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Aalborg prepares for first fuel cell buses in Denmark, plus fueling
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Aalborg prepares for first fuel cell buses in Denmark, plus fueling
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he North Denmark (or Jutland) Region and the Municipality of Aalborg have signed contracts for the delivery of three fuel cell buses, and the construction of a hydrogen production and refueling station. The buses and refueling station, which will be operational from October 2019 as the first fuel cell bus system in Denmark, are being financed by the 3Emotion project. The three fuel cell buses will be operated on one city bus line in Aalborg, and on selected regional bus lines around Aalborg, from October 2019. Hydrogen fuel cell buses have a longer operational range than battery electric buses, so they are more suitable for longer city bus routes and regional bus routes, where electric buses would require frequent recharging. The deployment is supported with approximately E1.2 million (US$1.4 million) from the 3Emotion project, under the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), which aims to promote hydrogen technology in public transport. In parallel with the bus contract, North Jutland and Aalborg have also signed a contract for an electrolyser system to produce hydrogen, and a hydrogen station for refueling the buses. The production system will be managed so that it is primarily in use when there is a surplus of electricity produced by wind turbines in the electric grid, so that the hydrogen is largely CO2-neutral. North Jutland has a strong position in green energy technologies, especially in wind and hydrogen. The buses will be delivered by Belgian company Van Hool, while the hydrogen production unit and refueling station will be manufactured by Danish company GreenHydrogen [FCB, December 2017, p1]. Initially the buses will run in North Jutland for three years as part of the 3Emotion project, but it is expected that the buses will continue in normal service after the project period. The 3Emotion project, launched in early 2015 [February 2015, p1], will deploy 21 new and extend the use of eight existing fuel cell buses along with the required hydrogen refueling infrastructure, at several locations across Europe. The project will bridge the gap between current fuel cell bus demonstration
projects and larger-scale deployment. In addition to Aalborg, buses will be demonstrated in London in the UK [January 2016, p2], Pau [see the News Focus in September 2017] and Versailles [April 2018, p7] in France, Rotterdam in the Netherlands [October 2017, p2], and the Italian capital Rome. 3Emotion project: www.3emotion.eu Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu Van Hool, Fuel Cell Buses: https://tinyurl.com/vanhool-fuelcell GreenHydrogen: www.greenhydrogen.dk
Scania fuel cell refuse truck developed with PowerCell, Renova
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wedish truck and bus builder Scania is developing a fuel cell powered refuse truck in collaboration with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden. The truck will feature a fully electrified powertrain based on a PowerCell fuel cell system, as well as an electrified compactor. Scania, Renova, and PowerCell Sweden are working with truck body manufacturer JOAB on the joint project to build an electric refuse truck, where both the propulsion and compactor run on electricity produced by fuel cells. The project, which comprises development, construction and operation of the truck, is being implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Energy Agency and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The fuel cell refuse truck is expected to be delivered at the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, and will be operated by Renova in Gothenburg. To help fund the project, the industrial partners have been granted a government subsidy from the Swedish Energy Agency within the Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation (FFI) framework. FFI is a partnership between the Swedish government and the automotive industry for the joint funding of research, innovation and development, focused on the areas of climate, environment and safety. Refuse trucks often operate in residential areas in the early hours of the morning, so electric vehicles – with reduced emissions and noise – are especially attractive in this application. Renova and other waste handling companies have previously carried out field trials with battery electric refuse trucks, but this will be the first with fuel cells.
January 2019
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Aalborg prepares for first fuel cell buses in Denmark, plus fueling
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he North Denmark (or Jutland) Region and the Municipality of Aalborg have signed contracts for the delivery of three fuel cell buses, and the construction of a hydrogen production and refueling station. The buses and refueling station, which will be operational from October 2019 as the first fuel cell bus system in Denmark, are being financed by the 3Emotion project. The three fuel cell buses will be operated on one city bus line in Aalborg, and on selected regional bus lines around Aalborg, from October 2019. Hydrogen fuel cell buses have a longer operational range than battery electric buses, so they are more suitable for longer city bus routes and regional bus routes, where electric buses would require frequent recharging. The deployment is supported with approximately E1.2 million (US$1.4 million) from the 3Emotion project, under the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU), which aims to promote hydrogen technology in public transport. In parallel with the bus contract, North Jutland and Aalborg have also signed a contract for an electrolyser system to produce hydrogen, and a hydrogen station for refueling the buses. The production system will be managed so that it is primarily in use when there is a surplus of electricity produced by wind turbines in the electric grid, so that the hydrogen is largely CO2-neutral. North Jutland has a strong position in green energy technologies, especially in wind and hydrogen. The buses will be delivered by Belgian company Van Hool, while the hydrogen production unit and refueling station will be manufactured by Danish company GreenHydrogen [FCB, December 2017, p1]. Initially the buses will run in North Jutland for three years as part of the 3Emotion project, but it is expected that the buses will continue in normal service after the project period. The 3Emotion project, launched in early 2015 [February 2015, p1], will deploy 21 new and extend the use of eight existing fuel cell buses along with the required hydrogen refueling infrastructure, at several locations across Europe. The project will bridge the gap between current fuel cell bus demonstration
projects and larger-scale deployment. In addition to Aalborg, buses will be demonstrated in London in the UK [January 2016, p2], Pau [see the News Focus in September 2017] and Versailles [April 2018, p7] in France, Rotterdam in the Netherlands [October 2017, p2], and the Italian capital Rome. 3Emotion project: www.3emotion.eu Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking: www.fch.europa.eu Van Hool, Fuel Cell Buses: https://tinyurl.com/vanhool-fuelcell GreenHydrogen: www.greenhydrogen.dk
Scania fuel cell refuse truck developed with PowerCell, Renova
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wedish truck and bus builder Scania is developing a fuel cell powered refuse truck in collaboration with Renova, a waste handling company in western Sweden. The truck will feature a fully electrified powertrain based on a PowerCell fuel cell system, as well as an electrified compactor. Scania, Renova, and PowerCell Sweden are working with truck body manufacturer JOAB on the joint project to build an electric refuse truck, where both the propulsion and compactor run on electricity produced by fuel cells. The project, which comprises development, construction and operation of the truck, is being implemented in cooperation with the Swedish Energy Agency and the KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. The fuel cell refuse truck is expected to be delivered at the end of 2019 or the beginning of 2020, and will be operated by Renova in Gothenburg. To help fund the project, the industrial partners have been granted a government subsidy from the Swedish Energy Agency within the Strategic Vehicle Research and Innovation (FFI) framework. FFI is a partnership between the Swedish government and the automotive industry for the joint funding of research, innovation and development, focused on the areas of climate, environment and safety. Refuse trucks often operate in residential areas in the early hours of the morning, so electric vehicles – with reduced emissions and noise – are especially attractive in this application. Renova and other waste handling companies have previously carried out field trials with battery electric refuse trucks, but this will be the first with fuel cells.
January 2019