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Strategic Research for Innovation Accelerating Research Platforms and Centres
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The organisation is based on the experience and results achieved through the
strategy process itself that involved a dialogue about future focus areas between
various interested parties from research, private companies and authorities. The
organisation therefore guarantees that action will follow words in the
implementation phase.
The organisation consists of the following components with the technology
platform as the main forum for dialogue and innovation:
• A group of sponsors to coordinate the processing of postings and
applications in the hydrogen and fuel cell technology fields
• A secretariat to assist the sponsors, the hydrogen and fuel cell platform
and the follow-up groups ensuring active and professional communication
and dissemination of information about hydrogen-related subjects to
people within the industry and to society at large. One year’s full-time
equivalent workload per year is deemed sufficient at this stage.
• International co-operation with the European Technology Platform for
Hydrogen and Fuel Cells, Nordic Energy Research, North America, IPHE,
IEA, etc.
• A hydrogen and fuel cell technology platform and forum for dialogue
consisting of the five follow-up groups with the participation of
representatives from research, industry and sponsors. The individual
follow-up groups comprise key players (industry, research institutions and
authorities) responsible for group-related activities. The task of these
groups is to provide an overview of and define goals for each project area
and to discuss and assess the extent to which the R&D development
contributes to meeting the defined goals for the technical development
(forum for dialogue).
• A number of demonstration and development environments for the
demonstration and development of production, storage and use of
hydrogen and fuel cells in the transport sector and for stationary and
portable applications. These development environments include the two
existing environments dealing with SOFC and PEM fuel cells. These
environments can comprise several large R&D projects representing at
least DKK 10–30 million per year and easily in excess of DKK 100
million per project.
Such an organisational framework makes it possible to carry out the following
tasks:
• to monitor the implementation of the strategy and adjust it, if necessary;
• to assess the needs for funds and coordinate financing;
14 The Danish Council for Strategic Research: ”Research that counts”. The Danish Research
Agency, September 2004.
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