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{{Infobox government agency
| seal_caption    = IPHE Logo
| logo            = [[File:IPHE Blue eps 2.png|250px]]
| formed          = {{Start date|2003|df=yes}}
| jurisdiction    = Multinational
| chief1_name     = Rebecca Maserumule
| chief1_position = Chair
| chief2_name     = Noé van Hulst, Noriya Udagawa, Sunita Satyapal
| chief2_position = Vice Chairs
| chief3_name     = Laurent Antoni
| chief3_position = Executive Director
| website         = https://www.iphe.net/
| agency_type     = Sustainable energy advocacy
| seal_alt        = International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in The Economy Globe Logo
}}
{{Short description|Hydrogen fuel intergovernmental partnership}}
The '''International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy''' (IPHE]) is an inter-governmental cooperative initiative founded in 2003 consisting of 26 countries and the European Commission. The IPHE works with the member countries and leaders in the [[Hydrogen economy|hydrogen fuel]] and [[fuel cell]] industry in order to further develop and implement those technologies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-12-19 |title=Increasing the role of hydrogen and fuel cells in the economy |url=https://www.dst.gov.za/index.php/media-room/latest-news/2723-increasing-the-role-of-hydrogen-and-fuel-cells-in-the-economy |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=dst.gov.za |agency=Republic of South Africa Department of Science and Innovation}}</ref>
==History==
The International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy was founded in 2003 to help create cooperation between different governments in developing hydrogen and fuel cell technology.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Satyapal |first=Sunita |title=International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy |url=https://www.energy.gov/eere/fuelcells/international-partnership-hydrogen-and-fuel-cells-economy |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=Energy.gov |language=en |agency=Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy, U.S. Department of Energy}}</ref> The IPHE contains two working groups: the Education & Outreach Working Group and the Regulations, Codes, Standards, & Safety Working Group.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Working Groups and Task Forces |url=https://www.iphe.net/working-groups-task-forces |access-date=2025-02-25 |website=IPHE |language=en}}</ref> In addition, there are other task forces in the partnership such as the Hydrogen Certification Mechanisms, the Trade Rules, the Hydrogen Environmental Impact Assessment, The Hydrogen Skills, the Maritime and the Hydrogen Bulk Storage task forces. In July 2005, the [[Group of Eight|G8 Summit]] endorsed the IPHE in its plan of action on [[climate change]], clean energy, and [[sustainable development]] and identified it as a means of [[cooperation]] to develop [[Clean technology|clean energy technologies]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-07-08 |title=Gleneagles Plan of Action: Climate Change, Clean Energy and Sustainable Development |url=http://www.g8.utoronto.ca/summit/2005gleneagles/climatechangeplan.html |access-date=2023-12-11 |website=www.g8.utoronto.ca |agency=University of Toronto Libraries}}</ref> The United States was the chair of the IPHE from 2003 to 2007 and 2018 to 2021.<ref name=":0" /> The partnership held a student outreach meeting at the [[University of Maryland, College Park|University of Maryland]] in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-11 |title=Empowering the next generation towards a clean hydrogen economy |url=https://energy.umd.edu/news/story/empowering-the-next-generation-towards-a-clean-hydrogen-economy |access-date=2024-01-23 |website=energy.umd.edu |language=en |agency=University of Maryland}}</ref>
== Member Countries ==
The IPHE consists of 24 member countries and The European Commission.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partner Country Information |url=https://www.iphe.net/partners |access-date=2024-01-22 |website=IPHE}}</ref> Croatia and Mauritania were the most recent countries to join in 2025 after the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Uruguay at the end of 2024.
* [[Australia]]
* [[Austria]]
* [[Belgium]]
* [[Brazil]]
* [[Canada]]
* [[Chile]]
* [[China]]
* [[Costa Rica]]
* [[Croatia]]
* [[European Commission]]
* [[France]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[Iceland]]
* [[India]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[Japan]]
* [[Republic of Korea]]
* [[Mauritania]]
* [[Netherlands]]
* [[Republic of South Africa]]
* [[Saudi Arabia]]
* [[Singapore]]
* [[Switzerland]]
* [[United Arab Emirates]]
* [[United Kingdom]]
* [[United States]]
* [[Uruguay]]
==See also==
* [[Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association]]
* [[Department of Energy]]
* [[Sustainable energy]]
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://www.iphe.net/ Official website]{{International-org-stub}}{{Renewable-energy-stub}}
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[[Category:Hydrogen economy]]
[[Category:Sustainable energy]]