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| European Commission Presents the Results of the CUTE Project The European Commission has released the results from the world's largest trial of Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Buses at the Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) Conference in Hamburg, and announced the launch of a new hydrogen initiative. Since mid-2003, 27 public transport buses have covered more than 1 million km and carried more than 4 million people in 9 European cities (Amsterdam, Barcelona, Hamburg, London, Luxembourg, Madrid, Porto, Stockholm and Stuttgart), producing zero emissions and causing no accident during their operation. The new "Hydrogen for Transport" initiative, will involve the daily operation throughout Europe of around 200 hydrogen-powered vehicles and the corresponding hydrogen supply infrastructure. The achievements of the CUTE project include: The design, construction and operation of nine different hydrogen supply chains and refuelling stations; The production and use of more than 192 tonnes of hydrogen, of which 100 tonnes from renewable sources; The safe implementation of nearly 9000 bus refuelling operations; A bus availability greater than 90%. A series of further demonstration projects grouped under the initiative "Hydrogen for Transport" will put some 200 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the roads over the next three years. This represents a total public-private investment of €105 million, of which the European Commission contributes €48 million. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Construction News :: home page |