Thursday, April 26, 2001
9.00 - 10.15 Renate Schmidt, Vice Chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Member of Bavarian Parliament

At the booth of EUHYFIS - Hydrogen Filling Station Consortium Dr. Robert Steinberger-Wilckens and Dipl.-Phys. Klaus Stolzenburg talked with Renate Schmidt about the possible first EUHYFIS filling station in Munich, Germany.

"My impression is that the small companies, here on the Group Exhibits "Hydrogen and Fuel Cells", have really intelligent and new ideas and try to realize them with a little staff. We have to assure the political and legal framework for these companies. The future is right here, and we have to stop thinking following old-fashioned patterns. Thanks to hydrogen and fuel cell technology we can get rid of fossil fuels in a medium term."

Renate Schmidt visited the German Hydrogen Association (DWV) and was offered assistance by Eberhard Behrend in all questions concerning renewable energies, in particular for hydrogen technologies, for their party programme.

Renate Schmidt visited the booth of the DaimlerChrysler AG, Fuel Cell Project, together with the XCELLSiS GmbH, and Jochen Straub (XCELLSiS) explained to her the Necar 5 system.

Visiting the booth of wiba - Coordination Center of the Hydrogen Initiative Bavaria Renate Schmidt was happy to see Bavaria well represented with the Group Exhibits Hydrogen + Fuel Cells.

Arno A. Evers, organizer of the Groups Exhibits Hydrogen + Fuel Cells, welcomed Renate Schmidt to his booth at the HANNOVER FAIR 2001 .

Transfer of Renate Schmidt with the ZeTek Power Hydrogen driven Taxi to Hall 13.

Renate Schmidt in front of MTU's Hot Module listening to the explanations about the scientific principles of this industrial fuel cell appliance, the biggest one shown at Hannover Fair 2001.

Renate Schmidt at the booth of PROTON MOTOR Fuel Cell GmbH, a German company based in Starnberg near Munich that produces fuel cells for mobile and stationary applications. The Bavarian politician has been particularly interested in the performances of Bavarian companies at the Group Exhibits "Hydrogen and Fuel Cells".

Renate Schmidt visiting the booth of Ballard Power Systems, one of the world leading companies in fuel cell technology.

Christian Gruber (left) and Reinhold Wurster (right) tell Renate Schmidt about MAN's project of a silent fuel cell bus using hydrogen as fuel. The bus has been successfully tested in Nuremberg.

Holger Klos (left) and Markus Gloeckle (right) with Renate Schmidt at the booth of Mannesmann Pilotentwicklungsgesellschaft. The company developed a special fuel cell system APU (auxiliary power unit) supposed to substitute the car's conventional starting and lighting system.

DUX Trust Partners AG offers one of the first funds for investors in hydrogen and fuel cell technology. Jacques Bour (left) and Roland A. Jansen (right) illustrate to Renate Schmidt the particularity of this kind of investment.

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