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45 European companies have joined forces in a new international not-for-profit association as the first step to create a European public-private partnership – a Joint Technology Initiative (JTI) – for fuel cells and hydrogen. This association, called the JTI Industry Grouping, will be the key interlocutor and partner of the European Commission to create the JTI.

 

Having fulfilled the in-depth preparations for the JTI on their side, the 45 Members of the JTI Industry Grouping are now calling upon the European Commission to accelerate the process and adopt a proposal for the creation of the JTI on fuel cells and hydrogen as soon as possible.

 

"If Europe is serious about addressing climate change, security of energy supply and competitiveness in new technologies, we must unite forces and have a strong public-private partnership to accelerate the wide-scale market introduction of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies. The European industry has repeatedly shown over the past three years that it is ready to invest in a Joint Technology Initiative the last step being the founding of the respective Industry Grouping. The establishment of a JTI for fuel cells and hydrogen needs to occur without further delay. Not moving forward on this would be a lost opportunity for Europe." said Herbert Kohler, Chairman of the European Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology Platform and Member of the JTI Industry Grouping.