Hannover Messe 2009 Updated 28-10-2008

The EHA will be present at the 15th Group Exhibit Hydrogen + Fuel Cells at HANNOVER MESSE 2009 - 20-24 April  2009
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EU Member States urge EU Council to take up CO2 emissions of passenger cars with EU Parliament. Updated 28-10-2008

France - who is holding the EU presidency till this December and one of the EU’s largest car producers in Europe together with Germany, Italy, and the UK - has tried to convince EU  governments to water down the proposals and give industry more time and flexibility to meet the targets  ”There is a political will to avoid second reading in [...]

EHA present at launch EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan Updated 28-10-2008

Commissioner Janez Potocnik of Research and Andris Piebalgs of Energy launched the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) in the presence of heads of industry and EU policy makers. At the inauguration the FCH JTI was mentioend several times by the Commissioners as great examples of European Industial Alliances to move forward a topic. [...]

Tokyo: 5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2009 Updated 28-10-2008

Tokyo: 5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo 2009 - FC Expo - 25-27 February 2009
FC EXPO is highly recognized for its contribution to the development of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry by providing an excellent quality of exhibition along with the concurrently-held world’s top class conference. Fore more info please click here

Tokyo: International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo Updated 28-10-2008

5th International Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Expo - FC Expo 2009. Tokyo 25-27 February 2009.
FC EXPO is highly recognized for its contribution to the development of the hydrogen and fuel cell industry
by providing an excellent quality of exhibition along with the concurrently-held world’s top class conference. For more info please click here

Newsletter October 2008 Updated 28-10-2008

New improved communication system of EHA News:
RSS stands for “Really Simple Syndication” and enables you to view all the news items which interest you directly from your homepage such as iGoogle, MyYahoo, and MyMSN or other feed readers such as Microsoft Outlook. This ensures you stay up to date without having to visit each website [...]

130 European cities sign declaration to take local action on climate change Updated 27-10-2008

The non binding declaration signed by 130 cities in 34 EU countries, includes guidelines   for implementing local policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by involving all local actors, better urban planning, transport and mobility, renewable energy and diversified energy production.”Cities are best placed to speak with their citizens on global matters such as climate change” and to show how local [...]

EHA presented EU policy developments at ZEMSHIP conference in Hamburg Updated 23-10-2008

The EHA was invited to give an update on EU policy affecting the use of hydrogen as an energy vector at the First ZEMSHIP conference in Hamburg. The objective of the ZEMSHIP project, financed by the EU LIFE programme is to build a fuel cell ship and refuelling station. ZemShip will be the world’s first [...]

EU Parliament approves report on Directive for promotion of clean vehicles Updated 22-10-2008

The EU Parliament approved a compromise report on the promotion of clean and energy efficient road vehicles. The Directive will include mandatory criteria for public procurement of vehicles including CO2 and other emissions. The Directive will be discussed in the Council of the EU this December. The EHA is hosting a seminar “Towards large scale [...]

EU Commission published reports on results of EU Technology Platforms. Updated 21-10-2008

More regulatory and standardisation efforts are needed to help translate research results into new products and services, concludes an independent evaluation of the European technology platforms (ETPs).
It is clear that the 30-odd ETPs launched by the EU since 2003, including the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform, have contributed to more R&D investment and helped to overcome EU [...]