The Coordination and Support Action (CSA) SET4H2 is focused on the support and uptake of research and innovation on hydrogen technology through the Implementation Working Group (IWG) on hydrogen, as part of the European Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan. The goal is to continue the cooperation on hydrogen within Europe and to implement the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda published in 2022 as result of the ERA pilot initiative Agenda Process on Green Hydrogen. The CSA plays a pivotal role in maximizing and broadening the uptake of learnings from national and regional hydrogen R&I programmes, hydrogen activities and recent developments and facilitate their mutual coordination on a European level.
Additionally, it focuses on creating greater synergies between hydrogen and other renewable energy technologies – particularly those under the SET Plan but in its greater scope also with the European Research Area (e.g. ERA Action 11) and the Net Zero Industry Act. SET4H2 will implement an integrated, systematic and interdisciplinary approach to address research needs in the hydrogen sector and enhance cooperation across Member States.
The cooperation and synergies among Member States and SET-Plan countries will help to improve Europe’s position in the global market and sustain the key European industries’ competitiveness. These are enhanced by developing positive impacts on the next integrated SET Plan, Horizon Europe work programme, national/regional hydrogen strategies as well as National Energy and Climate Plans (NECP).
The Data Management Plan (DMP) describes the strategies and measures for handling research data during and after the CSA SET4H2 project. Its goal is to approach and determine the technical, organizational and legal aspects of research data management as early as possible in order to practise good data management and sharing, follow uniform standards and avoid data loss.