Dear Friends,

May is usually a month dedicated to preparing several important events, meetings and actions. As you can see in this newsletter, in HER we are preparing for the upcoming General Assembly in Madrid. The GA has several side events, meeting with Spanish Institutions and Enterprises and attending the event organized by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid.

We are supporting the preparation of the Hydrogen Week, proposing the involvement of Hydrogen Europe Research members in the programme topics, and planning to have an exhibition space for our association with several (ten) boots for our members. We aim at leveraging our visibility this year, and we look forward to increasing the impact of the week itself. Our Secretariat will be more than happy to provide you with information and guidance when interested. On our end, we are starting to promote the Hydrogen Week on several channels!

Regarding our support to the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, in this period a lot of our members are involved in drafting the topics for the Annual Working Programme 2024. I’m thankful for the extraordinary effort in a constrained schedule. This year, it is of particular importance to prepare well-developed and mature topics, to allow a smooth negotiation meeting between our Technical Committee leaders and the whole group involved from Hydrogen Europe, the Joint Undertaking, DG RTD, DG Ener and DG Move from the European Commission.

Immediately after this effort, Roadmap leaders, with the guidance of Technical Committee leaders and with the participation and support of many of you, will start the update of the roadmaps that will revise and update the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda. This is a unique occasion to rediscuss the content and details of the SRIA, and maybe agree on some novel and promising directions to be considered there.

Finally, we are widening our alliances starting to interact with other partnerships and programmes of the European Commission, as well as platforms and other industrial initiatives. With the EIC we are co-organizing and sponsoring a workshop on seawater electrolysis, which is a topic of mutual interest.

Said this, I wish you a pleasant read of the newsletter, where you can find several interesting initiatives and information, and a full update on our recent and imminent attended events.

I look forward to seeing many of you at the next General Assembly in Madrid, where I’ll announce some novelties about the internal programme of Hydrogen Europe Research, with more participation for you in interesting initiatives that could give a significant impact in future perspectives of the European research in the hydrogen sector.

HYDROGEN EUROPE RESEARCH NEWS AND ACTIVITIES

Hydrogen Europe Research General Assembly – 7 June 2023, Madrid, Spain

All Hydrogen Europe Research members are invited to join us in Madrid for our next General Assembly, which will take place on 7 June 2023! The meeting will take place in a hybrid format, both online and in person, and will offer our members the chance to get to know each other, network, and exchange information useful to the hydrogen community. Future plans and new activities for Hydrogen Europe Research will be revealed during the General Assembly – stay tuned!

During this event, key stakeholders will discuss the main challenges of the implementation of hydrogen storage technologies and will review which technologies are currently being used by the industry and which are being developed by research centres and companies to be implemented in the near future.

Our President, Luigi Crema, will open the event at 9 along with the University’s Rector and local Ministry representatives. You can find the detailed program of the event here.

Hydrogen Europe Research’s participation in the Hydrogen Week

The European Hydrogen Week will take place from 20 to 24 November 2023! Based on the common cooperation among the European Commission, Hydrogen Europe, and the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, the week is one of the biggest annual events dedicated to hydrogen.

During the 5 days, thought-provoking discussions with some of the most prominent stakeholders in the hydrogen sector will take place, covering the most pressing topics facing this new industry: the need for both urgency and pragmatism in creating the regulatory framework, the unique challenges different sectors face to decarbonize and how hydrogen can help, and how to remain a leader in an industry that has caught the attention of the rest of the world.

Listen to what our President, Luigi Crema, has to say about this important event:

Next to the different conference streams, an exhibition will also take place. Based on the success of the past editions, this year the expo floor is expanded into two halls for a total of over 8000 sqm, ready to welcome more than 6000 attendees. 

If you are a Hydrogen Europe Research member, and you are interested in having a stand in our Pavilion, do not hesitate to contact Simona at s.vitali@hydrogeneuroperesearch.eu!

To find out more about what these five days will hold for you, click here.

Join the Greens Skills for Hydrogen community!

As part of the project consortium, Hydrogen Europe Research invites you to become a part of the Greens Skills for Hydrogen community, to help steer the EU’s green and digital transition, opening new opportunities for people, the economy and the planet.

Click here to know more

RESEARCH AND INNOVATION ROADMAPS

In this newsletter, we take the opportunity to remind you that Hydrogen Europe Research and Hydrogen Europe will soon kick off the update of their Research and Innovation Roadmaps. This process will start during the month of June and last until the end of the year – if you are a Hydrogen Europe Research member and are interested in participating, you can reach out to our Innovation Manager, Louis Mazurkiewicz – l.mazurkiewicz@hydrogeneuroperesearch.eu

These 22 Roadmaps coordinated by Hydrogen Europe Research and Hydrogen Europe cover the whole hydrogen value chain (from production to various industrial and mobility end-uses, passing by storage, transport and distribution of hydrogen). They provide a forum for members to discuss the research and innovation activities that should be covered annually and are constituted of experts in their respective fields.

CLEAN HYDROGEN PARTNERSHIP UPDATES

Evaluations will soon start – results are expected to be communicated by the Programme Office of the Clean Hydrogen Partnership to all consortia in July 2023.

In other news, the Clean Hydrogen Partnership hosted a webinar on the relaunch of the Hydrogen Valley Platform on 8 May 2023. The recording and presentations can be found here.

NEWS FROM EUROPE

PFAS Consultation

The European Chemicals Agency has launched a public consultation inviting interested parties to send in scientific and technical information on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by 25 September 2023. The aim of this consultation is to obtain more information on PFAS and give the opportunity to various stakeholders to have their say. Of particular interest is information relevant to the risks, socio-economic aspects, and alternative substances.

A webinar presenting the consultation took place on Wednesday 5 April 2023 – the recording can be found here.

The consultation is open until September.

MEMBERS’ NEWS

HyCARE PROJECT, 21 April 2023, Paris, France

On 21 April 2023, the final event of HyCARE Project took place in Paris with an exhibition entitled “The HyCARE system. Opportunities and challenges of the energy storage sector”. The show hosted by ENGIE Lab Crigen in cooperation with CNRS, aimed to show the main results of activities carried out during the HyCARE Project, supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, and coordinated by the University of Turin.

Funded under the Horizon 2020 program, the HyCARE project made possible to develop a hydrogen storage tank with the use of a solid-state hydrogen carriers in large scale. With its innovative concept, the tank links hydrogen and heat storage for stationary applications. Therefore, it improves energy efficiency of the process and reduces the footprint of the whole system.

You can read more about this event here.

SINTEF is hiring a researcher or senior researcher within batteries and hydrogen technology! 

Discover here more about their open position!

The deadline to apply is 31 May 2023.

For further information, contact Research Manager Kyrre Sundseth, at kyrre.sundseth@sintef.no, Phone: +47 901 22 501.

EVENTS ATTENDED BY HYDROGEN EUROPE RESEARCH

3^rd Conference: Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic 2023, 23 May 2023, Villa Vipolže, Goriška Brda, Slovenia

The purpose of the Hydrogen Ecosystem North Adriatic Conference is to bring together the parties creating an unprecedented phenomenon of cross-regional cooperation in the transition towards a clean energy future based on clean hydrogen. The goal of the 3rd conference was to accelerate activities related to the development of the North Adriatic Hydrogen Valley (NAHV) project, the first Transnational Hydrogen Valley project in the EU in 2023, and to boost other already ongoing projects developed by industry towards a regional hydrogen ecosystem to accelerate regional and European energy transition, to scale innovations. Industrial partners, universities, and society leaders from participating countries: Croatia, Italy - Friuli-Venezia Giulia Autonomous Region, and Slovenia, are working together to explore further development opportunities and accelerate already envisaged projects.

Our President, Luigi Crema, represented Hydrogen Europe Research during the event. 

DON'T MISS THE NEXT EVENTS!

Workshop on seawater sourcing for renewable hydrogen and chemicals, 8-9 June 2023, Brussels, Belgium

The workshop is co-organised by the European Innovation Council, the European Commission’s DG RTD, project ANEMEL, the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, Hydrogen Europe Research and the EuroTech Universities Alliance.

The aim of this workshop is to discuss the use of seawater for a broad range of applications, including the production of renewable fuels and chemicals, mining, or energy storage. 

A multidisciplinary group of experts from industry, academia and policymakers will discuss innovative desalination methods, including brines treatment, as well as direct seawater electrolysis or the use of seawater for co-electrolysis. The experts will draft a white paper presenting the technologies using seawater as a source that should strongly be supported by the European Commission in accordance with the achievement of the EU Green Deal objectives.

The workshop will also host a "pitch session" to show-case real-life demonstration projects or technologies in this area.

The line-up of confirmed speakers includes leaders from governmental organizations, industry and academia, have a look at the agenda to learn more!

If you're interested in attending, please register using this link: https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/RegistrationDesalinationConference

Our workshop will be an in-person event only, so please make sure to register to be able to get access to the venue, listen to all our wonderful speakers and discuss the topic of seawater sourcing!

Next Generation Electrolysers North America, 21-22 June 2023 Dallas/Forth Worth, TX, USA

The deployment of large-scale electrolysers is the key technological element for the decarbonisation of central industrial and transport sectors. The exis­ting electrolyser technology is now ready for a massive scale-up. To achieve the ambitious objectives that have been announced recently to accelerate electrolyser installations across the industrial sectors and to significantly re­duce the costs of clean hydrogen production, considerable challenges have to be overcome by industrial users of electrolysers, system manufacturers, providers of components and materials, and other stakeholders within the hydrogen economy.

The Next Generation Electrolysers summit, which will take place on 21-22 June in Dallas/Forth Worth, will bring together industrial investors, electrolyser experts, en­gineering specialists and other stakeholders along the value chain to discuss the development, manufacturing, deployment and integration of the next gene­ration of industrial electrolysers.

More information about the event can be found here.

6th Hydrogen Forum of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, 27 June 2023, Brussels, Belgium

On behalf of the Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, we are delighted to invite you to the 6th Hydrogen Forum of the European Clean Hydrogen Alliance, which takes place on Tuesday, 27 June at the Maison du Bois in Brussels.

The Forum will be opened by Commissioner Thierry Breton and will see the participation of Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans. The detailed programme is available here. You can find here the registration details.

Please note that this invitation is personal and non-transferable, as the Forum is only open to CEOs or C-suite (Secretary General, State Secretary, Minister, President) of Alliance member organisations. Places are limited, so please reserve yours today. Should you have questions on the events, please contact: forum@euhydrogen.eu.

The European Clean Hydrogen Alliance was set up in July 2020 to support the large-scale deployment of clean hydrogen technologies by 2030.

The Alliance counts over 1700 members from industry, public authorities, civil society, investors and the research community.

The alliance aims to promote investments and stimulate renewable and low-carbon hydrogen production, transmission, distribution and use across various sectors (industry, mobility, residential applications).

Joint European Summer School on Fuel Cell, Electrolyser, and Battery Technologies

The Joint European Summer School JESS 2023 will be held near the beautiful city of Athens on the coast of the Aegean Sea. Once again, the summer school will provide condensed high-level courses on selected topics. The topical content is tailored to the needs of a diverse audience: newcomers to the field of hydrogen, experienced students, and young professionals working at the forefront of fuel cell, electrolyser, and battery applications.

Pass on this information to PhD students and colleagues who might want to participate in this training!

Registrations and more information can be found here.

7th International Conference on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells & Electrolysis. Materials, Systems & Applications (CARISMA2023)

The 7th International Conference on Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells & Electrolysis. Materials, Systems & Applications (CARISMA2023) will be held on October 1-5, 2023 in Lefkada, Greece.

This series of conferences was initiated in 2008 and is dedicated to all aspects related to Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Hydrogen Technologies. The CARISMA conference series is dedicated to the challenges in the development of materials, membrane-electrode-assemblies, components and systems for low and high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells and electrolysis.

The purpose of the conference is to present important issues and recent results, but also to discuss the solutions sought internationally regarding materials development, operation and process optimization, material and device degradation, review of important issues and market perspectives of technologies.

More information about the event and registrations are available here.

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