COP15

EHA joins Taskforce for large H2 vehicle event at COP 15

July 20, 2009

From December 7 – 18 the 15th UN Climate Change Conference , COP 15,  will be held Copenhagen with the goal of reaching agreement on a successor to the “Kyoto agreement”, thus securing the foundation for climate change actions beyond 2020.  The event offers a great opportunity for the hydrogen and fuel cell industry to highlight the industry’s capacity to satisfy future energy needs and at the same time, providing sustainable solutions to the challenges of climate change. The EHA has therefore joined forces with other organisations in Europe and beyond  to organise various showcase events in Copenhagen before and during the COP15. The aim is to exhibit a large fleet of hydrogen-powered vehicles and other fuel cell products and solutions  and demonstrate their use in various transport and energy applications. One of the featured events is a hydrogen vehicle tour on November 30,  leaving from an existing hydrogen refuelling station in Malmö, (Sweden) and crossing the marvelous bridge to Copenhagen where a new hydrogen refuelling station will be opened. The idea is to gather as many vehicles as possible for this event and for VIP transportation during the COP.  The EHA is therefore inviting all its members to collect [...]

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EP_Berlayemont

EHA facilitates technical visit to EU Parliament

July 1, 2009

The EHA facilitated a tour of the premises of the EU Parliament in Brussels to identify suitable sites for hydrogen and fuel cell installations. Current back up power systems of the EU Parliament consist of large diesel generators complemeted with battery packs. Fuel cell systems connected to the natural gas grid would dramatically increase efficiency and emission reduction as is shown by the fuel cell currently being installed in the EU Parliament Luxembourg. Potential locations for small hydrogen refuelling facilities were also identified. Although the EU Parlaimetn in Brussles is only 10 years old it was clearly not build with new energy technology in mind and it currently does not feature a single use of clean energy not even solar panels. A week before the visit on the occasion of the EU Green Week the EU Parliament communicated its intention to step up its efforts to make ts own buidlings more efficient.

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SkodaFCbus

Czech Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technoloy Platform new EHA national association member

July 1, 2009

At the last EHA Annual General Meeting the Czech Hydrogen and Fuel cell Platform , was welcomed as EHA 15 th natioanl association member. On July 15 the inauguration of the worlds first fuel cell triple hybrid linenbus, that will go into operation this summer, took place in Prague. The project is a cooperation between Skoda Electric, the systems integrator and electrical components, the UJV Nuclear Research Institute , R&D and project coordination and Proton Motor, which produced and delivered the fuel cell triple hybrid propulsion system.The triple hybrid system is a world first combination of a fuel cell, batteries and ultra capacitors, allowing saving and further use of useful braking energy. The system is reported as saving up to 50% of energy as compared with a conventional bus drivetrain. The chassis of the new bus is a standard 12 meter with 18 tonne combined weight. The new drivetrain allows produces up to 120 kW of power, can travel up to 65 km/hr and with a full tank can travel 250km before refuelling. The hydrogen is stored on board in 350 bar compressed cylinders and carriers 20kg of hydrogen when full.

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