Dear colleagues, dear friends of Hydrogen Europe Research,
With the need of speeding up our actions to meet the Paris agreement targets and to increase the European energy independency, expectations on the hydrogen vector are higher and higher. Following the European hydrogen strategy, the hydrogen accelerator in the REPowerEU Plan has emphasized the European Commission’s commitment to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon hydrogen as part of the response to the current EU energy crisis. Hydrogen Europe Research acknowledges the ambitious goals set in the plan and is fully committed to it through its innovative actions by maturing the existing technologies and preparing the next generations in this long-term run.
It is a real pleasure to launch our Hydrogen Europe Research Newsletter. It is important to keep you informed on what is going on within the European hydrogen community in these exciting and challenging times and in particular in our association: activities at the Board and secretariat, in the different working groups and the presentation of our new members.
Enjoy our first monthly newsletter!
Kind regards,
Laurent Antoni
President, Hydrogen Europe Research
HYDROGEN EUROPE RESEARCH NEWS AND ACTIVITIES
Hydrogen Europe Research new logo
At the beginning of the year, we launched our new logo which reflects the evolution and the growth of Hydrogen Europe Research. The renewal of the logo is the starting point of a new communication strategy that will be implemented in 2022.
Hydrogen Europe Research new website
We are proud to announce the launch of our new website! Click here to discover the latest news and events in the hydrogen community, as well as to know more about our activities and our members!
We are also building a private, secure intranet that can only be accessed by our members; it will serve as the portal to access resources developed for members only. A first structure of the intranet will hopefully be ready before summer. More information will follow soon!
Hydrogen Europe Research new Statutes
Check out our new Statutes, approved by our members during an Extraordinary General Assembly on April 6! They provide a clarification of our membership criteria, they open up the possibility for British and Swiss members to remain full members of the association regardless of their association Statutes to Horizon Europe, they reallocate some powers from the General Assembly to the Executive Board and viceversa, and much more!
Hydrogen Europe Research position paper “For a long perspective impact of European Research and Industrial Sectors”
Based on the inputs of Hydrogen Europe Research’s members and Technical Committee Leaders, the research position paper titled “For a long perspective impact of European Research and Industrial Sectors” provides an overview of research priorities for fuel cell and hydrogen technologies that would benefit from further support at European, national or regional levels to reach the needed level of technological readiness. The objective of this paper is to help in achieving synergies and ensuring a consistent alignment between European initiatives, as well as national and regional projects.
Hydrogen Europe Research Skills Working Group co-chair has been elected in March!
Together with industry partners, regions and national associations from Hydrogen Europe, Hydrogen Europe Research is part of the Skills Working Group, which purpose is to discuss skills needs in the hydrogen sector.
The Working Group is steered by two co-chairs, one representing the industry and one the research. Hydrogen Europe Research co-chair elected in March 2022 is Professor Steinberger-Wilckens from the University of Birmingham.
Click here to discover more!
· Discussion dinner with Czech Representatives on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies in Europe – May 24
On May 24, we held a discussion dinner on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Technologies with Czech stakeholders, to raise awareness of clean energy alternatives such as hydrogen, and discuss financial and political barriers to their implementation in Europe.
The meeting was attended by the Minister for Science, Research and Innovation Helena Langšádlová, the vice Minister of Energy René Neděla, representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Moravian-Silesian Region, the Ústí Region, TAČR and the State Environmental Fund of the Czech Republic, and the French Ambassador in Czech Republic. The participants also included representatives from organizations such as Czech Hydrogen Technology Platform (HYTEP), IVECO, LEANCAT s.r.o., VŠCHT Praha - UCT Prague, ORLEN Unipetrol and ORLEN UniCRE a.s.
The event was the perfect opportunity for Hydrogen Europe Research to present hydrogen as the new player at the service of the environment and economy, and showcase European research activities in hydrogen technologies. As our president, Laurent Antoni pointed out "As hydrogen becomes fundamental in the energy transition and more and more countries have or are preparing their hydrogen strategies, international collaboration and cooperation becomes key”.
We would be pleased to support public and private Czech stakeholders to accelerate progress in hydrogen technologies and contribute to the development of a “Hydrogen Economy”!
Hydrogen Europe Research General Assembly – May 25
On May 25, we held our General Assembly in Prague, Czech Republic, hosted by the University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague (UCT Prague). The meeting took place in a hybrid format, both online and in-person, and saw the participation of more than 110 participants from 26 countries across Europe. During the General Assembly, Hydrogen Europe Research presented a Board’s activities update, welcomed 8 new members, promoted its communications, policy and skills activities together with news from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, and anticipated projects for the future.
The Board Election also took place during the General Assembly. A grateful thank to Marta Marono and Cesare Pianese, who did not reapply for a new madate, for all their activities and commitment during the past years. A warm welcome to Viviana Cigolotti, from ENEA (Italy), and Daria Vladikova, from ISTD/BAS (Bulgaria), who were respectively elected Heat & Power and Industry Technical Committee Leader and Chair of External Affairs!
Congrats also to the other re-elected Board members: Laurent Antoni (CEA), Christian Sattler (DLR), Ekain Fernandez (TECNALIA), Luigi Crema (FBK), Steffen Møller-Holst (SINTEF), Ludwig Jörissen (ZSW), Olaf Jedicke (KIT) and Guillermo Figueruelo Malo (FHA)!
We thank our members for a very successful meeting! Our next General Assembly is foreseen to take place in Brussels in a hybrid format during the European Hydrogen Week in October.
Young Scientist Award Competition 2022
The Young Scientist Award is an annual competition organised by Hydrogen Europe Research and conducted during the Hydrogen Week (24-28 October 2022). The competition aims at rewarding young researchers (under 35 years old of age) belonging to our member organisations, who have personally contributed to a project funded by the FCH JUs.
This year, the competition will revolve around four pillars, reflecting the structure of the new Clean Hydrogen Partnership. One young scientist will be awarded in each pillar, and one will be elected “Best Scientific Researcher of the Year”.
The research undertaken may cover fundamentals, applications and analysis within these different categories:
- Hydrogen production
- Hydrogen storage and distribution
- Hydrogen usages
- Cross-Cutting activities (such as safety, Regulations Codes and Standards or education)
The four winners will receive €1000 Eur each and a recognition certificate. The Best Scientific Researcher of the Year will receive €1000 Eur and a recognition certificate.
Click here to discover the eligibility criteria and to download the application form!
CLEAN HYDROGEN PARTNERSHIP UPDATES
Following the launch of the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (JU) on the 19th of November 2021, the Strategic Research Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and the first Call for proposals were published on the 1st of March 2022.
The Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) of the Partnership is the fruit of a collaborative work undertaken by Hydrogen Europe Research & Hydrogen Europe members and the European Commission, which started as far back as early 2020. This document outlines the research and innovation activities that will be tackled during the course of the Partnership to achieve the objectives of the JU.
The Clean Hydrogen JU 2022 Call for proposals was the biggest research and innovation Call on hydrogen ever published in the EU with a total EU funding of 300.5M€. The Call includes 41 topics covering the whole hydrogen value chain. Due to its size, the topics were split into two groups with different deadlines: the first deadline was on the 31st of May whilst the second is the 20th of September. All necessary information is available on the Horizon Europe portal.
On Wednesday 18th of May, the European Commission announced that an extra 200M€ of EU funding would be allocated to the Clean Hydrogen Partnership to double the number of Hydrogen Valleys in Europe, as part of the REPowerEU Plan. This extra funding will be streamlined in the future Annual Work Plans of the Partnership.
Looking ahead, work on the next Annual Work Plan (AWP23) is in full swing. If you are a Hydrogen Europe Research member and wish to get involved, do not hesitate to get in touch.
Click here to learn more about our role in the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
NEWS FROM EUROPE
Hydrogen Europe Research is committed to REPower the EU
On 18 May, the European Commission published its REPowerEU Plan to make Europe independent from Russian fossil fuels well before 2030. The plan focuses on three pillars: saving energy, producing clean energy and diversifying energy supplies. Hydrogen is a key component of this plan.
The ambitions for the production of hydrogen are considerably heightened. Whereas the Fit for 55 Package foresaw 5.6 million tons of hydrogen being produced by 2030, the Hydrogen Accelerator foresees the production of 10 million tons of domestic renewable and low-carbon hydrogen and 10 million tons of renewable hydrogen imports by 2030.
On the demand side, the European Commission called upon the European Parliament and the Council to align the sub-targets for renewable fuels of non-biological origin foreseen under the Renewable Energy Directive with this heightened ambition. These sub-targets focus on the transport and the industry sector are currently under revision by the co-legislators. The Commission also called on industry to accelerate the work on missing hydrogen standards, in particular for hydrogen production, infrastructure and end-use appliances.
Details on funding and financing are also included in the plan. A top-up of 200 million euros was announced for the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking in order to double the number of Hydrogen Valleys in Europe.
The European hydrogen research community (represented with Hydrogen Europe Research’s 111 members) is prepared to support the deployment and scale up of the hydrogen value chain.
MEMBERS’ NEWS
WELCOME TO HYDROGEN EUROPE RESEARCH NEW MEMBERS!
Following the approval of the Statutes (April 6, 2022), the Executive Board is now in charge of reviewing the applications received once per month and accepting new members. We are proud to announce that since April 2022, the Executive Board welcomed 8 new full members!
If you are not part of the Hydrogen Europe Research membership, and you would like to have more information on how to join us, contact us at secretariat@hydrogeneuroperesearch.eu!
Click here to discover more about our membership criteria.
University of Oulu
The University of Oulu is an international science university that fosters new knowledge, well-being, and innovations for the future through research and education. Founded in 1958, it is one of the biggest and most multidisciplinary universities in Finland.
CIRA - Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali
CIRA, the Italian Aerospace Research Centre, is a company mainly of public ownership created in 1984 with the purpose of performing research in the fields of space and aeronautics. The Centre, with headquarters and operational structures in Capua, Campania, has the biggest research facilities in the field of aerospace in Italy, with testing facilities that are unique in the world, and state-of-the-art laboratories used by industries and bodies from Italy and the rest of the world.
University of Florence
The University of Florence is one of the most important Italian public universities with a strong international vocation. In the sphere of international research, the University of Florence has many projects funded by the European Union, especially within the Framework Programmes for Research and Technological Development, and actively participates in the Horizon 2020 programme.
Warsaw University of Technology
Warsaw University of Technology is not only the oldest, but also the best technical university in Poland; in the ranking of Polish universities, it has taken the first place in its category for fifteen years. At Warsaw University of Technology, over 160 student research groups, organisations and associations are active, and the educational offer includes many fields of study (also with English as a medium of instruction).
Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics
The Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics is a non-profit international educational and scientific organisation, hosting three departments (aeronautics and aerospace, environmental and applied fluid dynamics, and turbomachinery & propulsion). It provides post-graduate education in fluid dynamics and encourages "training in research through research".
University of Twente
The University of Twente is a research university with the focus on technical developments and their impact on people and society. Founded in 1961, it is a smart living lab where talented students and staff provide groundbreaking research, exciting innovations and inspiring education.
University of Zagreb
The University of Zagreb is the oldest and biggest university in South-Eastern Europe. It offers education and research and in all scientific fields (arts, biomedicine, biotechnology, engineering, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences) and a broad spectrum of courses at all study levels, from undergraduate to postgraduate. With 29 Faculties, 3 Art Academies and the University Centre for Croatian Studies it is the flagship educational institution in the country.
National Renewable Energy Center - CENER
The National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain (CENER) develops applied research in renewable energies, and provides technological support to companies and energy institutions in six areas: wind, solar thermal and photovoltaic solar energy, biomass, smart and efficient buildings and districts, and grid integration of energy. CENER is a technology centre with worldwide recognised prestige, activity and experience.
MEMBERS' EVENTS
If you are a Hydrogen Europe Research member, and your association is organizing an event that would be interesting for the hydrogen community, do not hesitate to share it with us!
Joint European Summer School 2022
The Joint European Summer School JESS 2022 will be held near the beautiful city of Athens on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Once again, it will provide highly condensed high-level courses on selected topics for 2 weeks. The topical content is tailored to the needs of a diverse audience: newcomers to the field, experienced students, and young professionals working at the forefront of fuel cell, electrolyser, and battery applications.
The final deadline for registration is 30 July 2022.
Click here to have more information.
VIRTUAL Fuel Cell System Summer School on electrochemical hybrid systems
In the frame of FCLAB’ Summer Schools series, the European project Virtual-FCS is organizing the 2022 Summer School edition VFCS’22, which will take place in Belfort from 7 to 10 June. VFCS’22 is organized with the participation of the European project Haeolus. This year, the focus will be on modelling, diagnostics and prognostics of electrochemical hybrid systems including fuel cells and batteries.
The Summer School will propose lectures, tutorials, practical work, lab visits and experiments. During the 4 days of the school, lectures will present different key topics of energy systems such as fuel cell-based hybrid system performance analysis dimensioning, and degradation modelling, as well as the tools: data-driven or model-based approaches dedicated to diagnostics or prognostics. This summer school is designed for Graduate and PhD Students, for Academics and Researchers as well as to Industry Partners.
Registrations for the summer school 2022 are now closed; if you wish to receive information about next year’s edition or to know more about other initiatives organised in the frame of the European project Virtual FCS, please contact Nadia Steiner at nadia.steiner@univ-fcomte.fr!
Keynote conference: Towards a hydrogen-free hydrogen economy: applications for chemical hydrogen storage systems
Join the conference “Towards a hydrogen-free hydrogen economy” organised by the University of Antwerp on July 15, from 2 pm!
The conference will be chaired by Prof. Dr. Patrice Perreault, with a keynote by Dr. Ing. Patrick Preuster, Head of Department at the “Chemical Hydrogen Storage” at the Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (HI ERN).
One focus of Dr. Preuster's technology development is hydrogen storage in Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers (LOHC). The keynote will provide an introduction to the various approaches for storing energy in the form of hydrogen. The different methods and the current technological developments especially in the field of chemical hydrogen storage will be discussed.
If you are interested in energy storage in the form of H2, don’t forget to register for the event here.
Springschool Hydrogen Technology 2023
Following the success of the Spring School Hydrogen Technology 2022 at the end of March 2022, with more than 75 virtual participants from all over Europe, Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, DLR Institute of Maritime Energy Systems, DLR Institute of Networked Energy Systems and FH Westküste University of Applied Sciences (FHW) are happy to announce that the preregistration for the SSH2T2023 is now open!
Next year, the Spring School is planned as an event in presence in the town of Lauenburg, roughly 40 km southeast of Hamburg on the shores of the Elbe River.
This springschool is intended as a scientific exchange about hydrogen-related technologies and their applications – from generation of hydrogen and its derivatives over storage and distribution to end use and start-ups in the field. It will give insights from the point of view of research as well as hydrogen related industries.
Click here to discover more!
EVENTS ATTENDED BY HYDROGEN EUROPE RESEARCH
Hydrogen Days 2022, 23-25 March in Prague
Every year, the Hydrogen Days conference is an excellent frame for updates on hydrogen and fuel cell technologies and represents the best setting to show the latest advances in research, projects and products in the Czech republic, Visegrad regions and Central Europe.
Hydrogen Europe Research was a bronze sponsor of the event.
Click here to discover more and to download the books of abstracts!
EMIRI TechTalk: Advanced materials for clean hydrogen production by electrolysis, May 4 in Brussels, Belgium
The TechTalk Event are one-day sessions dedicated to specific topics covered by different EMIRI Focus Groups. EMIRI TechTalks are a great opportunity to get in a quick overview of technologies, markets, policies and on-going R&I activities in the field of clean energy & clean mobility technologies.
Our president, Laurent Antoni, was a speaker at the EMIRI TechTalk focusing on “Advanced materials for clean hydrogen production by electrolysis” on May 4, 2022.
Click here to know more about EMIRI!
World Hydrogen Projects, 11-12 May 2022 in Barcelona, Spain
World Hydrogen Projects offers a unique opportunity to deep dive into actual case studies spanning the full spectrum of projects, from fully integrated hydrogen valleys and clusters, to decarbonising industry and mobility.
The conference offers a strategic exploration into the planning and enablement of proposed and current projects, as well as bringing together the entire hydrogen ecosystem, from upstream to downstream, in order to facilitate the collaboration and innovation needed to truly kickstart the hydrogen economy.
Our President, Laurent Antoni, was a speaker at the event “What skills for workers in the hydrogen economy?”
Click here to know more.
HyVolution, 11 - 12 May 2022 in Paris, France
HyVolution is the major hydrogen event for energy, industry and mobility in France. 200 exhibitors and brands will attend the 2 days of conferences, showcasing solutions for all carbon-free hydrogen markets.
You can find more information here. The next event will take place on February, 1st and 2nd, 2023 in Paris Expo Porte de Versailles!
Hydrogen: how to decarbonise Europe together, beyond borders? 16-17 May in Brussels, Belgium
The Embassy of France in Belgium, Grand Est-Europe, the Representation of Baden-Württemberg to the European Union, the Irène and Frédéric Joliot-Curie House, Campus France and their partners held the conference “HYDROGEN: HOW TO DECARBONISE EUROPE TOGETHER, BEYOND BORDERS?” on May 16 and 17 in Brussels.
This event was organised on the occasion of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union and aimed to offer researchers, entrepreneurs, political decision-makers and hydrogen specialists the opportunity to meet, discuss, inspire each other and build strategic partnerships.
Many Hydrogen Europe Research members were attending. the event.
Click here to discover more.
· Green Hydrogen for a Sustainable European Future, 16-17 May in Berlin, Germany
The conference “Green Hydrogen for a Sustainable European Future” held on 16 and 17 May was an interactive forum where scientific experts, industry leaders and policymaking and civil society representatives from across Europe converged to discuss the outcomes of the publication of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda (SRIA) and the next collaborative steps to build strategic energy transformation partnerships.
Luigi Crema, Hydrogen Europe Research Board Member for hydrogen production, attended the conference on HER behalf.
Conference on Industrial Technologies IndTech2022, 27 - 29 June 2022 in Grenoble, France
The Conference on Industrial Technologies IndTech2022 is an event for research organisations, industrial actors and policy-makers to discuss current trends, challenges and solutions for the competitive sustainability of the European Industry.
Our President, Laurent Antoni, spoke at the Circular Clean Industries and Hydrogen parallel session within the Circularity and Sustainability block.
Click here to read more.
Connecting Europe Days, 28-30 June in Lyon, France
Formerly known as TEN-T Days, Connecting Europe Days is Europe’s mobility flagship event. This year it took take place from 28 to 30 June in Lyon, France, and it brought together politicians, industry representatives and the European Commission to discuss transport and mobility, and their role in achieving the ambitious goals set out in the EU Green Deal and the Sustainable and Smart Mobility Strategy.
The event was organised together with the French Presidency of the Council of the EU.
Hydrogen Europe Research was a sponsor of the event.
EFCF - Electrolyser & Fuel Cell Forum, 5-8 July in Lucerne, Switzerland
The EFCF - Electrolyser & Fuel Cell Forum is a leading international meeting place, providing an excellent opportunity to present recent technical progress, industrial achievements & inventions.
Although a Europe-based event, participants are invited from all continents. About 500 participants and 30 exhibitors are expected.
Hydrogen Europe Research is a sponsor of the event.
To discover more, click here.
DON’T MISS THE NEXT EVENTS!
European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) Fall Meeting, 19-22 September in Warsaw, Poland
The 2022 E-MRS Fall Meeting and Exhibit will be held in Warsaw University of Technology, from September 19 to 21 (exhibition) and September 19 to 22 (technical sessions).
The conference will consist of 20 parallel symposia with invited speakers, oral and poster presentations and a plenary session to provide an international forum for discussing recent advances in the field of materials science.
Hydrogen Europe Research will be a sponsor of the symposium Q: Advanced catalytic materials for (photo)electrochemical energy conversion, which will provide a platform for researchers working on catalytic materials to showcase and learn about the latest findings in this fast-growing field of research.
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