In June 2016, ETI’s Strategy Manager Chris Heaton presented “Energy system modelling of the UK energy policy reset – a multi-sector analysis” at an Energy Systems Conference.The presentation focused in particular on a multi-sector analysis of CCS
Author(s): Dept of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Published: 2003
Publisher: Dept of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Congress has asked the Department of Energy (DOE) to prepare two reports describing the status of fuel cells. The Interior & Related Agencies Appropriations Conference Report (House Report 107-234) that accompanies Public Law 107-63, enacted in November 2001, requests that the Department report within 12 months to the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations on the technical and economic barriers to the use of fuel cells in transportation, portable power, stationary, and distributed power generation applications. It also requests that the Department provide, within six months after enactment, an interim assessment that describes preliminary findings about the need for public-private cooperative programs to demonstrate the use of fuel cells in commercial-scale applications by 2012. The aim of this report is to respond to these requests.
Most hydrogen and fuel cell technologies are still in the early stages of commercialisation and currently struggle to compete with alternative technologies, including other low-carbon options, due to high costs. Additional attention will be required before their potential can be fully realised. Governments can help accelerate the development and deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies by ensuring continued research, development and demonstration (RD&D) funding for hydrogen generation and conversion technologies, such as electrolysers and fuel cells. This will facilitate early commercialisation of fuel cell electric vehicles and support demonstration projects for VRE integration using hydrogen-based energy storage applications. Overcoming risks related to investment in infrastructure hinges upon close collaboration among many stakeholders, such as the oil and gas industry, utilities and power grid providers, car manufacturers, and local, regional and national authorities.
This UKERC Research Landscape provides an overview of the competencies and publicly funded activities in fuel cells research, development and demonstration (RD&D) in the UK. It covers the main funding streams, research providers, infrastructure, networks and UK participation in international activities.
UKERC ENERGY RESEARCH LANDSCAPE: FUEL CELLS
Section 1: An overview which includes a broad characterisation of research activity in the sector and the key research challenges
Section 2: An assessment of UK capabilities in relation to wider international activities, in the context of market potential
Section 3: Major funding streams and providers of basic research along with a brief commentary
Section 4: Major funding streams and providers of applied research along with a brief commentary
Section 5: Major funding streams for demonstration activity along with major projects and a brief commentary
Section 6: Research infrastructure and other major research assets (e.g. databases, models)
Section 7: Research networks, mainly in the UK, but also European networks not covered by the EU Framework Research and Technology Development (RTD) Programmes
Section 8: UK participation in energy-related EU Framework Research and Technology Development (RTD) Programmes
Section 9: UK participation in wider international initiatives, including those supported by the International Energy Agency
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