The 11th Annual meeting of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network Energy Agency – NRW presented that the region is well on its way to leading research and business area of Energy and Climate Change in Europe. The state government has set ambitious goals. “In order to achieve the ambitious climate protection goals, a dramatic change is needed in our use of energy. A change that affects all sectors: industry, transport, trade, commerce and services, and private households – our whole society. Progress not only combines economics and ecology, but also includes the social and cultural issue with one, “said Dr. Beate Wieland, Head of Research and Technology, Ministry of Science NRW, to welcome around 200 participants of the 11th Annual Meeting of the network of hydrogen fuel cell and the EnergyAgency – NRW in Dusseldorf.
Dr. Wieland continued: “Who wants to tackle this great challenge of the future must mean more than technological development. Innovation is increasingly social processes, services and solutions that impact on people, society and the environment alike have in mind. Particularly in the energy sector, this is clear: Societal consensus and public participation are gaining in importance. ”
The Annual Meeting of the Hydrogen Network North Rhine Westfalia will take place December 7, 2011. Presentations will examine, the region of North Rhine-Westphalia activities in the expansion of renewable energies and the associated consequences for networks and how storage of energy increasingly plays a major role. The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW utilizes excessive wind energy to save in the form of hydrogen with the aim to Buffer the fluctuations in energy supply, the production, and consumption of electrical energy. The hydrogen can then be used as a clean fuel the transport sector. Fuel cell buses within projects funded by NRW, are currently in progress and successfully running in Hurth. During the annual meeting participants will have the opportunity to test ride the hydrogen bus. During the meeting, presentations will also examine the NRW incentive programs for cogeneration, the basic features, and the current projects in the field of CHP, electricmobility, and energy storage using hydrogen and fuel cells. For Program of Event see attached document (German)
Renewable energies in Germany now offer more than 340,000 jobs for the future with a strong upward trend. On the Job Fair to be held under the patronage of Minister of the Environment Remmel, young people can learn about the various training and study opportunities. EnergyAgency.NRW representatives can be with their project EnergieJobs.NRW. The event will take place Friday 20 May 2011, 10:00-17:30 clock, Saturday, 21 May 2011, 10:00-16:00 For more information see: NRW
HyER will be attending the 9th Annual Meeting of the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network NRW. The event takes place on 10th December 2009, in Duesseldorf. Please find the programme flyer below, or go to www.fuelcell-nrw.de/annual_meeting for more info.
The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Network North Rhine-Westphalia will have his 8th Annual Meeting. The State Secretary of the NRW Ministry of Economic Affairs, Dr. Baganz, will open the event together with his colleague, State Secretary Huizinga-Heringa of the Dutch Ministry of Transport. Afterwards international guests from neighbouring European countries will inform you about their activities. The second part of the event is dedicated to hydrogen infrastructure and production. According to the tradition they will give a detailed report on the activities of the FCHN NRW during the third session. Examples of running and planned projects will complete the view into the current work of the network. Please find more info on: http://www.fuelcell-nrw.de/index.php?id=347#c707