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Full project name
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"HarmonHy": Harmonization of Regulations, Codes and Standards
for a sustainable Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology
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Project (geographical) scope and type
| European Integrated Project
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Project acronym
| HarmonHy
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Project website
| http://www.harmonhy.com/index.html
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Project main objective(s), goal(s)
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The development of hydrogen as an energy carrier and fuel and its use for vehicle propulsion and
for stationary distributed energy production has to be based on a rational framework of standards
and regulations. They have to develop in a homogeneous way with these new technologies, with the
appropriate interactions.
The fi nal goal of the process is to render European collaboration in the fi eld as relevant as possible
and to increase its contribution worldwide, rendering it more effective and homogeneous as well as
corresponding to its major interests.
The intended global harmonisation will provide the opportunity for a coordinated effort to bring
together the results of the experiences collected in overseas R&D programmes with the European
ones. Furthermore, the need for specifi c research programmes can be identifi ed in co-operation with
overseas entities. This would benefi t the completion of standards and regulations which are actually
being developed by international committees.
More generally, the objective of the proposed Specifi c Support Action HarmonHy is to help set up
a consistent EU strategy to establish priorities on actions to be undertaken in the fi eld of regulations,
codes and standards in fuel cell and hydrogen applications, and to identify what has to be done to
close gaps that are present in the existing document framework of non-harmonised items. Potential
confl ict and discord between codes and standards, on the one hand, and regulations, on the other,
will also be investigated and proposals made to resolve the differences.
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Key issues, background
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The HarmonHy project, a FP6 Specifi c Support Action (SSA), aims to make an assessment of
hydrogen- and fuel cell-related regulations and standards activities worldwide. On this basis, gaps
will be identifi ed and proposals made to minimise fragmentation. Potential confl icts between codes,
standards and regulations will also be investigated and proposals to solve them will be presented.
Particular attention will be paid to identify the needs for standards, as perceived by the industry, as
well as action to ensure concordance between standards and regulations. The activities of HarmonHy
are within the framework of the EU policy context, the scope of which includes the creation of a
coherent policy framework and enhanced international co-operation. HarmonHy addresses these
issues through its very subject matter of standardisation and regulation, which are key elements in the
defi nition of policies and which are heavily dependent on effi cient international co-operation.
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Funding
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€ 5 Mio total budget including max € 2.5 Mio EC funding (Phase I) € 5 Mio total budget including max € 2.5 Mio EC funding (Phase II)
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Contract
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JOE3-CT97-0088 (Phase I) ENK6-CT2000-00442 (Phase II)
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Project start
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1 February 1998 (Phase I) 1 February 2001 (Phase II)
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Project end
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31 January 2000 (Phase II) 31 January 2004 (Phase II)
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Coordinator contact details
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Frédéric VERGELS
VUB-IR-ETEC-AVERE
Pleinlaan 2
B-1050 BRUSSEL
avere@vub.ac.be
Phone: + 32 2 6292363
Fax: + 32 2 6293620
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List of participants (organisation name, country)
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- Vrije Universiteit Brussel BE
- Bayerische Motoren Werke AG DE
- Centro Ricerche Fiat IT
- Ente per le Nuove Technologie, L'Energia e L'Ambiente IT
- European Natural Gas Vehicle Association NL
- European Commission Joint Research Centre BE
- L-B-Systemtechnik GmbH DE
- Norsk Hydro ASA NO
- Hydrogenics Corporation BE
- European Association for Battery, Hybrid and Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles BE
- CCS Global Group Inc. CA
- Volvo Technology Corporation SE
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Organisational structure
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The project is structured in well-defined workpackages:
- WP0: management
- WP1: state of the art of codes and standards
- WP2: state of the art of prenormative research
- WP3: interaction with outside bodies
- WP4: analysis of industrial and societal needs
- WP5: action plan and road map
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Technical approach
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Results, achievements
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The findings were summarised in a final conference, where all involved parties presented their "state-of-the-art". The conclusions are integrated in
http://www.harmonhy.com/harmonhydocs/HarmonHyFin-002.pdf
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