http://www.h2euro.org Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:28:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en With the publication on July 2, 2009  of the  second call for proposals of the EU Joint Undretaking for fuel cells and hydrogen (JU FCH) Europe stays on course to realise the full potential of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies and to create a cleaner energy system for the ... http://www.h2euro.org/2009/07/1678 As part of the European Economic Recovery Plan, the Commission is launching three Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in close cooperation with industry on "Factories of the Future", "Energy-efficient Buildings" and "Green Cars" to provide EUR 3.2 billion of support for long-term "smart" research investment in the manufacturing, construction and automotive sectors. ... http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1673 In reference to our earlier annoucements the second Call for proposals of the Joint Undertaking for fuel cells and hydrogen (JU FCH) is expected to come out the second week of July. Please check the latest updates at the JTI website. http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1664 The Environment Council on June 25, 2009 agreeed to more flexibiliy  for Member States in implementing the IPPC Directive. According to  Directive proposal put forward by the Commission in 2007  52,000 industrial operators will need to obtain permits from national authorities to release pollutants into the air, soil or water. ... http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1670 Sebastian Piech , the grandson of Ferdinand Porsche financed the development of a  British designed hydrogen-powered city car by  a team of Oxford and Cranfield universities. A prototype of the car weighing 350 Kg and reaches 50 mph, can travel more then 321 km  on the power of 6 KW ... http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1537 June2-3, Marieke Reijalt, managing director of the European Hydrogen Association (EHA) visited Hungary and met representatives of several companies and institutions with interest in hydrogen energy. One of the objectives of the visit was to seek for potential partners in commencing building future hydrogen instrastucture in Hungary, possibly including hydrogen ... http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1608 http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1633 http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1630 http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1619 EHA session at EU Sustainable Energy Week on Regional and Urban Renewable Hydrogen Integration 02/02/09 European Hydrogen Association (EHA): working towards an integrated, technology-led and user friendly system for transport in the EU 18/06/09 http://www.h2euro.org/2009/06/1611