http://www.h2euro.org Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:35:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Commissioner Connie Hedegaard of Climate Action presented the new EU strateg to the EU Parliament on March 9 indicating that international negotiations must ensure that  the future global agreement will have a high level of environmental integrity and will actually keep warming below 2°C. The EU sees the Kyoto Protocol ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2329 The NHA Hydrogen Conference and Expo is the largest hydrogen conference in the U.S. and the longest running annual hydrogen conference in the world. This event will be your best opportunity of the year to learn about breakthroughs, progress on commercialization challenges and network over a few days with the brightest ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2320 Local initiatives to integrate electric transport applications in urban transport systems are accelerating throughout Europe. Electric vehicles powered by batteries and fuel cells require the development of a new sustainable refuelling infrastructure that makes the most efficient  use of local primary energy sources including renewables. HyRaMP in collabroation with the ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2313 The World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2010, that will be held from May 16-21, 2010 in Essen, Germany, is open for registration. The objective of the 18th World Hydrogen Energy Conference is to promote hydrogen technologies and to identify scientific and strategic issues in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2317 The Europe 2020 Strategy, launched by the Commision on March 3 should steer Europe out of the crisis and prepare EU economy for the next decade. The Commission identifies three key drivers for growth, to be implemented through concrete actions at EU and national levels: smart growth (fostering knowledge, innovation, ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2298 The Royal Mail has announced plans to begin testing two hydrogen-powered vans at Stornaway in Scotland. The six-month trial will feature Transit-based vans with a back-up of a 2.3-litre petrol engine, a supercharger, and either two or three hydrogen tanks, which provide a range of about 85 miles. http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2290 The EU Competitiveness Council on March 1 invited the Commission to develop an Action Plan for Clean and Energy-efficient vehicles (including the growing role of fully electric cars and plug in hybrids) that will: a) encourage the development of the necessary infrastructure in Europe for new mobility technologies, in particular for ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/03/2302 The announcement of the EU Spanish presidency of an EU Electric Car Plan dominated the first days of the new respective EU Commissioners voor Industry , the italian Antonio Tajani and the for Mobility and Transport (Move) Sim Kallas of Finland. also the EHA teamed up with the industry Grouping ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/02/2304 Christa Thoben, Minister for Economy of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia and the Canadian Vice consul Henri Proulx signed an agreement of collaboration between the Zentrum für Brennstoffzellentechnik (ZBT), of  the University of Duisburg-Essen, and the Canadian research institute NRC-IFCI (National Research Council Canada - Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation) ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/02/2305 During the 2010 Olympic and Paralympics Winter Games British Columbia operated the worlds largest fleet of fuel cell powered buses in a single location to date. Where no car is allowed hydrogen busses are.  BC Transit low – floor hydrogen buses have a range of 450 – 500 kilometers and ... http://www.h2euro.org/2010/02/2294