Presentation PANAYOTOVA

STATE SUPPORTED RESEARCH AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP:

CREATING THE KNOWLEDGE BASED

HYDROGEN SOCIETY

Assoc. Prof. Marinela Panayotova, Dr.,

University of Mining and Geology, "St. John of Rila",

Sofia, Bulgaria, [email protected]

Brussels, 15 March 2011

SOME BARRIERS TO HYDROGEN SOCIETY DEVELOPMENT

• Funding EU level State level Public-private partnership

• Need of further coordination among policy-markers

• Need of further education and citizens’ awareness raising High school and universities Other educational possibilities


SOME AVAILABLE FUNDING LINESEU LEVEL • FP 7 – 50 to 75 % from European Community - Energy 1: Hydrogen and fuel cells- Energy 9: Knowledge for energy policy making- Energy 10: Horizontal programme actions• The Intelligent Energy-Europe Program• Supporting research and development performing small and medium-sized

enterprises – EUROSTARS

STATE LEVEL – some examples• FP7UK is a service provided by UK Government to help prospective applicants

access funding under FP7.• POLIGHT - Regional R&D Cluster on Green Building and Hydrogen technologies –

Piemonte Regione, Italy• Bulgarian National Science Fund – “Pulse electrolysis as a high efficient method

for generation of hydrogen gas mixtures”

• PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPJoint Technology Initiative – support of large scale initiatives

The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative - 50 % European Community + 50 % private sector (EIB-through the Risk Sharing Financial Facility (RSFF) ) - autonomously managing its program and using public funds – since 15.11.2010


BULGARIAN NATIONAL SCIENCE FUND PULSE ELECTROLYSIS AS A HIGH EFFICIENT METHOD FOR

GENERATION OF HYDROGEN GAS MIXTURES

• Study of the process of pulse electrolysis - the influence of the electrical and electrochemical parameters of the process

• Analysis of the corrosion properties of the electrode materials – investigation of the influence of the parameters of the pulse electrolysis on the corrosion properties of the electrodes made of different materials

• Gas analysis - study of HMG composition and its dependency on the generator’s parameters, as well as study of the emissions’ composition depending on the HMG addition.

• Analysis of HGM-rich fuels combustion – determination of the influence of HGM addition to the conventional fuels on their combustion properties, modeling of the heat and mass transfer in the combustion process and optimization of the HGM content in view of reduction of the fuel consumption and resulted emissions.


SOME FUNDING NEEDS

• Available funding lines are mainly for big consortia, large-scale demonstration plants

• Smaller funding lines are needed for- smaller research institutions - small towns- small educational institutionswhich can not qualify under FP7 and other programs with

requirements for significant funding

• Further incentives are necessary for the smallenterprises in the private sector in order to make it tosupport further development and education in the area ofhydrogen technology


NEED OF FURTHER COORDINATION

AMONG POLICY-MAKERS Some examples of different Directorates-General relevant to the

Hydrogen Society

• DG “Research & Innovation” - FP7, Joint Technology Initiatives • DG “Energy” - the Intelligent Energy-Europe Programme • DG “Enterprise and Industry” - Supporting research and development

performing by small and medium-sized enterprises – EUROSTARS Programme

• DG “Regional policy” - supports local communities in environment; transport; energy; and education; including European regional development fund + the 4 programs: JASPERS, JEREMIE, JESSICA, JASMINE

• DG “Climate action” – programs: Reducing emissions from transport, Emissions Trading System, Low Carbon Technologies

• DG “Mobility and Transport” – infrastructure projects• DG “Education and Culture” - Lifelong Learning Programme

Concerted actions / Coordinating body is needed in order to boost Hydrogen as future energy and mobility means.


NEED OF FURTHER EDUCATION AND CITIZENS’ AWARENESS RAISING

Educated, knowing, convinced developers, producers and consumers – the real basis for further development of the Hydrogen society.

Some good examples in Europe• HySociety project - ECN-C--05-021 - Promoting a hydrogen-based society• HySAFE - a Network of Excellence with the goal to contribute to the safe

transition to a hydrogen economy, including: a) to contribute to an improved technical culture on handling hydrogen as an energy carrier; b) to promote public acceptance of hydrogen technologies; c) organize training and educational programmes on hydrogen safety, including on-line mode (e-Academy); Sub-task 15.1. "International Curriculum on Hydrogen Safety Engineering": Development and Implementation

• International Summer School on PEM Fuel Cells - European Commission Joint Research Centre (JRC), Institute for Energy (IE), in cooperation with the UNIDO International Centre for Hydrogen Energy Technologies (ICHET).

• University of Ulster – in PgCert/PgDip/MSc Hydrogen Safety Engineering



Where are the USA? • Hydrogen Technology Learning Centers for California, Florida,

and New York: - San Diego Miramar College; - University of California at Davis; - University of Central Florida Solar Energy Center; -Rochester

Institute of Technology

•Virginia-Maryland Hydrogen Technology Education Center

•Development of a Regional Hydrogen Technology Education Consortium (North and South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida) - a consortium of four universities from four states

• Hydrogen Education Curriculum at Michigan Technological University – modules, minor and full courses – under graduate and graduate level



Where we could dig deeper?• Harmonized EU requirements for courses on

hydrogen based technologies – at university and undergraduate level

• Special attention as a priority issue in LLLP – all subprograms: Comenius, Erasmus, Leonardo da Vinci and Grundtvig

• Listening to views both of scientists and of real-life professionals.


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