SERA:Books&links

A) European Strategy 2020- 2050

1. Strategic Energy technology Plan ( SET-Plan): http://ec.europa.eu/energy/technology/set_plan/set_plan_en.htm
2. The Information System for the European Strategic Energy Technology Plan: http://setis.ec.europa.eu/
3. HORIZON2020, EUROPE Innovation: http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm

B) USA- strategy

1. National Science foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/
2. Department of Energy: http://energy.gov/; http://www.eere.energy.gov/

C) EUROPEAN TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORMS (http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/individual_en.html)

D) Energy: European Technological platforms

1. Platforma Europeana Hidrogen-Pile de combustie: http://www.fch-ju.eu/
2. European Biofuels Technology Platform (EBTP): http://www.biofuelstp.eu/
3. European Technology Platform for Wind Energy (TPWind): http://www.windplatform.eu/
4. European Photovoltaic Technology Platform: http://www.eupvplatform.org/
5. European Technology Platform for Electricity Networks of the Future:http://www.smartgrids.eu/
6. ZEP- Zero Emission Platform- Carbon dioxide capture & sequestration: http://www.zeroemissionsplatform.eu/
7. Sustainable Nuclear Energy Technology Platform: http://www.snetp.eu/
8. European Technology Platform on Renewable Heating & Cooling: http://www.rhc-platform.org/

E) Bio-based economy- platforms

1. Sustainable Farm Animal Breeding and Reproduction Technology Platform (FABRE-TP): http://www.fabretp.info
2. ETP Food for Life: http://etp.fooddrinkeurope.eu; key documents– http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/food_en.html
3. European Technology Platform for Global Animal Health: http://www.etpgah.eu/
4. European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine: http://www.etp-nanomedicine.eu
5. European Technology Platform ‘Plants for the Future’: http://www.plantetp.org/
6. Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP): http://www.forestplatform.org
   

F) Fuel Cells-Books &links

1. Jurgen Garche, ed, Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources ( www.sciencedirect.com or on books.google.com): chapters
2. Fuel Cell Handbook, http://www.fuelcells.org/fchandbook.pdf, published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). The book explains fuel cell basics, including the various technologies and applications.
3. Fuel Cell Systems, http://www.wkap.nl/, This multidisciplinary text covers the main types of fuel cells, R & D issues, plant design and construction, and economic factors to provide industrial and academic researchers working in electrochemistry, and engineering.
4. Fuel Cells and Their Applications, http://www.wileyeurope.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-3527285792.html/. The book provides an evaluation of the applications of fuel cells
5. Handbook of Fuel Cells, http://www.wiley.com/legacy/wileychi/hfc/, This four volume set brings together in a single reference work the fundamentals, principles and the current state-of-the-art in fuel cells.
6. New Materials for Batteries and Fuel Cells, http://www.mrs.org/, The book reflects the materials systems and issues of electrochemical materials R & D in batteries, fuel cells and capacitors.

C) Photovoltaics

1. Arnulf Jager-Waldau, “Research Solar Cell Production and Market Implementation of Photovoltaics” in “PV Status Report 2006″, 2006 (*)