Communities Registration

For Communities Active in or Planning for Hydrogen / Fuel Cells

Proforma

Community/Site Name

Contact Person

Name*

*indicates required field

Organisation*

Organisation Type*

Telephone

[please include national and regional codes]

Email*

Address

Town*

State/County

Postal/Zip Code

Country

Other:

Activities to date and planned in the short term (next 2 years)

It is important that potential HYCOM communities have already started to engage in developing or planning activities in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell energy applications. Please fill the following categories:

Hydrogen/ fuel cell projects

List and give a brief description of demonstration projects and innovative applications to date and planned in the short term (next 2 years). Information on projects in the field of other sustainable energy systems, proving the past engagement of a community in the energy & environment field, would also be appreciated.

Name of Project

Goal of Project
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Project type

		Demonstration
Hydrogen Production		Hydrogen Storage
Fossil Fuels		Hydrogen Trans / Supply
Renewable Energy Sources		Stationary Application
Transport Application		Portable Application

Other:

Technologies Involved

Hydrogen Production		Hydrogen Storage
Electrolysers - renewable electricity		Pressurised Cylinder / Tube
Electrolysers - non-renewable electricity		Liquefied Storage
Reformers		Membrance Storage
Biomass gasification		Pipeline
Coal gasification
Geothermal

Fuel Cell Technologies
SOFC		PEM
MCFC		PAFC
DMFC		AFC

Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine

Other:

Primary Resources

Where is the primary resource for the hydrogen obtained ?

Within the surrounding community or region

Within the country

Within the EU

From Importing internationally

End-User Needs

What end-user need is being met / will be met by the application ?

Electricity		CHP
Transport

Other:

State of described Project

Planned Project

Existent Project

Timetable

From: To:

Total Budget (€)

Actors Involved
(Multiple Entries Accepted)

Academic Institution or University		Large Corporation
Research Institute or Laboratory		SME
Government Office or Regional / Local Authority

Other:

Financial information supplied will be used for analysis only. No specific organisation will be identified in any reports.

Financial Resources
Total should equal 100%

Running Total:

External Funding

% Bank Loans
% Other

Internal Funding

% Company Funding		(e.g. from parent company or company research budget)
% Academic Funding		(includes University and Research Institutes)
% Venture Capital		(applies to independent developers)
% Third Party		(applies to independent developers)
% Personally Financed		(applies to independent developers)
% Other

Subsidy / Grant Funding

% Regional R&D
% National R&D
% EU (Framework) R&D
% Other

Please name Subsidy / Grant programmes from which you benefit

How much do you spend per year on FC&H2?

*Any financial information supplied will not be made public relating to specific researchers or projects, but may be used to give overall statistics.

Local Stakeholders

Are there any activities aimed at engaging and grouping community stakeholders (e.g. local government, local authorities, local companies, citizens, environmental NGOs, other local associations) in hydrogen and fuel cell activities ?

Yes, already set up

We are in the process of setting up

Not yet, but we are interested

Are there any stakeholders in your community involved in:

Regional hydrogen & fuel cell technology platform / association

National hydrogen & fuel cell technology platform / association

European hydrogen & fuel cell technology platform / association

Drivers and Barriers

What are the main drivers (in order of ranking) for your community to implement a hydrogen-fuel cell project?

Please rank your answers from 1 - 5, with 1 being the Most important and 5 being the Least Important

Job creation		Local air quality
Global environmental concerns (climate change)		Security of energy supply
Other

What are the main barriers that you have encountered in setting up hydrogen-fuel cell projects or other sustainable energy projects?

Funding – public investment support		Funding – private investor support
Technology procurement		Lack of specific local expertise for conception, development, implementation, operation of facility
Lack of community acceptance

Other Sustainability Projects

Brief Information - on projects in the field of other sustainable energy systems
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Future Project Potential

Please describe the potential of this project to evolve into an integrated "hydrogen community" i.e. how this project can grow and evolve from the phase of isolated demonstration or application into the creation of a network of synergetic projects that form part of an integrated energy system with significant presence of hydrogen-fuel cell application
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HyLights, Roads2HyCom and the Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Platform (HFP)

The European Commission is supporting the Coordination Action “HyLights” and the Integrated Project “Roads2HyCom” in the field of Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. The two projects support the Commission in the monitoring and coordination of ongoing activities of the HFP, and provide input to the HFP for the planning and preparation of future research and demonstration activities within an integrated EU strategy.

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The two projects are complementary and are working in close coordination. HyLights focuses on the preparation of the large scale demonstration for transport applications, while Roads2Hycom focuses on identifying opportunities for research activities relative to the needs of industrial stakeholders and Hydrogen Communities that could contribute to the early adoption of hydrogen as a universal energy vector.

Further information on HyLights is available on the project web-site www.hylights.org.

www.roads2hy.com hosted by www.ricardo.com