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Monday, 24 May 2021 Bart Biebuyck, the Executive Director of the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking, (FCHJU) since 2016 will speak on ‘H2 in Energy Systems 2025 +’. The FCHJU is a public private partnership aimed at facilitating the deployment of fuel cells and hydrogen technologies in Europe. Under Biebuyck’s leadership there has been a strong emphasis on cooperation with cities and regions leading to the creation of the ‘European Hydrogen Valleys Partnership’ with around 40...

Wednesday, 12 May 2021 Hydrogen is the catalyst driving Europe’s energy transition. Optimizing this journey delivering SMARTH2 through development of the hydrogen supply chain, production, storage and use to meet future need is key to creating a successful hydrogen Europe. Webinar four in the GenComm SMARTH2 series will examine how countries are scaling up and optimizing production from additional green energy resources to meet current demand and opening new avenues of generation for utiliz...

Sunday, 25 April 2021 The third webinar in the GenComm spring series, scheduled for April 29, is called ‘Hydrogen Opportunities emanating from Energy Transition’.  This latest webinar will include two speakers Dr. Rory Monaghan, NUIG and Dr. James Carton, DCU, who were authors of the recent, ‘Hydrogen Exploring opportunities in the Northern Ireland Energy Transition’ 44 page document that was funded by the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy. This report contributed to the...

Monday, 15 February 2021 The Community Hydrogen Forum (CH2F) is the starting point for the meaningful engagement, information and discussions on February 18th.With an international line up of speakers the webinar is aimed at opening the doors onto the Hydrogen economy informing and stimulating discussions on how hydrogen can incrementally decarbonize our energy use spectrum. The webinar will begin to articulate the use of hydrogen for transport use, land, sea and air. It is widely agreed that...

Tuesday, 22 December 2020 GenComm Program Manager Paul Mc Cormack today welcomed the first hydrogen powered buses entering service in Northern Ireland. Speaking at a launch event at Stormont attended by the Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon, Mc Cormack said, “Today is a momentous day for those of us who have been on this hydrogen journey for some time now. The fact the three double decker buses are set to enter service locally is excellent news. Our GenComm project aims to address the...