Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (HIA) Releases Report
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by Mary-Rose de Valladares
Hydrogen Implementing Agreement

In 1977, the International Energy Agency (IEA) Hydrogen Implementing Agreement (HIA) was created amid uncertainty about the prospects for hydrogen. The United States was among the founding members.  Today, the HIA has a 25+ year operating history and significant accomplishments to its credit through 18 annexes (tasks) in production, storage, conversion, integrated systems, market and economic analysis, as well as safety.  There are 15 member countries. Considerable membership growth and development of new annexes are anticipated in the near future.  The HIA has become a premier global resource for technical expertise in hydrogen. 

To commemorate its first generation R,D&D, the HIA has prepared an anniversary report, In Pursuit of the Future (download free at  www.ieahia.org/publications/25thAR.html).  The report, recently released at the National Press Club in Washington, highlights important HIA contributions to the advancement of hydrogen science and technology.  It also conveys the attractive fundamentals of the hydrogen energy proposition and provides a serious introduction to the complex, interconnected issues associated with development of a hydrogen infrastructure and adoption of hydrogen as the “future fuel.”  

HIA’s vision of a global hydrogen future is based on a clean, sustainable and, ultimately, renewable energy supply that plays a key role in all sectors of the economy. The HIA 2004-2009 strategic plan has three goals:  advancement of science and technology, assessment of the market environment, and implementation of an outreach program. This program is the beginning of the “Second Generation HIA.”  For more information about the HIA, please visit our website at  www.ieahia.org or contact Mary-Rose de Valladares, HIA Secretariat Manager at mrsenter@comcast.net, or via phone at 301-530-6591. ©2005. All Rights Reserved. A Publication of the National Hydrogen Association.
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