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National Presentation for HY-CO National Presentation for HY-CO Workshop on Benefits and Workshop on Benefits and

OpportunitiesOpportunities

February 1-3, 2006, Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica, OsloFebruary 1-3, 2006, Holmenkollen Park Hotel Rica, Oslo

„Greece“

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1.What are the most important policy 1.What are the most important policy objectives related to hydrogen and objectives related to hydrogen and fuel-cell RD&Dfuel-cell RD&D in the country/region in the country/region

• Basic research• Applied research• Prototype and experiment• Industrial demonstration

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2. Please rank the research areas below in order 2. Please rank the research areas below in order of importance for your country/region in trans-of importance for your country/region in trans-

national research cooperationnational research cooperation

• a.      H2 production

• g.      FC technology• b.      Storage applications • e.      Transportation and propulsion systems• d.      Stationary applications• j.        Decentralized energy systems

• c.      H2 distribution and supply

• k.      Synergies (international cooperation, cooperation between industry, governments and universities etc.)

• l.        CO2 capture and storage

• f.        Portable applications• h.      Socio-economic• i.        Rational use of energy (including bench marking)

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3.3.            Please indicate for the five most Please indicate for the five most important areas of research whether the important areas of research whether the research area is: research area is: A. a dominant well developed area; A. a dominant well developed area; B. a reasonably developed area; B. a reasonably developed area; C. a rather new areaC. a rather new area • H2 production - dominant well developed areadominant well developed area• FC technology - reasonably developed areareasonably developed area• Storage applications - reasonably developed reasonably developed

areaarea• Transportation and propulsion systems - rather rather

new areanew area• Stationary applications - rather new arearather new area

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4. Which specific research themes 4. Which specific research themes within the 1-5 most important areas within the 1-5 most important areas

would be best suited for transnational would be best suited for transnational cooperation?cooperation?

• H2 production by RES (biofuels, solar, wind)• High temperature PEM-FCs (membranes,

electrodes, components)• H2 storage in nanomaterials• Roadmap for Hydrogen Energy in Europe

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5. Other information5. Other information