THE INTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY HYDROGEN IMPLEMENTING AGREEMENT (IEA HIA): A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE ON PROGRESS AND POLITICS IN R,D&D COOPERATIONInternational Energy Agency Hydrogen Implementing Agreement • August 9th, 2011
The International Energy Agency Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (IEA HIA) is the world’s largest and longest-lived collaborative organization in hydrogen research. It includes 21 countries, the European Commission (EU), and the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The IEA HIA’s core business is hydrogen R,D&D. It offers researchers an established, global network and acts as a catalyst and framework for collaboration. The IEA HIA Strategic Plan for the period 2009-2015 has three themes: Collaborative R,D&D; Analysis that Positions Hydrogen; and Hydrogen Awareness, Understanding and Acceptance. Each theme has multiple portfolios. Together, the portfolios comprise 11 IEA HIA tasks that encompass the full range of hydrogen R,D&D topics. The IEA HIA believes that if the question concerns sustainability, the answer involves hydrogen. Our vision is one of a hydrogen future based on a clean sustainable energy supply of global proportions that plays a key role in all sectors of the e
