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:
Wolfdieter Böhler, 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)
Wolfdieter Böhler

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. Karsten Lemmer, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. (DLR) Institut für Verkehrssystemtechnik

Research & Development Institutes/Universities
Prof. Alexander Michaelis, Fraunhofer-Institut für Keramische Technologien und Systeme IKTS
Prof. Dr. Christopher Hebling, Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE

Education
Prof. Dr. Werner Tillmetz, WBZU/Handwerkskammer
 

INDUSTRY / APPLICATIONS

Mobility – passenger cars
Jörg Starr, Audi

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
Jens Müller-Belau, Deutsche Shell Holding GmbH

Hydrogen production
Dr. Oliver Weinmann, Vattenfall Europe Innovation GmbH

Hydrogen delivery - Deutscher Wasserstoff- und Brennstoffzellen-Verband (DWV)
Rene Kirchner, TOTAL Deutschland GmbH

Network supply
Hans-Joachim Polk, VNG AG Leipzig