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Programme Description
The Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking or Clean Hydrogen Partnership is a unique public-private partnership supporting research and innovation (R&I) activities in hydrogen technologies in Europe. It builds upon the success of its predecessor, the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking.
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Summary
This topic addresses the development and application of a set of thorough PEFCRs in the specific field of FCH products according to the latest version of the European Commission’s guidance document for the development of PEFCRs, thereby considering the latest recommendations as regards the PEF method. Accordingly, the main project outcome of the topic will consist of PEFCRs developed for, and applied to, FCH product categories.
Project results are expected to contribute to the following objectives:
- Strengthening the focus on environmental aspects in the framework of the transition to a circular economy – supplying the necessary assessment tools for decision making. In this regard, the results from this topic should facilitate decision-making processes effectively oriented toward environmental aspects in the FCH sector;
- Reinforcing EU’s leadership position and accelerating mass-market adoption of sustainable FCH products – enhancing the sustainability and circularity of FCH technologies to support the ‘EU Strategy on energy system integration’ and contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals and the objectives of the Paris Agreement. In this sense, this topic should provide a sound basis for the potential identification and subsequent promotion of environmentally sustainable FCH products.
Detailed Call Description
Considering the general procedure for the development of PEFCRs, the project should involve:
- Lessons learned from work already conducted on product category rules and sectoral guidance in other fields, to provide grounds for FCH-related PEFCRs;
- Stakeholder consultation, the definition of representative products, and screening (simplified environmental footprint for the representative products);
- Iterative PEFCRs drafting and application to at least three products within each product category. This should additionally involve the provision of the datasets (life cycle inventories) used in the case studies into the hydrogen node of the Life-Cycle Data Network (LCDN) managed by the JRC.
While PEFCRs have already been developed for several product categories (e.g., rechargeable batteries, photovoltaic modules, thermal insulation products in buildings, etc.), no PEFCRs are available for FCH product categories. In this context, and given the momentum of FCH systems, the prompt development and application of the first PEFCRs specific to FCH product categories should be conducted.
Call Total Budget
Financing percentage by EU or other bodies / Level of Subsidy or Loan
EU Contribution per project: € 1,500,000
Number of proposals: 1
Thematic Categories
- Research, Technological Development and Innovation
Eligibility for Participation
- Researchers/Research Centers/Institutions
Eligibility For Participation Notes
Consortium should involve experts in the field of LCA and PEF, while a significant engagement of industrial stakeholders relevant to the concerned FCH product categories is needed too.
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Call Closing Date
EU Contact Point
Email: info@clean-hydrogen.europa.eu
Phone number: +32 22218148
Postal address: Avenue de la Toison d’Or 56-60, 1060 Brussels, Belgium
(Publish Date: 02/03/2023-for internal use only)