Icelandic Hydrogen Bus Program Aims to Convert Fleets

This article describes a pilot program in Iceland where three city buses are powered by hydrogen fuel cells. They fuel up at the world's first hydrogen fueling station, built in 2003. The article describes how the hydrogen is separated from water on site, using electricity from the main grid, before being compressed into a gas. The history behind the creation of a hydrogen-fueled system is given. It has its origins with a professor at the University of Iceland who became concerned about use of imported fossil fuels in the 1970s. The article also describes some of the costs and benefits of the pilot bus system.

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• Authors:
  • McDevitt, Bette
• Publication Date: 2006-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p 16
• Serial:
  • Metro
  • Volume: 102
  • Issue Number: 5
  • Publisher: Bobit Publishing Company
  • ISSN: 1098-0083
  • Serial URL: http://www.metro-magazine.com

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Buses; Hydrogen fuels
• Geographic Terms: Iceland
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Public Transportation; I15: Environment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01029701
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: UC Berkeley Transportation Library
• Files: BTRIS, TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 26 2006 9:13AM