Results of the public consultation on the Fuel cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking under Horizon 2020
23 January 2013- The report on the public consultation on the preparation of the FCH JU under Horizon 2020 launched by the European Commission last summer, has been approved and published.
Hydrogen is one of the very few near-zero-emissions energy carriers that could play an important part
of the future EU low-carbon energy and transport sectors. Recognising this potential, the Fuel Cell and
Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), a Public Private Partnership between the European Commission, the industry and the research communities, was established in 2008. With the 7th Framework Programme coming to an end and Horizon 2020 expected to start in early 2014, the question is posed whether the FCH JU, should be continued.
For this purpose, an impact assessment of different policy options to implement the future research programme on FCH is ongoing.
As part of this process, a public consultation was conducted between 11 July and 4 October 2012. 127responses were received. 17 position papers were also submitted as well as 39 "further comments". Responses came from 20 Member States, as well as from countries associated to the Framework Programme and few responses came from 'other' countries. France with 38 responses was the most
represented country, followed by Germany (17) and the UK (16). The biggest number of responses
came from citizens (35 submissions), followed by SMEs (24) and research organisations (24).
The full report can be consulted here.
It is also now online at http://ec.europa.eu/research/consultations/fch_h2020/consultation_en.htm


