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24 October 2011- the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU) is launching another call to to select trainees for intake in the 1st half of 2012. The FCH JU has a traineeship programme. The programme gives trainees an understanding of the JU and its role within the activities of the European Union, enables them to acquire practical knowledge of the FCH JU and its regulatory framework and to obtain professional experience in the course of their work. Successful... Read more
12 Oct 2011 The FCH JU launched an open procedure for concluding multiple framework contracts for conducting studies on the commercialisation of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies and competing technologies. Applicants are invited to submit simultaneously a tender for the framework contract and for the first study on buses. The maximum overall budget for the whole duration of the framework contracts (2012-2016) is € 5 million. The deadline to submit an offer is... Read more
6 September 2011- The European Commission published on 20th of July a topic ENERGY.2012.10.2.1: Future and Emerging Technologies. This topic open in call FP7-ENERGY-2012-1 aims at ensuring a genuine chance for "emerging ideas". Materials research is probably the most important element for the development of the necessary technologies needed to provide a clean, reliable supply of efficient energy. The aim is to push the limits of the future emerging technologies, at... Read more
In order to promote FCH technologies towards EU policy makers and citizens, the FCH JU would like to have a Hydrogen Fuel Cell car available for testing by Members of the European Parliament, Commissioners, EU Officials and other policy makers. Invitation to tender: (Pdf) Tender specifications: (Pdf)
15 July 2011 The publication of calls has been officially switched from CORDIS to the Participant Portal.   With this move, the Participant Portal becomes the European Commission's single authoritative website for the publication of FP7 calls.  The Participant Portal can be accessed at: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal;  the FP7 calls section directly at: http://ec.europa.eu/fp7calls. FP7 calls are no longer published on CORDIS.  CORDIS... Read more
7 July 2011- The European Commission is organising an Information Day to present DG Research and Technological Development and DG Energy' calls 2012 which will be launched end of July 2011. In that context, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking is also presenting its current call 2011 (to be closed on 18 August 2011). Agenda of the Information Day The information sessions will be web-streamed under the link:   http://webcast.ec.europa.... Read more
The FCH JU launches a negotiated procurement procedure for a Policy Study "Market and Public Policies respective  roles: Options for Public Sector Funding Support- The case of Commercialisation of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles."
On 24 June, Mr. Pierre Etienne Franc was unanimously elected Chairman of the Governing Board of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, the European industry-led private-public partnership working towards acceleration of market deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies. The appointment follows his earlier election as Chairman of NEW-IG, the Industry Grouping for the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, which brings together about 60 private companies active in the... Read more
14/06/2011 -  The FCH JU has a traineeship programme. The programme gives trainees an understanding of the JU and its role within the activities of the European Union, enables them to acquire practical knowledge of the FCH JU and its regulatory framework and to obtain professional experience in the course of their work. Detailed rules are available (decision by the Executive Director on Rules governing traineeships at the FCH JU) Successful candidates will typically have a... Read more
  23/05/2011 In the framework of the prestigious Challenge Bibendum event 2011, the FCH Joint Undertaking organised an Information session to present its objectives and explain how companies and organizations can benefit from taking part in its activities, especially the currently open Call for proposals 2011.   The Information session, kindly hosted by Challenge Bibendum at the Tempelhof Airport in Berlin, took place on 19 May and welcomed about 30 representatives... Read more
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