Content related issues with JTI

Report on Recent HyRAMP Activities and Accomplishments

Davide Damosso1st HyRaMP General Assembly

Brussels, October 15, 2008

Activities related with the topic

• Meeting with EU high level representatives• Several Telcons with IG and FCHInstruct• Two Telcons with N.ERGHY• Preparation of draft documents• HyRaMP presentation in several JTI-related events

General issues

• General improved awareness about Regions’ role• Some practical outcomes:

– ToR document with indication of general issues, roles of the players and specific deliverables/milestones (to be discussed in the Boards)

– Agreement to organize a JTI/HyRaMP workshop in order to better define how to achieve the goals we share

What have been discussed

• European Commission:– Role of HyRaMP within the JTI– Possibilities to combine EC and regional money as well as other

options of co-funding• Industry Grouping:

– close collaboration to align activities– mapping of competences and activities– set up common task forces and workshops on certain topics– agreed ToR for collaboration with concrete milestones

• Research Grouping (N.ERGHY):– set up a common workshop to align N.ERGHY and HyRaMP activities– mapping of gaps and interests not covered by MAIP

Main document: ToR JTI FCH-HyRaMP

Terms of the collaboration• Objectives• Structure• Roles of the different playersDeliverables• Clarify opportunities to the use of regional funds (often EC structural funds) in alignment with

EC funding for JTI projects.• HyRaMP shall define inter-regional projects coordinated with the JTI-MARAP. The inter-

regional project should be eligible to receive JTI-funding.• Pooling of procurement• Analysis of the potential industrial impact of Fuel Cells and Hydrogen on a specific region in

terms of jobs• Create an exchange platform (internet portal) where the regional strategies are published• Coordination of RCS activities (local implementation of European RCS activities)• Education and Promotion

Next steps

• IG – Common workshop aiming to face the following topics (End of November):– Clarify opportunities to use regional funds (e.g. EC structural funds) in alignment with EC

funding for JTI projects– Define guidelines for inter-regional projects coordinated with the JTI-MAIP eligible to

receive JTI-funding

• N.ERGHY– Gap analysis to define priority for synergies (MAIP as a reference)– Joint workshop to be planned for the beginning of 2009

Content related issues with JTI

Thank you!

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