Overview
Lobbying Costs
10,000€
Financial year: Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1 Fte (1)
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
0
High-level Commission meetings
0
Lobbying Costs over the years
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Info
Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA)
EU Transparency Register
775127035898-44 First registered on 14 Sep 2019
Goals / Remit
The Scottish Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Association (SHFCA) promotes and develops Scottish expertise in fuel cells and hydrogen technologies.
SHFCA brings together Scotland’s specialised fuel cell companies, energy utilities, industry, academic institutions, research and development bodies, specialist consultants, Scottish Enterprise, Highlands & Islands Enterprise, South of Scotland Enterprise, cities and local authorities with an interest in Hydrogen & Fuel Cells.
SHFCA membership is open to all-comers, and includes a significant number of members throughout Europe and internationally.Main EU files targeted
The deployment of hydrogen and fuel cell technologies supports the deployment of low carbon energy and transport technologies, reducing the threat of damaging climate change.
SHFCA follows policies on environment, energy, and transport. SHFCA also has a focus on safety, wellbeing, and achieving a Just Transition to a low carbon economy.Address
Head Office
14B Johnston Terrace
Edinburgh EH1 2PW
UNITED KINGDOMEU Office
14B Johnston Terrace
Edinburgh EH1 2PW
UNITED KINGDOMWebsite
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People
Total lobbyists declared
1
Employment time Lobbyists 10% 1 Lobbyists (Full time equivalent)
0.1
Lobbyists with EP accreditation
No lobbyists with EP accreditations
Complementary Information
The amount of time spent on activities in Brussels would typically be 10 working days in a year. Since April 2020 much of this activity and participation in events has moved on-line.
Person in charge of EU relations
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
Person with legal responsibility
Data not provided by Register Secretariat due to GDPR
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Categories
Category
Trade and business associations
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Networking
Affiliation
None.
SHFCA does have strategic partnerships with over 35 organiations and trade associations who have aligned interests and objectives. These are listed as associate members in the member directory on the SHFCA website: https://www.shfca.org.uk/member-directory-1Member organisations
None declared
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Financial Data
Interests represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Closed financial year
Apr 2021 - Mar 2022
Lobbying costs for closed financial year
10,000€
Major contributions in closed year
Type Name Amount Grant Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking 15,000€ Major contributions in current year
Type Name Amount Grant Clean Hydrogen Partnership 1,500€ Intermediaries for closed year
None declaredIntermediaries for current year
None declaredClosed year Costs
0€ - 10,000€
Other financial info
The above annual grant for 2021-22 represents the estimated contribution to SHFCA operating costs from participation in the Horizon 2020 BIG HIT project, which is supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (previously the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking 2), an EU public-private partnership. This contribution is estimated as one sixth of the overall BIG HIT grant to SHFCA over the six years of the BIG HIT project from 1st May 2016 to 30th April 2022.
The above annual grant for the current 2022-23 financial represents the estimated contribution to SHFCA operating costs from participation in the Horizon 2020 BIG HIT project, which is supported by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership (previously the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking 2), an EU public-private partnership. This contribution is estimated as one sixtieth of the overall BIG HIT grant to SHFCA over the six years of the BIG HIT project from 1st May 2016 to 30th April 2022. -
EU Structures
Groups (European Commission)
none
Groups (European Parliament)
N/A
Other activities
SHFCA has taken part in the European Sustainable Energy Week as a speaker in 2018, 2019, and 2020. We have also actively supported the organisation of Energy Days in Scotland as part of EUSEW.
Meetings
Meetings
None declared