EHA Annual Report 2013
Introduction
The year 2013 was marked by the publication in January 2013 of the EU’s Clean Power for
Transport Communication to establish a long- term policy framework to guide technological
development and investments in the deployment of fuels and give confidence to consumers. The
communication included a proposal for a Directive on the deployment of Alternative fuels
infrastructure that featured the first article dedicated to hydrogen in the history of European transport
directives (art 5, COM 2013/18). As active member of the European Expert on Future Transport
Fuels the EHA and its members actively contributed to the development of proposal and over the last
year stepped up its efforts to engage its national member associations in ensuring that the ambition
of the communication would be translated into concrete support of Member States to ensure
hydrogen infrastructure roll out.
Although the ambition of the Commission’s communication has been watered down by several
Member States such that the final text of art 5. On hydrogen infrastructure includes a more loose
reference to the need to ensure a hydrogen infrastructure that allows circulation only by 2025 and
only in Member States who decide to include hydrogen in their national policy frameworks, EHA
national member associations picked up on an important EU signal that hydrogen will join the
alternative fuel mix also in their countries in less than 10 years. As the only independent, Europeanwide organization, covering 21 countries through its national associations, representing most of the
key stakeholders to a sustainable roll out of hydrogen as an energy carrier, the EHA is uniquely
positioned to facilitate that H2 infrastructure deployment reaches into all corners of Europe. This was
further demonstrated by the invitation of CEN CENELEC, Europe’s main standard organizations, to
contribute to several workshops to establish the right standards to be included in the final text of the
new infrastructure Directive.
An important EU Commission event in April of 2013 to which the EHA was invited took stock of
hydrogen’s potential contribution to build an integrated energy system, linking renewable energy
sources to transport, in which DG Energy director Philippe Lowe indicated that “today a stronger
need to link energy policy challenges and FCH JU priorities is needed with regards to increasing
efficiencies, reducing costs and reducing emissions”. A paper, to which EHA members contributed,
published at the same time by the European Association for the Storage of Energy (EASE), of which
the EHA is an associate partner, confirmed this need.
Last but not least efforts of the EHA Board started in 2012 to look into the future organisational
structure of the EHA organisation, especially in relation to other organisations like the NEW IG,
resulted in several meetings with the NEW IG board to streamline the dissemination of the FCH JU
program and relevant FCH JU project results in the future, leveraging the role of EHA’s national
member associations. No final conclusion has been made so far and the EHA continued its efforts to
support the dissemination of new projects that came online in 2013 in cooperation with FAST.
EHA expanded also its international outreach efforts with a permanent presence at the IPHE events
by the EHA director as part of the Italian delegation. In addition EHA’s engagement to increase the
visibility of European hydrogen and fuel cells technology in the UNFCCC Technology mechanism
efforts to develop technical assistance to developing countries to reduce CO2 emissions led to the
invitation of DG Clima to take part in several UNEP workshops.
This report lists in detail the EHA office actions in 2013 as the basis of the EHA Action Plan 2014.
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Key EHA Actions in 2013
1. EU lobby activities
In 2013 the EHA lobby activities concentrated on the discussion in EU Parliament and within
Member States of the Clean Power for Transport package. The package, most of all its original
ambitions on targets for different vehicles and infrastructure requirements, had also a significant
impact on the realisation in New Member States of the dawning of the commercial use of hydrogen
applications in transport and the need to start preparing for national infrastructure roll out. In addition
the role of the EHA as a platform to collect views on different policy issues was further highlighted as
the different needs with regards to international standards for hydrogen refuelling stations and fuel
quality became more clear in discussion on the selection of the ISO standards that will be included in
the Directive on deployment of alternative fuels infrastructure (COM2013/18) and the Commission
intentions to abandon renewable targets in transport and the Fuel Quality Directive (COM 2014/15).
Further actions included support for the FCH JU II discussions in the EU Parliament and in
convincing reluctant Member States, as well as identifying topics for Smart Cities and Communities
first lighthouse project proposals for the first Horizon call.
1.1 DG MOVE
EHA objective: ensure that the use of hydrogen is well represented in relevant EU transport dossiers
and to inform EHA national member associations of relevant EU transport policy. The EHA for
example will engage with its national member associations to ensure that “national policy
frameworks”, that Member States will need to develop as part of the Directive on the deployment of
alternative fuel infrastructure (COM2013/18) by 2016, will include references to the use of hydrogen.
EHA action included:
1. Meetings with relevant MEP and EU Parliament rapporteur of the Directive on infrastructure; many
amendments suggested in cooperation with HyER were included: need to include the role of regions
and cities, adaption of distance between HRS;
2. Active participation in the Expert Group on Future Transport Fuels to ensure ambition for
hydrogen;
3. To underpin EHA actions with regards to transport and with the support of its national member
associations the EHA compiled a list of public hydrogen stations to support the online EU TENtec
portal mapping of road infrastructure;
4. Promote the inclusion of preliminary hydrogen data on vehicles and infrastructure in the EEO;
5. Follow the development of the announced Strategic Transport Technology Plan that DG MOVE
has been developing since 2012.
1.1 DG Energy
EHA objective: ensure support for the integration of hydrogen infrastructure build-up in EU energy
policy and funding programmes mobilizing the expertise in the EHA national member associations.
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EHA Action included:
1. The EHA contributed to the EU consultation on Energy and Climate 2030 in July 2013 (final
communication came out May 2014);
2. Promote the role of hydrogen in national action plans in cooperation with EHA national member
associations based on the integrated roadmap of the new SET Plan as presented in the
Communication Innovation and Energy technologies (COM2013/253);
3. Promote the role of hydrogen as energy storage and load balancing medium in the national plans
foreseen in the Communication Energy and Climate 2013 (COM 2014/15) that came out beginning
2014.
4. The EHA is liaising with sister organisations to assess the impact removal of the 10% renewable
energy in transport and the Fuel Quality Directive in the 2030 targets of the Energy and Climate 2030
communications
5. The EHA contributed to the Roadmap for the development of energy storage technologies up to
2030, developed by EHA sister organisation the European Association for the Storage of Energy in
cooperation with DG Energy and published in the Spring of 2013. Hydrogen became one of the
chapters and the EHA encouraged its members to participate. EHA members Linde represented the
EHA in EASE meetings and Hydrogenics is chairing the EASE Taskforce on Power to Gas.
6. EHA liaised with EU policy officers responsible for the Smart Cities and Communities European
Innovation Partnership and invited the responsible policy officer DG Energy to its Board meeting on
December 10 to discuss potential projects for the SCC topic in the Horizon Call 2014.
1.3 DG Enterprise and Industry
EHA objective: to ensure that the automotive industry policy of the EU includes support for FCH
vehicles development and deployment in its ambition to launch a specific major initiative on
breakthrough technologies (see report CARS21 High Level Group,June 2012)
EHA Action included:
1. Monitor development towards launch major initiative:
2. Follow the negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
3. Lobby for an automotive supply chain taskforce for electric vehicles including battery and FC.
1.4 DG Climate Action
EHA objective: In view of the support of the EU to the UN Climate Technology Centre and Network
(CTCN), as part the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism to support emerging economies to mitigate
and adapt to climate change, the EHA is seeking to ensure that European hydrogen and fuel cell
technology solutions are included in the UNFCCC Technology Database.
EHA Action included:
1. The EHA participated in the first Expert Dialogue organized by the CTCN in Brussels in October
2013;
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2. As a result of an EHA question at a seminar with DG Climate Action Commissioner Connie
Hedegaard the EHA set up a meeting early 2014 to discuss the EU support for the CTCN and how to
best integrate European climate mitigation and adaptation solutions like H2 into the CTCN work.
3. The EHA met with various actors active in FC and H2 deployment in growing economies, (FC bus
project in Brazil, FC development in South Africa).
4. In 2013 the EHA submitted various activities to the Workplan of the European Business
Technology Cooperation, EBTC, a EU funded network facilitating clean energy business
opportunities for SME in India;
1.5 DG Research and Innovation
The EHA in 2013 actively followed the developments of the European Green Vehicles Initiative that
followed the Green Car Initiative in executing research in the field of energy efficient car technology
and alternative power trains, mostly electric battery powertrains and more advance diesel
technologies. The initiative follows the report of the CARS21 High Level Group, published in June
2012, concluding that the foremost challenge for the EU global competitiveness is to launch a
specific major initiative on breakthrough technologies. The European Green Vehicles Initiative has
been confirmed as a follow-up of the EGCI PPP within the CARS2020 Action Plan recently adopted
by the European Commission. The EGVI will cooperate with the FCH JU in FCEV and BEV
development.
The EHA also carried out further promotion in the EU Parliament of the FCH JU II regulation through
meetings with the rapporteur and via Member State representatives in the Government Support
Group of the HIT project to ensure a higher budget for demonstration and storage. The EHA also
met with the FCH JU Program office and NEW IG as well as DG R&I in September to discuss the
communication of the industry commitment to the new FCH JU program.
1.6 DG Environment
EHA objective: ensure that air quality and fuel quality legislation take into account the need to
facilitate the transition form conventionally produced hydrogen to renewable hydrogen.
EHA Action included:
With regards to the ongoing discussions in EU Parliament and Council on the Directive amending
Directive 98/70/EC on the quality of petrol and diesel fuels and amending Directive 2009/28/EC on
the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources, the EHA liaised with sister organizations
to ensure that the quadruple rule for renewable hydrogen in art 3.4 is maintained (counted as four
times its energy content). Some issues with regards to the correct amount of greenhouse gas
emissions of steam reformed hydrogen needs to still be addressed in view of the JRC Well to Wheel
figures. Also implementing a correct system to report H2 data have not been completely resolved;
reporting systems needs to involve H2 suppliers to consolidate the data relative to H2 for each
country as they are the ones that know how much H2 is delivered to the stations and where it comes
from. It is expected that the Directive will be approved by mid 2014.
1.7 Consultations
In 2013 the EHA contributed to the Consultation Energy and Climate 2030.
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1.8 EU Parliament
EHA objective: identify key MEP’s to disseminate regular update on industry developments in view of
the inclusion of hydrogen in key EU dossiers and rally support for local and national projects.
EHA Action included:
1. The EHA liaised with STOA, the EP study organisation to support the submission of a priority
project on capacity building of local officials to facilitate educated decisions on deployment.
2. Extensive meetings with the key rapporteurs of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) have been
conducted to ensure the inclusion of key modifications to ensure financial support for alternative fuel
infrastructure development for road transport. The CEF was finally approved with a significantly
reduced budget but the omission of road transport has been somewhat repaired.
3. The EHA supported the FCH JU efforts to ensure that hydrogen and fuel cells are considered with
a significant budget in Horizon 2020.
5. The EHA inquired with the different political groups on potential new MEP and their interests in
view of elections in May 2014 and will complete a mapping of newly elected MEP by July 2014
1.9 EU Council
EHA objective: inform Member State Representatives of relevant industry and local developments.
In view of the Connecting Europe Facility and Clean Power for Transport Initiative communication
the EHA liaised with key Member States to ask for their support to increase funding for alternative
fuel infrastructure development in TEN T. Through contacts with the Government Support Group of
the HIT project, that the EHA facilitated together with HyER, direct contact was made with key
officials in Germany, UK, Sweden, Denmark and Netherlands. With the support of EHA national
association members key ministry officials were identified to facilitate the signing of the TEN T HIT 2
project.
2. Mobilize national member associations in dissemination of relevant EU projects.
EHA staff since the first Hydrogen Technology Platform and the start of the FCH JU has developed
or facilitated EU projects engaging industry members as well as key national, local and industrial
stakeholders. As the EHA office has no direct employees but is managed by FAST the EHA cannot
be partner in EU projects. The EHA therefore has engaged with FAST to support the dissemination
of relevant EU projects that are dealing with topics relevant to the broader membership of EHA’s
national associations. In this way the EHA office has become an acknowledged point of reference on
who is working on what, as well as on project results. In addition the EHA makes sure that the actors
in New Member States are supported in their efforts to become engaged in projects and face the
challenges that are common in the early stages of H2 and FC deployment. The role of the EHA as
aggregator and disseminator of key information has been steadily increasing and the EHA is
increasingly asked to support project dissemination or facilitate alliances with other projects.
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The advantages for the EHA and its members are three-fold of EHA’s support for EU projects :
1. EHA and its members are getting more insight on key expertise of European industry as well as
local and national conditions for roll out; for example the EHA supported the collection in Italy of
information in the Don Quichote project on local pricing of renewable electricity and the different
principles of green certificates to gain insight into the pricing mechanisms on electricity markets, how
the variable production patterns of solar and wind power are related to the fluctuations in these
markets as well as the determination of the economic / contractual conditions for the maximum
valuation of wind and solar power.
2. Coordinated diffusion of key information on main developments, also to areas in Europe that are
not yet fully engaged, helps emerging activities to gain insight in the broader H2 and FC perspective
not just in the results of one project; for example an EHA presentation in Bucharest in September
2013 resulted in Romanian interest of Romania in H2 development along TEN T corridors.
3. EHA position is strengthened as the organisation of reference for detailed information in project
results and potential funding opportunities to further support EU and national policy making; EHA
engagement with EASE and the UNFCCC technology cooperation with emerging economies are
examples in which EHA expertise and that of its national member organisations, including industry
members, is recognized as valuable input to further integration of H2 and FC technology.
2.1 FCH JU Collaboration:
Through its engagement with FAST to support the dissemination of FCH JU project results the EHA
has contributed to the dissemination of an increasing number of project results. Relevant project
news have been reported in the EHA monthly newsletters as well as in a dedicated section on the
EHA website. EHA staff was further strengthened with a part-time communication manager stationed
at FAST in Milan who also takes care of some of general dissemination tasks for the projects
(website updates etc). This enabled the EHA to present the organisation and the results of the
projects in more than 70 events and conferences at EU and national level in the last three years,
Some of the presentations were organised in collaboration with EHA national association members,
for which the EHA was able to cover part of the organisational expenses.
The EHA has demonstrated to be an effective instrument in informing key stakeholders at national
and local level of important progress in various FC and H2 application areas. Intensive discussions
with FCH JU executive over the last three years resulted in the FCH JU recognition of the EHA as a
tool for engaging national and local players and stimulating participation in project consortiums. A
proposal for closer collaboration with the NEW IG has been submitted but no further decision has
been taken.
Some areas of collaboration that have been discussed sine 2012 with the NEW IG and FCH JU:
- Expand the communication efforts about the FCH JU financial perspective for the period 2014-2020
(together with the NEW-IG) and work to promote the actions, the projects and the programmes
funded by the Programme Office (together with the Programme Office)
- Reinforce lobbying efforts, on a daily basis (together with the NEW-IG)
- Coordinate and support communication efforts to promote the events organized by the FCH-JU
(together with the Programme Office).
A complete list of all projects and the EHA contribution is included in Annex 2
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3. EHA Communications Plan Update
3.1 Dissemination Toolkit
Website:
The EHA team still ensured that the EHA website remained the highest ranking search result when
you type “Hydrogen Europe” in search engines, thanks to a diligent updating of relevant national and
industry news as well as EU policy developments. The EHA unique visitor number has doubled over
the last 3 years to over 80.000.
Newsletters/Monthly Reports:
The EHA database to which monthly updates are sent has been expanded. In addition more member
focussed issues have been included in the newsletters. The EU project section has been expanded
with relevant information on Education, Early Markets and Hydrogen Awareness topics: the HyFacts
material for two-day workshops for authorisation officials is now translated in German, Italian and
French and available online, the HyProfessionals project’s FC and H2 education gap analysis might
swing national association into action to verify status in their country in their countries; its online
course in order to train technicians and vocational training centres (teachers and students) on FCEV
can be downloaded for the website.
Social Media:
Twitter and Facebook accounts have been set up but not yet been used extensively as EHA
members are not yet tuned into using these media to hook up with the EHA. EHA is following and
liking a number of organisations to expand its visibility in this field
Brochure:
The EHA brochure has been updated with new members and distributed to all main events..
Educational activities
As member of the Italian delegation and vice chair of the IPHE Educational Working Group the EHA
director participates in the IPHE meetings. Her proposal at the IPHE meeting in Capetown in May
2012 to engage EHA national member associations in the organisation of a local education event in
the city in which the IPHE is organizing its biannual meetings resulted in the creation of the so-called
IPHE H2igher Educational Rounds, that offer a possibility of faculty and students of local universities
in the country where the IPHE meeting is held to engage with IPHA members on the status of H2
and FC education in view of market roll out and future job opportunities.
For the EHA these meetings offer a possibility to present the EU project results to an international
audience. The publicly accessible outcome of these projects is also shared with other countries and
further cements the EHA role as point of reference for information as well. The first edition was
organised in Sevilla in November 2012 in cooperation with the Spanish Hydrogen Associations
AEH2. The second edition was organized in London together with Transport for London and Imperial
College. A third edition took place in November 2013 at Kyushu university in Fukuoka, Japan. In
2014 H2igher Educational Rounds are planned in Oslo and Rome.
EHA contribution to major EU events
EU Sustainable Energy Week 2013: The EHA collaborated with the EUSEW to organise the
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CleanMob again facilitating the presence of several EV and FCEV to transport VIP to EUSEW
events. The EHA AGM was listed as aprt of program.
Group Exhibit H2+FC at HANNOVER MESSE 2013: the EHA booth was bursting with information on
national hydrogen infrastructure development featuring a large EU map of the EHA membership and
current HRS’ locations; visitors could indicate their favourite station locations and at the end of the
fair various curious locations were included as far as the Ukraine. The technical presentations on
relevant FCH JU project results at the technical forum and the EHA’s director public forum interview
focussed on national hydrogen infrastructure roll out in view of the new EU Directive.
EHEC 2014 : The EHA met with AEH2 in November 2012 and agreed to supported the organisation
of the EHEC in 2014 in Seville: over the course of 2013 the EHA supported the promotion of the Call
for abstracts and invited speakers as well as promoted the event in EHA presentations and
newsletter.
FCH JU Stakeholder General Meeting: the usual collaboration between the FCH JU Program office
NEW IG , EHA and HyER to ensure an attractive program was discontinued in 2012 and the EHA
and HyER were not invited to present at the event in 2013. The EHA attended the event in Brussels.
Luncheons Communications Managers in Sustainable Energy and Transport: The lunch meetings of
communications managers active in EU energy and transport that the EHA has been organizing in
collaboration with HyER, have seen an increasing participation. In 2013 themed lunches were
organised around, the EU Sustainable Energy Week (February), getting your press releases
published (May), using Air Quality topics to promote your technology (September) and present
relevant sector data (December). The meetings have proved to be very useful in broadening the
visibility of the use of hydrogen and in planning events and making sure EHA events are promoted
through other organisations’ communication channels.
FC and H2 Conferences/events: EHA’s stepped up its presence at several local and national
conferences (UK, Bucharest) to ensure FCH JU project presentations of some of the projects that
ended in 2013 (HyFacts, HyProfessionals). With input of the national member associations the EHA
event calendar now includes relevant annual events at EU and national and local level.
EHA Annual General Assembly: The 13th EHA Annual General Assembly took place again during
the EU Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels. This edition featured a heated discussion on the role
of hydrogen in large scale energy storage and the status of electrolyser technology with a DG
Energy official and lively presentation of Romania promoting the diversity of hydrogen actors across
Europe. Cooperation with the NEW IG and new EHA structure was discussed as well.
A full list of all EHA attended events is listed in Annex 2.
4. EHA Membership campaign 2013
EHA national association membership was further expanded with the Romanian Association
for Hydrogen Energy and the HySafe association in 2013. It was decided in 2012 in view of on-going
discussions with the FCH JU, NEW IG and EHA on a formal cooperation to leverage the role of the
EHA’s national member associations, to focus on engaging mobilizing national associations, societal
organisation and SME rather than large industrial members.
In view of the transposition of important EU policy, that will require the development of national policy
frameworks for alternative transport policy frameworks, national action plans for energy technologies
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based on an integrated roadmap (Communication on innovation and energy technologies (2013/253)
and national plans for renewable energy (Energy and Climate 2030 (COM 2014/15), the EHA will
step up its engagement with its national association members to ensure the integration of the role of
hydrogen in these documents by 2016.
The increasing number of EHA national member associations involved in or coordinating national
hydrogen infrastructure strategy developments could further facilitate developments in this field in
New Member States (NMS); the active involvement of the French association AFH2, that transferred
its activities to a new association APHYPAC in 2012, that is now coordinatingH2Mobiité France and
the UK H2 and FC Association supporting the UKH2Mobility effort, in addition to the German
H2Mobility and the involvement of the Scandinavian EHA member associations in their national
hydrogen infrastructure planning, provide excellent input to address the challenges of associations in
NMS more effectively. Many of the new associations in Hungary, Slovenia, Macedonia, Czech
Republic, Bulgaria and Romania, face challenges in increasing the level of activity, engaging key
decision makers and building a robust membership to sustain the organisation in view of the roll out
plans of OEM that concentration few hubs in Western Europe.
As mentioned in our annual report of 2012 a more comprehensive role of the EHA and its national
member associations at EU level in the foreseen HRS roll out in the coming years is needed; for this
purpose the EHA is conducting a survey among its national association members on progress of
national developments, collecting examples of best practice and incentives to support emerging
developments in EU NMS.
5. EHA organisational structure
EHA staff has been enforced in 2013 with a communications manager at the office of FAST in Milan
supporting the EHA dissemination efforts for specific projects. A new office manager has been
appointed in Brussels to manage the transition to a more national associations’ focused organisation.
EHA Directors of the Board 2012-2014
Ian Stuart Williamson, President (AFC Energy)
Javier Brey Vice-President (Asociacion Espanola del Hidrogeno)
Philippe Mulard, following Eric Prades, vice president (Air Liquide)
Eni, represented by Massimo Prastaro, stepped down in 2013
The Linde Group, represented Henning Tomforde following Jaco Reijerkerk
Association Francaise de l’Hydrogène, represented by Claude Derive
German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association, represented by Johannes Toepler
Norsk Hydrogen Forum , represented by [email protected]
Hydrogen Sweden, represented by Bjorn Aronsson
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Annex 1 EHA support to FCH JU project dissemination
1. SHEL, Sustainable Hydrogen in Evaluation Logistics: The SHEL project aimed to demonstrate the
market readiness of Fuel Cell Hydrogen Fork Lift Trucks (FCH FLTs), hydrogen refuelling
infrastructure, demonstrate end user acceptance, and accelerate early market take-up in Europe.
Initially the project aimed at demonstrating 10 units of 1.5-2.5 ton FCH FLTs and associated
hydrogen refuelling infrastructure across 3 sites in Europe: UK, Spain, Turkey, as well as designing a
demonstration continuation plan to identify a further 10 demonstration sites with 200 FC FLTs. A first
prototype has been developed at the UNIDO ICHET location with a local FLT supplier. The closure
of UNIDO ICHET as per January 2013 significantly impacted the project and the project was
terminated in the Spring of 2013.
EHA supported the general dissemination and preparation of a project quality plan and
communication plan (submitted April 2011), Identification and establishment of a stakeholder group
(submitted April 2011), Planning of project workshops (submitted April 2011), set up and
management of project website (completed March 2011), development of a continuation plan for
commercialisation (due September 2013), Identification of supply chain to support continuation (due
September 2013). The EHA suggested to leverage some of the workshop activities with similar
actions in the HyLIFT DEMO demonstration project.
2. HyLIFT-DEMO, European demonstration of hydrogen powered fuel cell forklifts: The HyLIFTDEMO project will conduct a large scale demonstration of FCH JU FLT, while building the business
case to enable following deployment and introduction by 2013.
The project will hold a two year demonstration of 30 units of 2.5-3.5 tons FLTs with fully integrated
3rd generation fuel cell systems, and hydrogen refuelling infrastructure at 3 end-user sites
throughout Europe. As the principal supplier of the FLT in Denmark went bankrupt significant delays
were incurred to select qualitative new suppliers. In addition the economically sound supply of
hydrogen caused some delays.
The EHA assisted in the in the general dissemination of the project as well as identification of
additional end user sites in Europe (submitted March 2011), Demonstration regions and end-users
selection (April 2011), Report: “Guidelines for regional fuel cell forklift projects” (postponed to mid
2014 ), planning and execution of midterm and final dissemination workshops (postponed to mid
2014).
3. HyFACTS, Identification, Preparation and Dissemination of Hydrogen Safety Facts to Regulators
and Public Safety Officials: HyFACTS aims to develop training material for Regulators and Public
Safety Officials, which are responsible for the authorisation of FCH installations and mobile
applications.
EHA within the HyFACTS project is responsible for the creation of a project contact database
(Submitted June 2011), the creation of an online questionnaire (submitted May 2011), and
subsequent report (submitted February 2012), Report on existing training materials in EU (submitted
February 2013), detailed report with updates on dissemination and implementation (submitted July
2013), Report of recommendations and review (Submitted July 2013). The project ended July 2013.
4. HyProfessionals (Call 2009): The aim of the project is to develop a comprehensive basic training
programme for different educational levels, starting at technical schools, up to undergraduate and
graduate studies to ensure an educated workforce that is able to support the development of
sustainable industrial hydrogen and fuel cell sector and a commercial market. The project was
finalized in December 2012 and mapped the knowledge gaps in relevant education training
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programs, relevant training institutions in various countries in Europe and developed an online
course in order to train technicians and vocational training centres (teachers and students) in electric
vehicle, hydrogen and FCEVs.
The EHA developed and maintained the website, developed promotional material and conducted
numerous presentations of the project at relevant EU, national and local events. We contributed to
the final report prepared by FAST with input of all partners.
Relevant material will be handed over to HyER to distribute further to local stakeholders after the
project ended beginning 2013.
4. FC-HyGuide, Guidance document for performing LCAs on Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies:
The overall objective of FC-HyGuide is to develop guidance document, related training materials and
courses for LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) studies on fuel cells and hydrogen production based on the
ILCD (International Reference Life Cycle Data System) Handbook and the ISO standards 14040 ff.
The document will include case studies and a manual that will offer step by step guidance for LCA
practitioners in industry as well as for researchers.
The main output of the project is a Product Category Rule-type guidance document based on the
ILCD handbook - that is scientifically sound, industry accepted and quality assured.
The EHA supported the organisation of at echnical Expert Workshop onn 14th and 15th of February
2011, the FC-HyGuide Technical Expert Workshop was held at the Royal Flemish Academy of
Belgium for Science and Arts in Brussels and grouped experts from both research and industry, to
present and discuss the first draft of the “Guidance document for performing LCAs on Hydrogen and
Fuel Cell Technologies”.
The project finished in September 2011. EHA’s role in FC-HyGuide was to provide overall assistance
to the dissemination activities and preparation of the workshop and training courses.
5. HyResponse (Call 2010, resubmitted in 2012)
HyResponse aims to support the successful implementation of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
by providing technically accurate hydrogen safety and emergency response information to First
Responders, including fire, law enforcement, and emergency medical personnel) and site operators,
who must know how to respond to potential incidents. Their understanding can also facilitate local
approval of hydrogen projects.
The EHA will support dissemination of main results and recommendations of the project, including,
the establishment of permanent channels for hydrogen First Responders’ education and training, and
contribute and participate to the three pilot training sessions, including educational class, operational
and virtual reality trainings. The EHA will also facilitate a permanent session at the World Hydrogen
Energy Conference and other relevant international conferences to exchange experiences and
update First Responders, as well as the organization of the First International FR Workshop at an
international event.
6. Don Quichote Call 2011: The Don Quichote project aims to contribute to the Commission efforts to
create large scale energy storage projects by demonstrating the market readiness of these
components, integrating them into a comprehensive industrial system connected to a hydrogen
refueling facility to supply hydrogen to a fleet of material handling vehicles in a large logistics center.
The logistics centre is operated by a large supermarket retail company that is operating 85
conventional fuels stations in Belgium. Some of the features of the project include: direct coupling of
intermittent renewable electricity sources to electrolysers, more efficient, fast-reacting PEMelectrolysers, highly efficient compact electrochemical hydrogen compression system.
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The EHA finalized to the Project Dissemination Plan (PDP) in March 2014, including key target
audiences, the type of material used to reach these target groups and a calendar of events and
meetings to present the results of the project in close collaboration with project partners and relevant
EU programs and projects. The PDP will be aligned with the results of current and past FP and IEE
project results (STORIES project approved energy storage project under FP 7 2011 Energy Call,
HyWindBalance, INGRID). In addition the PDP will include a dialogue with renewable organisations
(EREC, EUREC) on the role of hydrogen in the storage renewable energy and how to disseminate
this to relevant players in the renewable industry.
7. HyLIFT Europe (Call 2011): The aim of HyLIFT-EUROPE is to demonstrate up to 200 fuel cell
material handling vehicles and associated refuelling infrastructure to 10-20 sites across Europe,
making it the largest European trial of hydrogen fuel cell material handling vehicles so far and the
world’s first large scale demonstration of airport tow tractors. This will continue efforts of the ongoing
FCH JU supported HyLIFT-DEMO project. Fuel cell systems from H2 Logic will be fully integrated
and operated in forklifts and warehouse trucks from Still and airport tow tractors from Mulag. The
high volume combined with the FCH JU support are enabling a cost-neutral demonstration operation
for vehicle-users. Dialogues have been established with 33 vehicle-users with a combined fleet of
2,097 vehicles of the types targeted for demonstration. At the vehicle-user sites 10-20 hydrogen
refuelling stations (HRSs) will be deployed using the latest technology by Copenhagen Hydrogen
Network A/S. To arrive at the target hydrogen price of 7-9 €/kg dispensed at the pump, vehicle
deployment locations will be chosen close to hydrogen production locations whenever possible in
order to arrive at the lowest hydrogen supply cost.
As the project faced challenges in attracting new customers and some adaptations needed to be
made to the airport tow tractor, the project dissemination has been delayed.
8. H2Trust (Call 2011): the H2Trust project seeks to assess industry efforts to assure FCH
technology is safe and that there is an adequate regulation, hazard awareness, incident readiness
and ability to respond to public concerns and compile information demonstrating safety due diligence
and best practices. The project will seek input from previous, on-going and upcoming FCH JU
demonstrations and pre-normative and training projects and from similar international activities.
The EHA supported the integration on the H2Trust websites of info-links to H2safety info and is
supporting the H2TRsaut survey among politicians and other key decision makers on their H2
awareness. The EHA will also support the general EU dissemination of the project and attended kick
off in June 2013.
9. ALKAMMONIA (Call 2012) will develop a proof-of-concept alkali fuel cell system designed to
provide power in remote applications and tested. The project will integrate three innovative and
proven technologies: a highly efficient and low-cost alkaline fuel cell system, a highly efficient and
catalytically heated ammonia processing system and a novel solid state ammonia storage system.
The integrated system will be rigorously tested, CE certification will be achieved, and the results will
be shared with leading telecommunication end-users.
Project ALKAMMONIA will demonstrate significant cost savings compared to the most common
current method of remote power generation, i.e. diesel generators as well as to the most common
fuel-cell solution in the sector: a Strategic Advisory Board (SAB) has been set up to play a pivotal
role in this project (the SAB currently comprises Vodafone (UK) and Recova Energy (India) and the
FAST-EHA will work on extending the SAB during the project) and has already advised the partners
in defining the projects objectives. It will provide the consortium with first-hand information on enduser requirements and will enable the partners to respond to feedback from potential early adopters
of the technology.
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The EHA supported the development of the Project Dissemination Plan, finalized in May 2014 that
includes general dissemination but also the creation and management of an Strategic Advisory
Board, the presence at important industry and end customer evens and the publication of scientific
papers.
10. Power UP: a 750 kWe alkaline fuel cell (AFC) system will be demonstrated at a chlor-alkali plant
in Stade in Niedersachsen. Key objectives of the project are:
1. Successful scaled-up manufacture of fuel cell components that meet ISO standards
2. Automated assembly process of fuel cell components, able to assemble components into fuel
cells ready for incorporation within fuel cell stacks
3. Reduced installation and commissioning times (and costs) of the system through the development
of a modular, containerised Balance of Plant
4. Meeting end-user reliability requirements and able to fit in with maintenance schedules
5. A recycling programme that reconditions substrate plates effectively, recovers valuable catalyst
materials and re-uses stack components
6. Delivering an AFC system at competitive prices
7. Understanding the direct and indirect environmental impacts of the fuel cell system.
EHA contribution includes:
1. Determine key alliances which the partners aim to establish
2. Contact key target groups using the EHA database
Following these steps, the EHA has supported the development a detailed dissemination plan, which
will include a calendar of events and a list of dissemination material.
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Annex 2 EHA presence at main events
09 January Planning meeting EU Sustainable Week: EHA collaborates to organsies a CleanMob of
FCEV and BEV during the week.
15 January EHA presence Don Quichote project kick off
20 January EHA attended Brussels Motor Show to support Hyundai and Nissan FCEV models
23 January EHA visited WEF Davos and drove with Postauto fuel cell buses to pick up delegates
24 January EHA presence at presentation of Clean Power for Transprot package Brussels
31 January EHA meeting with MEP Edith Herzog of the Budget committee to
discuss financing larger projects
4 February EHA attended EASE Taskforce meeting on Roadmap for Energy Storage
5 February EHA board
6 February Meeting with cabinet Oettinger, Marzina Rogalska and Joaquin Bermejo
on Storage and and Smart Cities
13 February EHA attended HyLift DEMO project meeting HyLIFT Europe kick off meeting
14 February EHA attended FCH JU infoday
15 February Joint Communication Managers lunch
26 February EHA attended EBTC meeting to discuss work plan
4 March
EHA attended presentation of Zero Emission Bus Vervoer in The Hague on TCO model
for clean vehicles
12 March
EHA presented at H2 and FC Brokerage at the University of Bucharest
5 April
EHA meeting with NGVA to discuss Power to (syn) gas and H2/CNG mixture in
carbage trucks ( interest in Madrid)
8 -11 April
2013 Hannover Messe, EHA Presentation at public forum on Clean Power for
Transport
22 April
EHA organized teleconference with Malinese stakeholders on hydrogen activities
24 April
EHA organized meeting FC suppliers ofr distributed energy projects with Dutch
church construction agency
25 April
EHA attended CHIC HRS Workshop Berlin
26 April
EHA was invited to DG Energy Conference on “Hydrogen in the Economy”
10 May
EHA attended Trento H2 conference
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15 May
EHA was invited to Shell Strategy meeting and Eco marathon Rotterdam
17 May
EHA participated in panel at H2 Conference in Toulouse
22 May
EHA co –organized IPHE Educational meeting in London
23-24 May
EHA participated at IPHE meeting in London as part of the Italian delegation
31 May
Communication managers lunch
4 June
EHA attended EU Clean Air Conference and established contact with health experts
(SIE, UNEP)
10 June
EHA attended Climate Change and Energy Policy of the Egmont Institute
12 June
EHA attended HyResponse kick off at French Academy of Firefighters
18 June
EHA attended hearing on CPT at EU Parliament
19 June
EHA attended H2Trust kick off
24 June
EHA attended Expert Group on Future Transport Fuels
28 June
EHA AGM with DG Energy official in discussion on energy storage
03 July
EHA EASE workshop on EU Energy and Climate 2020 proposal
24 July
EHA invited to CEN CENELEC mtg on standards for Alternative Fuels Infrastructure
Directive
5 August
EHA facilitated IPHE Incentives Taskforce Teleconference on survey on incentives
8 August
EHA met director FCH JU Program office for update on EHA activities/ support projects
3 Sept
Joint Communication Taskforce Meeting, EHA, HyER , NEW IG , DG RTD, FCH JU PO
9 Sept
EHA presentation at ICHS Hydrogen Safety Conference
10 Sept
EHA met with Andreaa Strachinescu head of unit Energy TechnologesSmart Cities
12 Sept
EHA/HyER Communication managers lunch
24 Sept
EHA/HyER met with MEP Malcolm Harbor on capacity building project for local officials
1 Oct
EHA attended F-Cell Conference Stuttgart
2 Oct
EHA/HyER met with Marisa Atienza DG RTD deputy head clean energy technologies
on role EHA and HyER in FCH JU project dissemination
3 Oct
EHA attended Don Quichote project meeting Stuttgart
16 Oct
EHA attended International Fuel cell Bus Forum in Hamburg
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21 Oct
EHA attended EU Transport Conference
22 Oct
EHA attended workshop on technology cooperation and clusters DG Clima project
25 Oct
EHA attended second CEN CENELEC workshop on standards Infrastructure Directive
30 Oct
EHA attended Expert dialogue of UNFCCC Climate Technology Centre and Network
6 Nov
EHA facilitated meeting with FC suppliers and Church construction agency
13 Nov
EHA attended FCH JU Stakeholder Annual Meeting
18 Nov
EHA co organized second IPHE Higher Educational Rounds in Fukuoka, Japan
19-20 Nov
EHA director attended IPHE meeting as part of Italian delegation
25 Nov
EHA attended EP seminar on a European Defence Response to Climate Insecurity
26 Nov
EHA attended EU Smart Cities and Communities Conference
27 Nov
EHA attended third CEN CENELEC workshop on standards for Infrastructure Directive
5 Dec
EHA met with coordinator Sao Paolo FC bus project, Monica Panik, to discuss
technology cooperation proposal for of UNFCCC CTCN program
10 Dec
EHA Board with DG Energy Smart Cities and Communities Expert
13 Dec
EHA attended ERRIN Smart Cities and Communities Brokerage
18 Dec
EHA EU Horizon Transport Call Infoday
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