Structure
The NOW management is supported by the Supervisory Board and Advisory Board.
Supervisory Board
Dr. Julia Reuss, Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
Dr. Rodoula Tryfonidou, Deputy Chairwoman of the Supervisory Board
Federal Ministry for Economic Affaires and Energy (BMWi)
Helge Pols
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
Dr. Christoph Rövekamp
Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)
Dr. Ingrid Hanhoff genannt Stemping
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Advisory Board
The Advisory Board has the task of providing both content and technical consultation support to the management of the programme partners for the implementation of the “National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology” (NIP). In this context, its consultation support extends especially to:
- The merging of individual strategies into an overall programme on the basis of the National Development Plan
- Regular evaluation of the consistency and relevance of the overall programme, and
- European and international aspects.
Furthermore, the tasks of the Advisory Board encompass following aspects:
- The coordination of interests between partners and establishing consensus
- The exchange of information between government, industry and science
- Feedback to the various relevant sectors or Ministries
The board is comprised of representatives from the following 4 interest groups:
Chair:
Dr. Hans-Christoph Wirth, Dr. Oliver Weinmann
Vice Chair:
Jürgen Papajewski, Dr. Uwe Maier
GOVERNMENT
Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure (BMVI)
Jürgen Papajewski
Federal Ministry for Economic Affaires and Energy (BMWi)
Dr. Hans-Christoph Wirth
Federal Ministry of Education und Research (BMBF)
Gesine Arends (Project Administrator Jülich on behalf of BMBF)
Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
Malte Helbig
Representatives of the federal states
Dr. Pascal Bader, Ministerium für Umwelt, Klima und Energiewirtschaft Baden-Württemberg
Peter Lindlahr (without voting rights), hySOLUTIONS GmbH
SCIENCE
Helmholtz Association for Research & Development
Prof. Dr. Detlef Stolten, FZJ-Forschungszentrum Jülich
Research & Development Institutes/Universities
Prof. Alexander Michaelis, Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS
Education
Prof. Jürgen Garche, FCBAT Ulm
INDUSTRY / APPLICATIONS
Mobility – passenger cars
Dr. Sabine Spell, Volkswagen AG
Mobility – drivetrain
Michael Meurer, BMW Group
Mobility – commercial vehicles
Dr. Manfred Schuckert, Daimler AG
Domestic energy supply – Initiative Brennstoffzelle (IBZ)
Markus Staudt, Viessmann Werke GmbH & Co. KG
Industrial applications
Gerd Krieger, VDMA Power Systems
Specific markets – Clean Power Net
Dr. Henrik Colell, HPS Home Power Solutions GmbH
Fuel cell components manufacturing
Dr. Uwe Maier, ElringKlinger AG
INFRASTRUCTURE
Fuel industry
Reinald Hieronymus, TOTAL Deutschland GmbH
Hydrogen production
Dr. Oliver Weinmann, Vattenfall Europe Innovation GmbH
Hydrogen delivery - Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Verband (DWV)
Markus Bachmeier, Linde AG
Network supply
Markus Seidel, EWE Energie AG