Project
FUEL CELL BUS - Fuel Cell Bus Project Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon
Funding origin:
European
STRIA Roadmaps:
Transport electrification (ELT)
Transport mode:
Road
Transport sectors:
Passenger transport
Duration:
Start date: 01/03/2000,
End date: 01/07/2003
Status: Finished
Funding details:
Overview
Background & policy context:
The "Fuel Cell Bus for Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon II" project has been the follow-up project to the "Fuel Cell Bus for Berlin, Copenhagen, Lisbon" project. Due to severe problems with the development of the fuel cell technology during phase I of the project, it was not possible to initiate the demonstration phase of the fuel cell bus within this phase.
Objectives:
- Development, construction and implementation of the electrical storage system to support the fuel cell system.
- Development, construction and implementation of a stationary hydrogen filling station.
- Demonstration of the bus in an inner-city enviroment and of the filling station infrastructure.
Methodology:
- Comparison and evaluation of different energy storage systems such as super capacitors, fly wheel and battery systems.
- Installation and demonstration of the most suitable energy storage system in the Fuel Cell bus.
- Investigation of brake energy recovery, use of different rear axle differential, investigation of power demand for different routes etc
- Creation of a public stationary hydrogen filling infrastructure including an emergency hydrogen production facility.
- Development of a simulator to simule operational conditions of the bus.
- Development of a measurement and monitoring programme to show the enviromental benefits and costs
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