Launch of FCH JU 2012 call for proposals
The Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking published on 17 January 2012 its 5th annual call for proposals. The call is also published on the Participant portal web site
http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/page/cooperation?callIdentifier=FCH-JU-2012-1
The deadline for application is 24 May 2012, 17.00 hours (Brussels local time).
Evaluation of proposals is foreseen to take place in June 2012 and applicants will be informed about the results starting in July 2012. Projects selected for contract negotiations should be announced as of September 2012.
NB: FCH JU Call 2012: Topic SP1-JTI-FCH.2012.5.1 : Hydrogen safety sensors
EU/US Common topic
This topic introduces as eligibility criteria that “Any proposal submitted to the FCH JU will be eligible only if coordinated with a US proposal (…). This coordination should be balanced in terms of the R&D efforts deployed by the EU and US respectively”.
The DoE has just informed the FCH that for this topic, NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory) will lead test and validation efforts and the Los Alamos National Laboratory will lead any development and state-of-the-art analysis.
The key point of contacts for NREL and LANL are:
Carl H. Rivkin, P.E.
Supervisor, Safety, Codes & Standards
National Renewable Energy Laboratory
1617 Cole Boulevard
Golden, CO 80401
303-275-3839
Carl.rivkin@nrel.gov
Catherine E. Grégoire Padró, P.E.
Group Leader
Sensors & Electrochemical Devices Group (MPA-11)
Materials Physics & Applications Division
Los Alamos National Laboratory
MS D429
P.O. Box 1663
Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545
(505) 667-5539 (office)
(505) 665-4292 (fax)
padro@lanl.gov
Relevant documentation is attached below:
- FCH JU Annual Implementation Plan 2012 (AIP 2012)
- Call fiche 2012
- Guide for applicants, version May 2009
- Rules for submission of proposals and the related evaluation, selection and award procedures
- Models of FCH JU draft budgets for submission of proposals
Illustrative example of FCH JU process from launch of call to grant agreement signature (indicative)
