Rotterdam city is motoring towards its emission-free public transport objective after welcoming the launch of the first two fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) in a Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCH JU)-funded project.
The 3Emotion project put the vehicles’ wheels into motion for the first time last week.
The buses will refuel at Air Liquide’s existing hydrogen (H2) station in Rotterdam. gasworld understands that the site’s storage capacity has been expanded specifically to cater for the project.
This pilot phase is considered to be a preparatory step towards a 100% emission-free public bus fleet from 2025, with Maurice Unck, Director of public transport operator RET, stating, “We all want clean air in the city. At the moment, we are in a transit phase to completely clean buses and we have reached a momentum; the introduction of the H2 bus.”
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