The market is around the corner, be prepared!
The 4th conference gathering hydrogen and fuel cell experts of the North will take place in Malmö, Sweden on 25 to 26 October 2011.
Malmö and the south of Sweden is one of the regions in northern Europe pushing the market for hydrogen in the transport sector and together with its neighbor Denmark.
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Chances and Challenges EU and Hungary
On 29 September, in view of parliamentary discussions on the national energy strategy, the Hungarian Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association hosted a workshop for the public. At the event, EHA met with the deputy secretary of energy to address hydrogen’s role within the national energy strategy.
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Clean Hydrogen In European Cities Workshop – October 25, 2011
The first Clean Hydrogen In European Cities Workshop will be held Tuesday October 25, 2011 during the Busworld Europe Trade Fair in Kortijk, Belgium. Registration via: h2businfo@chic-project.eu
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FCH JU Exhibition at the European Parliament
The FCH Joint Undertaking is coordinating a joint exhibition of five European Technology Initiatives that will take place in the European Parliament in Brussels on 4-6 October 2011. The event will also include presentation of all the FCH JU major achievements and activities.
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2011 Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition
The Fuel Cell Seminar & Exposition (FCS&E), October 31st - November 3rd provides opportunity to learn about and experience the latest advances in fuel cell ..read on»

11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation
The European Commission, Directorate General for the Environment is hosting  the 11th European Forum on Eco-Innovation that will take place on 11 and 12 October in ..read on»

Getting the Market to Pick up Pace
Recent events within the French Hydrogen Community have taken place to merge The Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HyPaC) and the “Association Française de l’Hydrogène” (AFH2). In result the new French Association for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells (AFHYPAC) has now stepped forward as the national reference point for the government and industry in the field of hydrogen and fuel cells. In an effort to learn more about the new organisation and next actions in France, EHA sought to discuss with Claude Derive. In the past, Claude Derive has worked with a large utility company in France, mainly in the field of research in energy : clean coal, nuclear, solar, hydrogen. He is now retired and sits as Chairman the Board of the French Association for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells “AFHYPAC”.
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European Commission announces public consultation on reducing CO2 emissions from road vehicles
The European Commission Directorate-General For Climate Action has launched a public consultation on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from road transport ..read on»

Introduction
National Governments are stepping up support of hydrogen in clean energy and transport systems! Recently new funding announcements of several national governments in Europe seem to indicate that the role of hydrogen in clean transport is becoming more and more recognized. Denmark has established 97 million Danish Krones (13 million Euros) will be applied for the development of hydrogen and fuel cells. The Netherlands  aims to facilitate a sufficient infrastructure build up of hydrogen refuelling network to attact the first fuel cell hydrogen car fleets, buses trucks as well as passenger cars with a budget of 5 mln is set aside for these efforts. A total of 3 calls for project proposals strictly in the field of hydrogen technologies will be launched in France up till the end of 2011.  The projects surround the demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, stationary applications, and energy storage. The UK recently opened the first public refuelling station in the country. In view of these developments the EHA recently initiated a dialogue with the FCH JU to step up the EHA’s support in accelerating the engagement of national decision makers in the further roll-out of fuel cell and hydrogen applications and necessary infrastructure. Through its 20 national member associations, the EHA is well placed to inform national stakeholders about EU policy developments and activities in other Member States to stimulate more political and budget commitment. On the other hand EU policy makers need to be updated on recent developments and achievements at national level in order to integrate more support for hydrogen developments in EU programs. In order to leverage this unique position of the EHA and its national associations it is increasingly important to gather information on what is happening at national level and to establish a regular and consistent collaboration with key decision makers at national level to communicate the latest developments. The EHA is presenting updates on the results of the EU funded projects in hydrogen demonstration and deployment at several national association meetings and conferences in Europe, last month in Scotland (WHTC 2011) and Hungary (Chances and Challenges for EU and Hungary). Do not hesitate to contact the EHA secretariat to organize a presentation at one of your events in the near future at: info@h2euro.org.
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The Environment Agency Installs Fuel Cell at Woolston Weir Fishery
UK independent fuel cell supplier UPS Systems has installed an SFC EFOY Pro 2200 DMFC at the Environment Agency’s Woolston Weir fishery. The installation will power a new eel pass monitoring the endangered species’ upstream journey to fresh water.
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