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2007/01/15
The Clean Energy Partnership – Innovation in the Land of Ideas
Press Trip on EU Council Presidency Presents Information on Future Mobility
Berlin, Jan 10, 2007 – The “Germany – Land of Ideas” location marketing initiative and the “Clean Energy Partnership” (CEP) jointly hosted an information event under the heading: “Making Use of Hydrogen for Transportation: Presentation of Innovative Zero-Emission Concepts” to present the CEP’s demonstration hydrogen project in Berlin to 70 international media.
Berlin, Jan 10, 2007 – The “Germany – Land of Ideas” location marketing initiative and the “Clean Energy Partnership” (CEP) jointly hosted an information event under the heading: “Making Use of Hydrogen for Transportation: Presentation of Innovative Zero-Emission Concepts” to present the CEP’s demonstration hydrogen project in Berlin to 70 international media.
The presentation was part of a press trip hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the occasion of Germany’s EU Council Presidency. This year, “Germany – Land of Ideas” will focus part of its location marketing on the specific topics covered during the EU Council Presidency. In environmental policy, the emphasis is among other things on “Climate and Energy” and
“Sustainable Mobility.” The CEP project - a Public-Private Partnership between Germany’s federal government and eleven international companies – serves as an example for Germany’s commitment to research in the field of sustainable mobility.
The event centred on hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy source: The 70 journalists were driven in BVG (Berlin Municipal Transport Services) hydrogen buses to the hydrogen fuelling station in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where
representatives of the companies in the CEP gave them some background information on the project and on hydrogen technology and its applications.
The Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, one of the sponsors of the project, was represented by Parliamentary State Secretary Karin Roth: “We need sensible alternatives to conventional energy supply, to keep mobility and housing
affordable. At the same time, this area of research opens up a wealth of approaches for technological innovations to enhance the leading position and competitiveness of German industry. Ready-to-use products are already in use today. Hydrogen busses like those used by Berlin’s municipal transport services, or the CEP’s fleet of fuel cell- and hydrogen cars, provide valuable insights for further technological evolution.”
The Initiators
The Clean Energy Partnership is an international consortium of eleven companies in the automobile, power, and mass passenger transport industries. Its mission is to make hydrogen power technologically available and test it for its everyday use
and system suitability. The CEP in Berlin is one of Europe’s major demonstration projects on sustainable mobility – and one of the biggest anywhere in the world.
The companies who have joined forces in the CEP to work on future mobility include Aral, BMW, the BVG, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM/Opel, Hydro, Linde, TOTAL, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen AG.
Contact:
Clean Energy Partnership
c/o iserundschmidt
Tel. 030 308 78 09 0
info@cep-berlin.de
www.cep-berlin.de
About “Germany - Land of Ideas”
“Germany – Land of Ideas“ is a joint location initiative of the Federal Government and German industry, represented by the Federation of German Industry (BDI). The aim of the initiative is to portray Germany, at home and abroad, as an innovative,
cosmopolitan and enthusiastic country. The patron of the initiative is the German President Horst Köhler., Mike de Vries is coordinating the initiative as managing director of the FC Deutschland GmbH. The initiative realises various core projects:
the event programme – “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”, international media service and the FanClub. In collaboration with the federal location marketing agency, the initiative realises - supported by the Federal Ministry of Economy and
Technology - the campaign “Invest in Germany – Land of Ideas”.
“Sustainable Mobility.” The CEP project - a Public-Private Partnership between Germany’s federal government and eleven international companies – serves as an example for Germany’s commitment to research in the field of sustainable mobility.
The event centred on hydrogen as an environmentally friendly energy source: The 70 journalists were driven in BVG (Berlin Municipal Transport Services) hydrogen buses to the hydrogen fuelling station in Berlin-Charlottenburg, where
representatives of the companies in the CEP gave them some background information on the project and on hydrogen technology and its applications.
The Ministry for Transport, Building and Urban Affairs, one of the sponsors of the project, was represented by Parliamentary State Secretary Karin Roth: “We need sensible alternatives to conventional energy supply, to keep mobility and housing
affordable. At the same time, this area of research opens up a wealth of approaches for technological innovations to enhance the leading position and competitiveness of German industry. Ready-to-use products are already in use today. Hydrogen busses like those used by Berlin’s municipal transport services, or the CEP’s fleet of fuel cell- and hydrogen cars, provide valuable insights for further technological evolution.”
The Initiators
The Clean Energy Partnership is an international consortium of eleven companies in the automobile, power, and mass passenger transport industries. Its mission is to make hydrogen power technologically available and test it for its everyday use
and system suitability. The CEP in Berlin is one of Europe’s major demonstration projects on sustainable mobility – and one of the biggest anywhere in the world.
The companies who have joined forces in the CEP to work on future mobility include Aral, BMW, the BVG, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM/Opel, Hydro, Linde, TOTAL, Vattenfall Europe and Volkswagen AG.
Contact:
Clean Energy Partnership
c/o iserundschmidt
Tel. 030 308 78 09 0
info@cep-berlin.de
www.cep-berlin.de
About “Germany - Land of Ideas”
“Germany – Land of Ideas“ is a joint location initiative of the Federal Government and German industry, represented by the Federation of German Industry (BDI). The aim of the initiative is to portray Germany, at home and abroad, as an innovative,
cosmopolitan and enthusiastic country. The patron of the initiative is the German President Horst Köhler., Mike de Vries is coordinating the initiative as managing director of the FC Deutschland GmbH. The initiative realises various core projects:
the event programme – “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas”, international media service and the FanClub. In collaboration with the federal location marketing agency, the initiative realises - supported by the Federal Ministry of Economy and
Technology - the campaign “Invest in Germany – Land of Ideas”.
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