullivan. SunHydro is leading the development of an East Coast Hydrogen Highway, which will make it possible to drive a fuel cell vehicle from Maine to Florida. The Wallingford, CT station will be the first station on this Highway. When completed, the Highway series of SunHydro stations will be the world’s first privately funded network of hydrogen fueling stations. “We are looking forward to helping to lead the charge for solar-powered hydrogen fuel by building infrastructure that makes this alternative fuel more accessible to the general consumer,” said Michael Grey, President of SunHydro. The FCHV-adv vehicles in Connecticut are part of a Toyota nationwide fuel cell demonstration program that will place more than 100 vehicles over the next three years. The ten fuel cell vehicles will be kept in Connecticut and will be used by SunHydro/Proton Energy Systems staff, in addition to other community members. For more information see: link

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BBC Radio 4 features German NOW and Toyota fuel cell car in Berlin

BBC radio 4 on August 11 featured a documentary on current devleopmennts in hydrogen transport developments including test rides in Toyota fuel cell cars in Berlin and delivery vans in  Birmingham. To listen in connect to BBC Radio 4

UK and India sign agreement on fuel cell development

Under pacts signed on July 29 by India’s junior science minister Prithviraj Chavan and UK minister for science and universities David Willets in New Delhi, the two countries will invest £ 3 million (US$ 4.7 million or Indian rupees 218.06 million) each to promote partnerships between groups already working on fuel cells. The proposed initiative will address systems research programmes in fuel cell technologies including energy support through joint India-UK academic programmes. Sh. T. Ramasami, Secretary, Department of Science & Technology informed that Indo-UK joint workshop on fuel cell technology would be organized during September 15-17, 2010 at Centre for Fuel Cell Technology Chennai.  More information on the Indian Ministry of Science and Technology website.

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