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Hydrogen energy is a global issue
This is a press release from the European Hydrogen Association (EHA)
Greenhouse effect and fossil resource depletion are global energy problems. Hydrogen and fuel cells are important elements of an equally global and sustainable solution to them, both for industrialised and developing countries.
The European Hydrogen Association will play a pan-European role, profiting by the network of national hydrogen associations to inform the decision makers, enhance the social acceptance, and encourage demonstrations at the national level or within major industries like car makers, energy suppliers, and oil companies.
The EHA role will be in particular to push the hydrogen energy as a main means to favor energy saving and protection of the environment, leading to a global improvement of social health.
The European Hydrogen Association will therefore step up its work in promoting these technologies on an international level. On the European level, continued cooperation with the European Commission will be of primary importance. A number of “Networks of Excellence” are to be created in the 6. Framework Program for Research, and EHA sees many ways to contribute to them, being a Network of Excellence itself by its very nature.
Among the other partners are the International Energy Agency and the International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Among the tasks immediately at hand are the European Hydrogen Energy Conference (EHEC) to be held from 2. to 5. September in Grenoble (France) and also the World Hydrogen Energy Conference 2006 to be held in Lyon. The venue of the EHEC 2005 will be announced in September.
The new board, which was elected during the General Assembly held in Utrecht (The Netherlands) on 11. June, accepted these items as central parts of the work program. New EHA president is Prof. Lars Sjunnesson from Sweden, a member of the High Level Group on Hydrogen which has been installed by the European Commission. Mr. Georges Fratacci (France) was elected as Vice President, Dr. Ulrich Schmidtchen (Germany) as secretary, and Dr. Christer Morén (Sweden) as treasurer. Another member of the board is Prof. Jobst Hapke (Germany).
The associations from Norway and The Netherlands are expected to join EHA in the near future. A number of recently founded national hydrogen association from various countries in Europe have also expressed their interest to join EHA.
Published by the German Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (DWV), Berlin
V. i. S. d. P.: Dr. Ulrich Schmidtchen, Berlin
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