The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC National Presentation for HY-CO Workshop on Benefits and Opportunities February 1-3, 2006, Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica, Oslo „Greece“

The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC 1.What are the most important policy objectives related to hydrogen and fuel-cell RD&D in the country/region Basic research Applied research Prototype and experiment Industrial demonstration

The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC 2. Please rank the research areas below in order of importance for your country/region in trans-national research cooperation a. H 2 production g. FC technology b. Storage applications e. Transportation and propulsion systems d. Stationary applications j. Decentralized energy systems c. H 2 distribution and supply k. Synergies (international cooperation, cooperation between industry, governments and universities etc.) l. CO 2 capture and storage f. Portable applications h. Socio-economic i. Rational use of energy (including bench marking)

The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC 3. Please indicate for the five most important areas of research whether the research area is: A. a dominant well developed area; B. a reasonably developed area; C. a rather new area dominant well developed areaH 2 production - dominant well developed area reasonably developed areaFC technology - reasonably developed area reasonably developed areaStorage applications - reasonably developed area rather new areaTransportation and propulsion systems - rather new area rather new areaStationary applications - rather new area

The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC 4. Which specific research themes within the 1-5 most important areas would be best suited for transnational cooperation? H 2 production by RES (biofuels, solar, wind) High temperature PEM-FCs (membranes, electrodes, components) H 2 storage in nanomaterials Roadmap for Hydrogen Energy in Europe

The EC Network of European national and regional funding authorities for RD&D in the field of H&FC 5. Other information