The Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade initiated on May 2006 the establishing of the Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform. The goal of the Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform is to coordination of activities and sharing of information on the development and deployment of hydrogen technologies in the Czech Republic. The Platform was officialy established on October 10th, 2006 its founding members are:
* Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Czech Technical University
* Mega plc
* Nuclear Research Institute Řež plc
* Institute of Chemical Technology Prague
The Platform is open to new members according to Articles of the Platform. The management is preparing on the platform website a set of articles (available in Czech language only) concerning the key technology areas of hydrogen economy - hydrogen production, storage and transport, fuel cells and their usage, etc.
More information is available at http://www.hytep.cz/
May 15th, 2007 by PKubin
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Fuel Cell Europe is the central European industry association serving fuel cell and hydrogen industries.
Fuel Cell Europe’s mission: “To accelerate the research and deployment of world-class fuel cell technologies for applications in transport, stationary and portable power.”
http://www.fuelcelleurope.com
December 11th, 2006 by ctorrisi
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This publication is a compilation of research, technological development and demonstration projects and other supporting actions on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. The projects include those funded under the Thematic Area “Sustainable Development, Global Change and Ecosystems” of the Sixth European Research Framework Programme (2002-2006), as well as under other Thematic Areas and programmes. The booklet also includes the direct actions relating to Hydrogen and Fuel Cells undertaken by the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. (PDF file)
european-fch-projects-2002_2006.pdf
December 11th, 2006 by ctorrisi
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Energy Policy is part of the economic strategy of the Slovak Republic. The provision of the economic growth in the terms of a sustainable development is conditional by responsibility of the energy supply by optimal costs and suitable environmental protection.
The former Energy Policy was approved on 12th of January 2000.
Download the full article:
energy-policy-in-slovak-republic.pdf
November 24th, 2006 by ctorrisi
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Researchers in Canada have developed a new solid material that can store and release hydrogen near room temperature without involving a transition metal. The discovery could lead to the development of low-cost and lightweight materials for the onboard storage of hydrogen fuel in cars (Science 314 1124).
Hydrogen is often touted as an environmentally-friendly fuel for road vehicles of the future. When consumed in a fuel-cell powered electric car, it produces nothing more than pure water as a by-product. However, many technological challenges remain before it can be used commercially. In particular, hydrogen has a low energy density compared to conventional fuels and therefore it must be stored as a liquid or an extremely high-pressure gas to ensure that reasonable distances can be travelled before refuelling. […]
full article at physicsweb.org
November 23rd, 2006 by Michele Manno
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Welcome to ENFUGEN portal ! ENFUGEN is an EC project aiming at increasing the collaboration among european researchers in the field of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen applications. ENFUGEN provides support and tools to favour the creation of R&D working groups and the development of project to be submitted to the EC for financing.