Fuel Cell and Hydrogen (FCH2) Technology Creates Business Opportunities beyond Products and Applications

摘要

1 FCH2 and Climate PolicyThe evolution of advanced energy technologies over the last years is a result of the increasing focus on the significance of climate issues. Hydrogen and fuel cell technologies have been part of this evolution. Where the topics of energy demand, energy safety, greenhouse gas emissions and economic development are concerned, there is no longer any doubt that electricity and hydrogen will become the energy carriers of the future involving new and highly efficient energy converters such as fuel cells.The German Government and the European Union directed their environmental and energy programs in directions that will continue to support the introduction of renewable energies and advanced technologies. Together with industry and the research community, funding programs have been created and gradually implemented. According to the German Federal Ministry of Transport, these activities are essential to prepare for the fuel cell and hydrogen markets of the future. As with all innovations and emerging technologies, fuel cell and hydrogen technologies will create value for companies and organisations in all types of business. The result will be the generation of new fields of work and new jobs.