The research project entitled Cluster Pilot Project for the Integration of RES into European Energy Sectors using Hydrogen (RES2H2) was funded under the Fifth Framework Program for Research and Development of the European Commision with 2.5 million Euros. The research contract (Contract No: ENK5-CT-2001-00536) has been signed by EAC in December 2001 for a period of five years (January 2002 - December 2006). The official webpage of the project can be found in www.res2h2.com.

The main objective of this project was the design and the installation of two hydrogen generation and storage pilot units using wind energy. The hydrogen will then be stored in metal hydrides for use in fuel cells for zero emissions electricity production.

EAC has been involved to the selection of information on the technical features and performance characteristics of the different wind turbines and to the realization of a techno-economic comparative study for the use of hydrogen in power generation. EAC co-ordinator was Dr. Andreas Poullikkas and associate scientists were Dr. George Moniates and Mr. Zenon Achillides. This research project has been successfully completed. 

The project consortium was consisted of:

·        Instituto Technologico de Canarias, Spain (project co-ordinator)

·        Instalaciones Inabensa, S.A., Spain

·         Institute for Aerospatial Technologies, Spain

·         ULPGC, Spain

·         OWK Umwelttechnik Anlagenbau GmbH, Germany

·         SOLANTIS ENERGY, Germany

·         Etaing GmbH, Germany

·         Unión Electrica de Canarias - II SAU, Spain

·         Cea Transportista de Gas Canarias S.A., Spain

·         Integral Drive System AG, Switzerland

·         Center of Renewabe Energy Sources, Greece

.         Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Cyprus

·         Frederick Research Center, Cyprus

·         C. ROKAS S.A., Greece

·         Planungsgruppe Energie und Technik, Germany