1. Hydrogen production mechanisms and biological optimization potential

Bibliography

• (1) - VIGNAIS (P.M.), BILLOUD (B.) -  Occurrence, classification, and biological function of hydrogenases : an overview.  -  Chem. Rev., 107, p. 4206-4272 (2007).
• (2) - REES (D.C.), HOWARD (J.B.) -  Nitrogenase : standing at the crossroads.  -...

Websites

• National level

Biohydrogen research group (GDR CNRS) : http://www.gdr-bioh2.fr/

National bioenergy research program (PNRB) and ANR BIOENERGIES program: http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr

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Events

World Hydrogen Energy Conference (WHEC). Conference on hydrogen (production, storage, use) held every two years.

Regulations

Directive 2009/28/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 23, 2009 on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources and amending and repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC (Official Journal of the European Union June 5, 2009) http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2009:140:0016:0062:fr:PDF

Patents

BERNARD (L.), MUS (F.), CUINÉ (S.), COURNAC (L.) and PELTIER (G.). – Hydrogen production by heterologous expression of a type II NAD(P)H dehydrogenase in Chlamydomonas. FR2876388 B1 20070209/EP1809754 A2 20070725/WO2006040471 A3 20061109/US2008199928 A1 20080821 (2005).

COURNAC (L.), VOLBEDA (A.), ROUSSET (M.), AUBERT-JOUSSET (E.), GUEDENEY (G.), DEMENTIN (S.), LEGER (C.), LEROUX (F.) and CHAMP (S.)....

Directory

Organizations – Federations – Associations (non-exhaustive list)

French Hydrogen Association (AFH2): http://www.afh2.org

Laboratories – Design offices – Schools – Research centers (non-exhaustive list)

Biohydrogen research group (GDR CNRS) : http://www.gdr-bioh2.fr/