New European Research Grouping on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen (N.ERGHY)

Welcome to the New European Research Grouping

The N.ERGHY association is representing the interests of European universities and research institutes in the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU). Together with the Industry Grouping Hydrogen Europe (former NEW-IG) and the European Commission, it is responsible for shaping the overall programme of the JU featured in the Multi-Annual Working Plan 2014-2020 and the annual Work Programmes.

Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking was established in 2008 – 2013 as the first public-private partnership under the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), technology pillar of the EU’s energy and climate policy. Its objective is to accelerate the development of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies in Europe to enable their commercialisation. The continuation and further strengthening of the programme has been proposed under Horizon 2020, the new Innovation Investment package for 2014-2020.

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Our Mission

On May 6th 2014, the Council of the European Union formally agreed to continue the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Technology Initiative under the EU Horizon 2020 Framework Program. The programme (2014-20) has a total budget of €1.33 billion provided on a matched basis between the EU represented by the European Commission, the European Industry and Research.

The mission of N.ERGHY is to promote, support and accelerate the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology by aligning the European R&D community and providing a stronghold for cooperation with industry increasing the impact of research in the sustainable shift to the clean technologies.

The Association pursues its objective inter alia by conducting the following activities in the field:

1. providing expertise and advice to the stakeholders, e.g. industrial companies, the European Community and its Member States, including the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Stakeholder Forum, about the results and needs of European research, and how this research can contribute to the acceleration of the deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technology;
2. actively participating as a member in the decision process of the Joint Undertaking, in particular through Governing Board, its highest decision making organ, or any other committees by electing from among its members representatives for such purpose and defining positions of the research community;
3. reaching a better gathering of the above-mentioned research community by mapping existing research competences, facilities and expertise and maintaining a respective knowledge base for its Members and third parties;
4. formulating joint views on existing and future needs on research infrastructures and programmes; special attention is drawn to the interrelation and cooperation along upstream, basic and applied research, with the support of national and European programmes;
5. issuing any other coordinated positions of the research community and representation of the interests of its Members as research organisations and the research community in general towards third parties.

The structure and bodies of the Association are the following:

• The General Assembly
• The members of the Executive Board
• The members of the Coordination Group
• The Secretariat

The General Assembly is the highest organ of Association with the supreme power. It is composed of representatives of all Members, each of which has one vote, and is hereof a voice of European fuel cells research community. The decisions of the General Assembly are taken by voting. The General Assembly decides on delegation of power to the Executive Board and the Secretariat.

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