SOFC SUPPORT PROGRAMMES BY THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION

摘要

Since 1986, the EU is supporting research, development and demonstration activities in the field of fuel cells. These activities were predominantly of a R&D nature, with an emphasis on basic material research and the development of cells and stacks. If all types of fuel cells were initially considered for funding, the European Commission established in 1995 a 10-year fuel cell strategy restricting the scope to four fuel cell technologies, from which SOFC is part. In the current Fourth Framework Programme (FP4) of research and technological development (1994-1998), fuel cell research and demonstration activities are supported through three different programmes: BRITE-EURAM and JOULE for the research component and Thermie for the demonstration one. The funding allocated to SOFC in FP4 amounts to 10,45 MECU, originated from the JOULE and BRITE-EURAM programmes. No demonstration activity was initiated so far with the support of the Commission.