I+D+i garantizado hasta 2020 en Hidrógeno y Pilas de Combustible

Se renueva la Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH- JU) como la  2ª parte del programa europeo encargado de gestionar los proyectos colaborativos estratégicos en hidrógeno y pilas de combustible en Europa, con un presupuesto de 1.400 millones de euros. Esto supone una garantía de que se va a poder seguir realizando investigación en un sector tan estratégico como la energía.

EU Commission confirms €1.4 bln for FCH JU till 2020

Published on: July 24, 2013

The EC announced (10 July) that it will invest  more than EUR22 billion over the next seven years in innovation for sectors that deliver high quality jobs.  It has proposed to renew and strengthen the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (FCH) Joint Undertaking.
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen 2 Joint Undertaking creates the basis for a renewed public-private partnership aimed at expanding the use of clean and efficient technologies in transport, industry and energy. It aims to step up activities and move the sector forward with a budget of 1.4 billion euros until 2020, equally shared by the European private sector and European Union.
Màire Geoghegan-Quinn, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, added, “Thanks to the current Fuel Cells and Hydrogen partnership, you can take a ride on hydrogen-powered pollution-free buses in five cities across Europe. But much research and development is still needed to make this application of FCH technology widespread and those for clean energy production and storage commercially attractive. The EU and industry will continue to work together under this new initiative to help reduce the carbon footprint of our energy and transport sectors.”
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