An overview of the London Hydrogen Partnership

• Mission: to establish a hydrogen economy for London and the UK

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Aims•Establish ‘route map’•Break down barriers through advocacy and communication•Enable demonstration projects•Incubate products and markets

Key drivers•Energy security•Carbon reduction•Air Quality•Noise•Green economy•London ‘brand’

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Steering Group

Task Groups London Hydrogen- Transport applications Forum- Stationary applications

- Infrastructure and renewables - Discussion, dissemination

- Skills, training and communications consultation

- Safety and regulation - Shortly to be re-launched

SecretariatSupports work of Steering Group, Task Groups and London Hydrogen Forum

London Hydrogen PartnershipChair: Deputy Mayor of London

Partnership structure

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LHP Steering Group

Recent successes

Demonstrations• Clean Power Generator, Trafalgar SquareCommunications• Launch of www.lhp.org.uk• ‘Hydrogen economy’ public lecture with Jeremy Rifkin• ‘Overcoming barriers’ Air Products/LHP seminar• ‘Fuel cells for buildings’ CIBSE seminar• Fuel cell CHP briefing for planners and developersPolicy• Policy to encourage fuel cells in Mayor’s Energy

Strategy, London Plan and supplementary planning guidance

Major current activities

Revising the London Hydrogen Action Plan• Stationary and transport strategies• Input from Imperial hydrogen infrastructure research• Partnership’s communications strategy and action

planFurther communications work• Local authorities• Developers and other key customers• Public awarenessEnabling further demonstration projects

Contacts

• James FarrellSenior Policy Adviser, Greater London Authority James.farrell@london.gov.uk

• Zoe JenningsPartnership Manager, LHP (starts 23 May 2005)zoe.jennings@london.gov.uk020 7983 4727

• Task Group Chairs – visit www.lhp.org.uk

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