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EUCAR-CONCAWE-JRC report on future automotive fuels and powertrains
HyWeb, 04-03-11: EUCAR - the European Council for Automotive R&D and CONCAWE - the oil companies' European association for environment, health and safety in refining and distribution together with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, Institute for Environment and Sustainability, in Ispra, Italy, have published the detailed, comprehensive report "Well-to-Wheels analysis of future automotive fuels and powertrains in the European context".Scientific consultants were the Institut Français du Pétrole, Paris, France, for the vehicle simulation (Tank-to-Wheel) and L-B-Systemtechnik GmbH , Ottobrunn, Germany, for the fuel analysis (Well-to-Tank).
EUCAR , CONCAWE and JRC have performed a joint evaluation of the Well-to-Wheels energy use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for a wide range of potential future fuel and powertrain options. The specific objectives of the study were to:
The results of the study have been used as the scientific basis in the report of the Alternative Fuels Contact Group (HyWeb, 04-02-10).
The full report is available at http://ies.jrc.cec.eu.int/Download/eh/31.
MA
"Abrupt Climate Change" study for US Department of Defense warns of severe implications for national security
HyWeb, 04-03-11: "The purpose of this report is to imagine the unthinkable — to push the boundaries of current research on climate change so we may better understand the potential implications on United States national security. [...] We have created a climate change scenario that although not the most likely, is plausible, and would challenge United States national security in ways that should be considered immediately."The public report "An Abrupt Climate Change Scenario and Its Implications for United States National Security" was prepared by Global Business Network (GBN) for the US Department of Defense.
Climate change research suggests that there is a possibility that the gradual global warming experienced so far could lead to a relatively abrupt slowing of the ocean’s thermohaline conveyor. The scenario developed in the GBN report follows the patterns of a climate change event that took place some 8,200 years ago on the earth.
This abrupt change scenario is characterized by the following conditions:
The report explores how such an abrupt climate change scenario could potentially de-stabilize the geo-political environment, leading to skirmishes, battles, and even war due to resource constraints such as:
This report suggests that, because of the potentially dire consequences, the risk of abrupt climate change, although uncertain and quite possibly small, should be elevated beyond a scientific debate to a U.S. national security concern.
Find the full report here.
MA
California to create hydrogen filling station network
DWV, 04-03-10: Hydrogen fuelling stations every 20 miles on every California Interstate Highway was among the things Arnold Schwarzenegger promised during his campaign for the office of governor of California. Before the middle of this year specific plans how to do this will be presented. The head of the California Environmental Protection Agency, new appointed by Schwarzenegger, said that this would mean a network of 200 stations, causing total costs of the order of 100 million $ on the basis of estimates of 300.000-500.000 $ per station. 28 stations are already existing or being planned. The state hopes also for support from federal funds. The 20 mile grid would put at least one station in easy reach for the major part of the population. Other solutions would have to be found for the rural areas reports the Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Letter in January 2004 (here you will find the full article).While Schwarzenegger's forced introduction of hydrogen fuel does well agree with the ideas of his party friend in the White House, this is by no means the case concerning hydrogen generation. Bush intends to use coal, natural gas, and nuclear power to generate hydrogen, Schwarzenegger favors renewable energies.
DWV
Air Liquide acquires Messer Griesheim
DWV, 04-03-10: The French industrial gas company Air Liquide acquires the German company Messer Griesheim . The transaction has a volume of about 2.7 billion € and concerns Messer's business in Germany, Great Britain, and USA. The business will be finalized until the middle of 2004 as soon as the anti-trust authorities have approved it. It is likely that due to demands from this side Air Liquide will have to sell some parts of Messer Griesheim again.DWV
Hamburg: Economic opportunities in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies
HyWeb, 04-03-03: During a press conference Senator Rehaag, Head of the Department for Environment and Health, received a report about the economic opportunities of Hamburg, Germany, in the field of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies from Jörg Schindler (Managing Director of L-B-Systemtechnik).The press conference was organized preceeding a hydrogen workshop on joint invitation by the Department for Environment and Health and by HEW - Hamburgische Electricitäts-Werke (Vattenfall Europe). More than 30 representatives of industry, commerce, academia and public authorities discussed future activities in the field.
In June 2003, L-B-Systemtechnik was awarded a contract for the development of the report. Main objective of the study is to analyze and present the economic opportunities hydrogen and fuel cell technologies offer to city of Hamburg. The report presents in its first section potential applications and related technologies allowing for an appreciation of the subject and of its importance. In parallel, major stakeholders of industry, public authorities, research and universities were interviewed giving a comprehensive picture of competencies and activities in Hamburg. From this, potential fields of action were identified.
Official handing over of the report to Senator Rehaag (center left), Head of the Department for Environment and Health of Hamburg, by Jörg Schindler (LBST, center right) during a press conference; left: Dr. Dietrich Graf (board member of HEW), right Günther Kwaschnik (board member of HEW) (Photo: Patrick Schmidt)The report was finalized in January 2004. The full report (in German language) can be downloaded from the Internet pages of the Department for Environment and Health at:
or from the LBST website at www.lbst.de/h2hamburg.
PS/MA
AcceptH2: first results of the hydrogen acceptance study
HyWeb, 04-02-12: In the AcceptH2 project, surveys of the general public about perceptions of hydrogen and the willingsness to pay more for riding clean hydrogen buses have been carried out in London, United Kingdom, Luxembourg and Perth, Australia before the start of hydrogen bus demonstration projects in these cities. First preliminary results of these "before" surveys have been presented on The International German Hydrogen Energy Congress 2004 in Essen / Germany on February 11, 2004.Preliminary results of the "before" surveys in London, Luxembourg and Perth are:
The support for hydrogen and fuel cells is generally high.
The knowledge about hydrogen and fuel cells is rather low.
Males and people with a higher formal education have a higher knowledge on hydrogen technologies than females and people with lower education.
Hydrogen is connected to positive (environment, …), negative (bomb, explosive, …) as well as neutral associations (physical properties, …).
There is practically no opposition to the introduction of hydrogen fuel and hydrogen vehicles. Many people are undecided and need more information.
In Luxembourg, more than 50% of all respondents would be willing to pay an additional 0.01 Euro to 0.30 Euro per bus fare for hydrogen buses.
Download manuscript (80 kB) and transparencies (340 kB) of the Essen presentation.
Project details can be found at www.accepth2.com. The European part of the project is funded by the European Commission.
MA
"Like everyone else in the (Advisory) Council, I'm acting in a personal capacity, while also bringing my professional experience to bear, as CEO of Shell Hydrogen. My commitment remains the same: to get this show on the road, and make hydrogen and fuel cell technology a reality in Europe. Here, I speak for all 35 members of the Council, who represent all the main stakeholder areas, and cover a huge range of expertise.
As you all know, our collective goal has been stated as, 'Facilitating and accelerating the development and deployment of cost-competitive, world-class European hydrogen and fuel cell based energy systems and component technologies for applications in transport, stationary and portable power'.
Quite a mouthful, reflecting a complex ambition. But then we are under no illusions that this will be anything other than a highly complex and daunting task. You only have to look at the number and variety of people sitting here to see that!
Certainly, it would be very easy to become submerged by the complexity and fail. But we owe it to ourselves, our children and our grandchildren not to fail. Because we know we have the potential to contribute to a better Europe - not just vaguely some time in the distant future, but here and now."
Jeremy Bentham, CEO Shell Hydrogen, Chairman of the Advisory Council of the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform, "Mission Possible - It's time to bring hydrogen to the market", General Assembly Meeting, Brussels, January 20, 2004
European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Platform successfully launched by Romano Prodi on 20/21 January in Brussels
HyWeb, 04-02-11: On behalf of his colleagues commissioners Philippe Busquin (Direction General Research) and Loyola de Palacio (Direction General Energy and Transport) the President of the European Commission Romano Prodi launched the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Technology Platform.The Conference was a consequence of last years Hydrogen and Fuel Cells Vision Report which was produced by a large number of European hydrogen and fuel cell stakeholders from industry and academia and presented to the public in a conference in June 2003 (HyWeb, 03-07-01).
The idea is to create a platform which serves as a basis to develop a European Research and Deployment Strategy. One special feature is the involvement of the member states to overcome the fragemented European hydrogen and fuel cell R&D landscape.
The documents can be viewed here.Platform background information here. The list of the members of the Advisory Council can be found here.
UB/VB
AFCG presents final report
HyWeb, 04-02-10: The European Commission, following the Communication on alternative fuels in 2001, set up a stakeholder Contact Group ("Alternative Fuels Contact Group" - AFCG) in 2002 to advise on technical and economic status and developments of alternative fuels for road transport, with priority on natural gas and hydrogen, and on measures by which the Community could promote their use. Topic Groups on natural gas and hydrogen, respectively, and a Working Group on Biomass-to-Liquid fuels deepened the assessment of these alternative fuels. The Contact Group published an Interim Report in March 2003, and now presents the final report, offering the basis for a more detailed strategy on these fuels. The report can be downloaded from http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/en/envir_alternative_fuels_en.html.MA
EC invites Expressions of Interest
HyWeb, 04-02-10: The European Commission launched an invitation to submit Expressions of Interest (EoI) in relation to FP6 Thematic Priority 6.1.ii: Sustainable Energy Systems - research activities having an impact in the
medium and longer term. Closing date for the submission of EoIs 19 March 2004, 17:00 (Brussels local time).Full details of this new EoI exercise can be found on the CORDIS web-site at: www.cordis.lu/eoi/sustdev-energy
MA
Energy Rich Japan report - 100% renewable energy supply of Japan by 2100
HyWeb, 04-02-10: The German Institute for Sustainable Solutions and Innovations (ISUSI) has published the report "Energy Rich Japan". The report has been carried out by ISUSI in collaboration with EUTech, Germany, Institute for Sustainable Energy Policies (ISEP), Japan, and Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment & Energy, Germany under contract from Greenpeace.The "Energy Rich Japan" (ERJ) report examines how Japan's energy need can be reduced and ultimately be covered by a sustainable energy system using exclusively local, renewable energies. This is shown utilising a demand model, a supply model and a simulation of the electrical system.
Six scenarios - variations of the basic scenario, scenario one - of how this demand might be covered are outlined in the report, all of which can provide 100% renewable energy for Japan with differing import shares. By 2050, Japan could be supplied to 50% with renewables. The example Japan illustrates that the vision of a clean, green, energy-rich future is not only possible, but globally feasible.
For more information consult: www.energyrichjapan.info. The webpage is available in Japanese, English and German.
MA
Bavarian University of Applied Sciences develops fuel cell kart
HyWeb, 04-02-10: Third year students of the University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden in Bavaria, Germany, studying industrial engineering have developed a prototype kart with fuel cell propulsion in 90 days only.
Double Ralley world champion Walter Röhrl in the AREIONBased on a concept study the copmponents of the system have been designed, developed, constructed, manufactured and mounted. In addition, the electro and motor control has been designed, programmed and tested. In the University workshops the single components were manufactured, optimized and adapted.
MA
Text book: Fuel Cell Technology
HyWeb, 04-02-10: Dr. Peter Kurzweil, Professor for Chemistry at the University of Applied Sciences Amberg-Weiden, Bavaria, Germany, is the author of the new text book on fuel cells "Brennstoffzellentechnik" (in German language) published in October 2003.Kurzweil studied Chemistry at the Technical University Munich, Germany, and focused on Electrochemistry. Later, he worked for the space technology company Dornier in Friedrichshafen, Germany, where he was part of the renaissance of the technology when it was discovered for road transport in 1994. Kurzweil has worked on all types of fuel cells.
MA
First Dresden Hydrogen Day
HyWeb, 04-02-06: On May 5, 2004, the First Dresden Hydrogen Day will take place in Dresden, Germany, organized by Umweltzentrum Dresden in cooperation with the Technical University of Dresden and the Germany Hydrogen Association ordered by "Economic Initiative Hydrogen Dresden" (Wirtschaftsinitiative Wasserstoff Dresden (WWD)), which was established last year (HyWeb, 03-03-26).It is the intention of this WWD activity to inform public authorities, industry and the interested public in Saxony about the potentials of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies, about strategic developments and developing political frameworks on European level. WWD also seeks to initiate activities especially aimed at tapping potentials for the domestic industry.
The detailed program of the First Dresden Hydrogen Day including organisational aspects will be provided by the end of February at www.uzdresden.de/wwd (in German language).
LR/MA
