CLEAN URBAN TRANSPORT FOR EUROPE (CUTE) PROJECT - THE EUROPEAN HYDROGEN FUEL CELL BUS PROJECT

Twenty-seven hydrogen fuel cell buses will be run in nine cities of the European Union during 2003 and 2004 as part of the Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) project, co-financed by the European Commission. The buses are powered by fuel cells and fuelled with hydrogen. The objective of the CUTE project is to test the use of hydrogen as a transport fuel under real life conditions. The buses have nine hydrogen tanks and two fuel cell stacks on the roof. The electric motor that powers the bus is located in the rear. Passengers will only notice that they are in a hydrogen-fuelled bus because of the low noise level. Each CUTE city (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Porto, Stockholm and Stuttgart) has developed the infrastructure covering the production, distribution, storage and fuelling of hydrogen. National, regional and local authorities have issued permits allowing the buses to operate. The project structure and progress are outlined.

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  RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD

  COURT LODGE, HOGTROUGH HILL
  BRASTED, KENT  United Kingdom  TN16 1NU
• Authors:
  • SABATER, I
• Publication Date: 2003

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 50-2
• Serial:
  • EUROTRANSPORT
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: RUSSELL PUBLISHING LTD
  • ISSN: 1478-8217

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Administration; Alternate fuels; Buses; Electric batteries; Electric vehicles; Handling and storage; Hydrogen; Motors; Public transit; Research projects; Storage facilities; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Europe
• ITRD Terms: 155: Administration; 1315: Battery; 1272: Bus; 1282: Electric vehicle; 8034: Europe; 7187: Hydrogen; 1334: Motor; 744: Public transport; 2417: Renewable energy; 8557: Research project; 9137: Storage; 313: Urban area
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Energy; Freight Transportation; Public Transportation; Research; Terminals and Facilities;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974658
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Jun 4 2004 12:00AM