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November 26, 2006, the Spanish city of Valencia was a venue for a grand premiere, the Europe

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Innova Conference. Organized by the European Commission with the help of the regional government

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of Valencia, it brought together political decision makers and key players from the world

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of business, research and academia to discuss innovation. Commercialization of new ideas,

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helping young companies grow, promoting the spirit of innovation in Europe. These were

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the main themes of the conference. Among the numerous industrial projects presented by

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participants was one developed by the IJU, the Technical Toy Institute at Ibi, 30 kilometers

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from Alicante. Its purpose is to promote the development of the toy industry. This play

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center, a paradise for children, is actually a laboratory where the quality and educational

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aspects of existing toys can be evaluated. This industry is active everywhere in the

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world and the European Union must face up to very strong competition. There always has

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to be something new, and innovation is what these men in white coats are all about as

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they gravely bend over a young driver's car. As scientists and engineers at the institute,

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they've developed groundbreaking technology in the toy world, an electric motor powered

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by a hydrogen battery. Here our job is to help companies be innovating and competitive

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in the toy sector, which has already taken advantage of new technologies. This new hydrogen

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battery technology offers lots of opportunities in our sector to replace traditional batteries.

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It's better for the environment, and the product has better characteristics than existing ones.

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In future, our product will be more competitive.

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Hydrogen is a well-known source of energy. A chemical component of water, it already

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powers engines developed by the automobile industry. But adapting the technology to a

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child's toy car is something quite new. This bottle, the hydrogen tank, is placed at the

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rear of the car. Hydrogen is injected under pressure into the battery itself, placed in

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the center of the prototype. It will produce the electricity necessary to drive it. Here,

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the application is very much at the service of the environment.

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In this type of application for electric toys, we traditionally use lead and acid batteries,

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which cause problems. The lead in them is heavy and detrimental to both health and the

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environment. These are problems which we don't get with this. A normal battery takes 12 hours

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to recharge. A bottle like this, just a couple of hours.