The transport operator Österreichische Postbus AG (ÖBB-Postbus) has opted for Solaris as a potential supplier of both emission-free and conventionally driven vehicles. According to the concluded framework agreements, up to 40 Urbino 12 hydrogen buses will be supplied in 2021-2023.
German transport operator Regionalverkehr Köln (RVK) has taken delivery of the first of 15 Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen fuel cell buses ordered in March 2020. The bus will now be tested at RVK's Wermelskirchen branch in the Rheinisch-Bergisch district. This is the first time a new manufacturer has joined RVK's hydrogen vehicle fleet, which now totals 37 buses.
Dutch bus operator Arriva will add ten hydrogen-powered Solaris Urbino 12 buses to its fleet later this year. Arriva will operate them in the Achterhoek region and in the cities of Zutphen and Apeldoorn from December 2021.
The Wiesbaden transport operator ESWE Verkehr has ordered ten Caetano H2.City Gold fuel cell buses. Delivery of the first vehicle is scheduled for the third quarter of 2021. The remaining vehicles will follow by the end of November 2021. These emission-free fuel cell buses are another essential element in the implementation of Wiesbaden's clean air plan.
The world’s first hydrogen fuel cell double-decker bus will enter service tomorrow in Aberdeen, Scotland.
First Bus – Scotland’s largest bus operator - will operate this zero-emission fleet in a project led by Aberdeen City Council. These innovative, clean buses show the city’s commitment to transition to green energy from oil and gas as part of its Net Zero vision.
UGAP markets three hydrogen-powered buses: First contribution to the State-Region plan for the development of hydrogen mobility in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Brussels public transport operator STIB has announced that it will test a hydrogen-powered bus over the next two years to see what advantages this vehicle has over conventional, hybrid and electric buses.
A high-level roundtable on hydrogen mobility took place on Tuesday 17th November, bringing together MEPs, government representatives and experts on hydrogen to discuss the contribution of hydrogen to the European Green Deal objective of carbon neutrality by 2050.
Hydrogen Mobility Ireland (HMI) has announced the trial of a hydrogen-powered bus in the Dublin area. The bus, powered by a 60KW Toyota fuel cell, will be the first hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) to be put into public service operation in Ireland.
Following on the UITP “Fuel Cell Buses: Best Practices and Commercialisation Approaches” knowledge brief published in partnership with JIVE and JIVE 2 projects in July as part of the “Back to Better Mobility” Campaign, UITP continues to support the deployment of fuel cell hydrogen bus solution this time by organising its first-ever training module on the technology. The training is organised by JIVE projects in collaboration with Clean Bus Europe Platform.
