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CHIC project report. This study investigated critical and sceptical views of some influential stakeholders in key decision-making roles and organizations related with FCH technologies. By means of fifty interviews and a Round Table discussion, the authors aimed at understanding what systematic obstacles may exist to progressing H2 powered transport, and the ways to overcome them. There appeared to be very few strong opponents to a future H2 transport system; however they found many sceptics of the performance and cost of such systems, and the advertised time frames for introduction. The reasons given by those who did not see a future for H2 were the high costs and the great technological challenges involved. Results showed that H2 visibility remains low among some very important national and supra- national bodies; there is a lack of depth and currency knowledge about the state of the technology among some influential organizations; false expectations about future of H2 had led to high levels of criticism. The authors pointed out some key messages for future work, which included sustainability, business, policy, and communication aspects. Much work has to be done in communicating with the European political sphere of the “here and now” of H2, the sophisticated status of the technology, of its potential economic and social value and of the intention of industry to produce it cleanly in the short to medium term.  European Commission (2013). Extension of the fuel cells & hydrogen joint technology initiative (FCH-JTI) under horizon 2020. Results of the public consultation. In this study, the aim of the FCH JU was to speed up the market introduction of the fuel cell and hydrogen technologies in order to accelerate their potential as an instrument to achieve a lower carbon energy system. Through an on-line questionnaire, participants from Member States – citizens and organizations – were invited to express their views about the possible extension of the FCH JTI under Horizon 2020. A total of 127 responses from individual citizens, representatives of SME, research organizations, NGOs, business and the administration were received.