The European Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology Platform (HFP) attracted more than 400 participants to its Second Annual Event, which took place in Brussels on 17 and 18 March 2005 at the European Commission's Charlemagne Building in Brussels.

Event Objectives:

1. Be a forum to inform and mobilise hydrogen stakeholders in view of the Strategic Research Agenda, Deployment Strategy and opportunities for their implementation in FP7.
2. Foster dialog with the European Commission, National Ministries, Members of the European Parliament and Regional representatives.
3. Review HFP achievements and integrate results of ongoing European and national projects in the Platform strategy.
4. Review the status of the hydrogen debate and public activities at national level in certain European countries.

Programme

• Day Event: European Commission, Charlemagne Building, Rue de la Loi 170, 1040 Brussels.
  o Keynote addresses from leading Government officials, Industry, Researchers and NGOs
  o Presentation and discussion of the Strategic Research Agenda and Deployment Strategy developed by the HFP
  o Presentations of key European and national projects addressing a wide variety of research and demonstration activities
  o Panel discussions
  
• Special Evening Programme on 17 March: Autoworld Museum, Place du Cinquantenaire
  o Networking cocktail and walking dinner
  o Keynote addresses
  o Exhibition of hydrogen and fuel cell prototypes indoors
  o Demonstration of the latest hydrogen and fuel cell vehicles combined with ride & drive experience
  o Hydrogen fuel cells bus shuttles from the Charlemagne Building to Autoworld for all participants
  o Media coverage

Participating Groups and Individuals:

• HFP Platform participants, FP5, FP6 and national project coordinators
• National Ministers from EU Member States
• Members of the European Parliament
• European Commission officials
• CEOs and senior executives from automakers, gas & energy companies, fuel cell companies
• Representatives from the financial community
• Research communities, academia
• Regional representatives
• NGOs
• Media

For the first time in Brussels, a prototype exhibition of innovative stationary applications and refuelling systems and demonstration of hydrogen fuel cell prototypes took place from the leading international car manufacturers on 17 March at the AutoWorld Museum in Brussels.

This was also an unique networking opportunity. Participants debate on the key outcomes
and priorities set out in the HFP Strategic Agenda and Deployment Strategy and benefited from
the prototype exhibition.

Organisation: HFP Secretariat with the support of the European Commission

Our special thanks to our sponsors that support and/or exhibit at the event:

Air Liquide / Axane, Air Products, Ballard, BMW, BP, CEA, Ceres Power, DaimlerChrysler, Dupont, Evobus, Freudenberg FCCT, Fuel Cell Europe, Fuel Cell Markets, Gaz de France, GM Europe, HAN University, Heliocentris, Honda, H-TEC, Hydrogenics, IDATECH, IRD Fuel Cells, Juelich Research Center, Linde, MAN, Michelin, MTU CFC, NedStack, Nuvera, Porvair plc, PSA, SGL Technologies, Shell Hydrogen, Stuart Energy, The BOC Group, VW, ZSW.