European Hydrogen Association

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

marieke — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 19:09:41 +0000

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

EHA National Association Members

marieke — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 07:15:22 +0000

Bulgarian Hydrogen Society

Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform (HYTEP CZ)

Danish Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Dutch Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

Flemish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

French Hydrogen Association

German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

Hungarian Hydrogen Association

Italian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association

Latvian Hydrogen Association

Macedonian Association for Hydrogen

Norwegian Hydrogen Forum

Polish Hydrogen Association

Portugese Hydrogen Association

Slovenian Development Centre for Hydrogen Technologies: website under construction

Spanish Hydrogen Association

Hydrogen Sweden

Swiss Hydrogen Association:

United Kingdom Association

UK and India sign agreement on fuel cell development

marieke — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:40:07 +0000

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.

Work shop Fuel cells for UPS – Uninterrupted Power Systems, Brussels Belgium – 15 September 2010

tanya — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 13:32:20 +0000

Fuel Cell Europe will be hosting a workshop on fuel cells and hydrogen in Brussels at the Euro Keys sprl premises on the 15th of Septemeber 2010.

This workshop will focus on fuel cells for Uninterruptible Power Supply, in particular for back-up and stand alone power applications. Speakers and participants will debate about the market perspectives and strategies for the deployment of fuel cells technologies for UPS, in applications such as Data centers, Hospitals, Telecom or Public security related organisations. Emphasis will also be placed on sharing best practices and discussing the state of the art of fuel cell technologies for UPS.

For more information see link: here

Fiat Panda Hydrogen Fuel Cell Prototype

tanya — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:30:47 +0000

Fiat Panda presented the prototype of a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle – the Panda Hydrogen, in Rio de Janeiro.

Fiat presented the vehicle at the Challenge Bibendum, an international event that takes place in Rio de Janeiro between days 05/30 and 02/06.

The Fiat Panda Hydrogen is a prototype electric vehicle driven by a powertrain of a hydrogen fuel cell, built for the purpose of improved environmental proposal.The system of fuel cell produces electricity and water with high efficiency and zero emissions. It basically consists of a fuel cell, manufactured by Nuvera and a set of innovative assistive technologies. With full force, the fuel cell powertrain delivers 60kW, causing the vehicle to reach a speed above 120km / h with acceleration zero to 50 km / h in 5 seconds. The hydrogen tank capacity guarantees the Panda Hydrogen a range exceeding 200 km in an urban cycle. HyTRAN Panda is the latest of technology development with investment from the manufacturer and the European Community in the project HyTRAN.

Source: www.bemparana.com.br

CLEPA Technology Day, 27 October 2010 – Brussels, Autoworld

tanya — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 14:40:12 +0000

The fourth edition of the CLEPA Technology Day “Green Technologies for tomorrow’s mobility” will demonstrate that automotive suppliers not only develop most of the new automotive technologies but also are key players in reducing CO₂ emissions while, at the same time, innovating for safety and sustainable mobility.

The CLEPA Technology Day 2010 will be taking place at the Brussels Autoworld on the 27th of October.

The CLEPA Technology Day offers a unique opportunity for Europe’s decision makers to experience the latest vehicle technologies showcased by automotive suppliers who are committed to delivering safer, greener and more energy-efficient products.

For more information see: www.clepa.eu

New Internationonal Electric Vehicle Initiative includes fuel cell cars.

marieke — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 16:45:43 +0000

At the first Clean Energy Ministerial in Washington, D.C. on July 19. and 20., ministers reaffirmed their commitment to previously-announced targets for the deployment of electric vehicles including fuel cell vehicles, which the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimates will create global market momentum leading to at least 20 million electric vehicles on the road worldwide by 2020. In support of those targets, the ministers are launching the Electric Vehicles Initiative (EVI), which will provide a forum for global cooperation on the development and deployment of electric vehicles. Participating countries, including China, France, Germany, Japan, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, and the United States. Other initial partners include the International Energy Agency pledged to continue discussions through high-level roundtables organized by the IEA during the Paris Motor Show in Fall 2010 and the Shanghai Motor Show in Spring 2011. Participating countries agree to:

1. Launch a pilot cities program to promote electric vehicles demonstrations in urban areas;

2. Share information, as appropriate, on funding levels and other features of research and development programs on electric vehicle technologies to ensure their collective investments are strategically addressing the most crucial global gaps in vehicle technology development; and,

3. Share information, as appropriate, on electric vehicle deployment targets, as well as best practices and policies, to enable progress toward those targets.

As sales and production targets for electric vehicles are established and pursued, it will be helpful for governments to work together (involving the private sector and other stakeholders as appropriate) in order to learn from others’ successes and failures, as well as to address universal issues that affect the deployment of electric vehicles. For example, sharing information on targets may help governments to understand how their plans relate to those of other countries, which will help them to anticipate, and thereby hopefully avoid, supply-side shortages. In addition, there is also the need for a dialogue on the interconnection of electric vehicles, which would likely involve reaching out to the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN), which was also launched at the Clean Energy Ministerial. More generally, EVI will lead an ongoing and structured dialogue to enable countries to identify and adopt best-practice deployment policies and programs that help them to cost effectively reach their own respective targets.

EHA Hydrogen Newsletter 07/10

marieke — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 18:45:29 +0000

After the Joint Undertaking for fuel cells and hydrogen announced another round of funding the beginning of summer, publishing the third Call for proposals of 89 million euro’s of fuel cell and hydrogen funding, the Commission published on July 20 the FP 7 Energy 2011 – and 2011-2 calls for proposals that include funding for the other European Industrial Initiatives of the EU Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET Plan) that are being inaugurated this year. The JTI for fuel cells and hydrogen, as the first EII, could contribute to the activitities of all the other intiatives and enhance the use of all energy technologies.
The FP 7 Energy Call Energy 2011 – 2 for example, includes € 30 mln funding for the topic ENERGY.2011.7.3-2: Storage and balancing variable electricity supply and demand. The EHA encourages the Commision, European industries and research entities participating in all EII’s, to actively explore concrete areas of collaboration to fully leverage the potential of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier and accelerate the uptake of all clean energy technologies. As national funding will be crucial to the success of the SET Plan the EHA will engage actively with its national associations to facilitate joint projects at EU nationall and local level.

Ballard Tests 1 MW PEM Power Plant

tanya — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 08:20:13 +0000

Ballard Power Systems has announced the successful completion of factory testing of a utility-scale distributed generation system using the company’s proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Installation and commissioning of the system for a multi-year demonstration at FirstEnergy Generation Corp’s Eastlake Plant in Ohio is planned for third quarter of this year. FirstEnergy Generation Corp. is a subsidiary of Akron, Ohio-based FirstEnergy Corp.

Ballard designed the generator to provide clean energy peaking capacity, which is particularly useful during heavy energy demand periods in the summer months, and tested the generator to a power level of one megawatt. Because fuel cells use hydrogen to produce electricity – with heat and water as by-products – this technology is a more environmentally-friendly means of generating power than diesel or coal alternatives. In addition, the Ballard generator is transportable so it can be relocated to other sites on a seasonal basis.

“We are pleased to have passed this key customer milestone,” said Michael Goldstein, Ballard’s Chief Commercial Officer. “Once commissioned, this will be an important ‘first’ for us, meeting a key 2010 Ballard growth milestone and further demonstrating the benefits of fuel cell systems for clean distributed generation applications in the energy sector.”

It is believed that, when the generator is commissioned and operating at the FirstEnergy Generation Corp. facility, it will be the largest PEM fuel cell generator deployed worldwide.

Source: www.ballard.com

To view a video of the CLEARgen^TM components within the FirstEnergy trailer click: here

France presents national strategy for sustainable development

marieke — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:11:00 +0000

The French Environment Minister Jean-Louis Borloo on Jul y 27, presented a national strategy for sustainable development, for the period 2010-2013. The new strategy identifies nine strategic challenges following the French green bill, the Grenelle de l’environment announced in 2007, which sets out a series of commitments and objectives for environmental policy. The strategy includes support for the development of environmental labelling for consumer products and supporting companies in their eco-design efforts to double by 2012 the sale of products carrying an eco-label.
The strategy also includes indications for industrial policy including on renewable energy, green chemistry, recycling and carbon capture and storage as well as for environmentally and socially sustainable agricultural production.