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Denmark
• As reported by the Hydrogen Link Denmark Association, a recent government climate plan calls for
strong investments in hydrogen fuelling stations, allowing for all new car sales in 2025 to be electric
and hydrogen only.
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Further public funding for energy R,D&D are to be doubled to 134 Million Euro ($178 Million) annually,
where one third of the funds in the past have been spent on hydrogen and fuel cells.
Scandinavia
• The Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership (SHHP) constitutes a transnational networking platform
that catalyses and coordinates collaboration between three national networking bodies – HyNor
(Norway), Hydrogen Link (Denmark) and Hydrogen Sweden (Sweden). The collaboration consists of
regional clusters involving major and small industries, research institutions and local/regional authorities.
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Today four hydrogen refueling stations and around 20 vehicles are in operation in Scandinavia with
ongoing activities to ensure a further 9 stations in the coming year together with up to 50 vehicles.
• The 2015 goal is to build 15 large-scale production and fueling facilities and 30 satellite stations for
smaller volumes and to distribute hydrogen in rural areas. The SHHP intends to have these stations
used by 100 buses, 500 cars and 500 specialty vehicles.
International Partnership for the Hydrogen Economy
(IPHE) was established in 2003 as an international institution to accelerate the transition to a hydrogen
economy. Each of the following IPHE partner countries has committed to accelerate the development
of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies to improve the security of their energy supply, environment, and
economy:
Australia
Brazil
Canada
China
European Commission
France
Germany
Iceland
India
Italy
Japan
Republic of Korea
New Zealand
Norway
Russian Federation
United Kingdom
United States
The IPHE provides a mechanism for partners to organize, coordinate and implement effective, efficient,
and focused international research, development, demonstration and commercial utilization activities
related to hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. The IPHE provides a forum for advancing policies, and uniform
codes and standards that can accelerate the cost-effective transition to a hydrogen economy. It also
educates and informs stakeholders and the general public on the benefits of, and challenges to, establishing
a hydrogen economy.
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