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Oct
16
2019
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Toulouse's airport on board with fuel cell buses

By Sabrine Skiker

The airport of Toulouse-Blagnac is turning to hydrogen: A hydrogen refuelling station will be installed in 2020. The station will be in public space and used to refuel four fuel cell buses. The buses, operated by Transdev, will be used as shuttle to transport passengers between the  airport runways and the terminals as well as between the terminals and the cars parkings. The company Safra, located in the region Occitanie, will deliver the buses in 2020.

Sep
12
2019
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Hydrogen entering the palace: Fuel cell bus line inauguration in Versailles

By Sabrine Skiker

Today, 12 September, the first fuel cell buses have been inaugurated in Versailles. The two Van Hool bus are in daily operation on line 264 between Versailles and Jouy-en-Josas (Yvelines) since September 9th.  The buses will be refuelled in 20 minutes at the hydrogen refuelling station in Jouy-en-Josas.

Jul
26
2019
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Netherlands: 20 fuel cell buses and hydrogen refuelling station for provinces of Groningen and Drenthe by December 2020

By Sabrine Skiker

OV-bureau Groningen Drenthe awards the tender for green hydrogen to Shell Nederland. Shell will build a Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS) at the Peizerweg bus depot in Groningen. At the same time Qbuzz orders 20 fuel cell buses with the Belgium based bus company Van Hool. The project is supported at European level by the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking as part of the JIVE2 project.

Jul
22
2019
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Revised Clean Vehicle Directive will enter in force in August

By Sabrine Skiker

The Directive (EU) 2019/1161 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 amending Directive 2009/33/EC on the promotion of clean and energy-efficient road transport vehicles - known as "Clean Vehicle Directive" was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 12 July 2019. It means that the text has become European law. The text will enter into force twenty days after its publication, i.e. on 2 August 2019.

Jul
19
2019
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A world first for Aberdeen as hydrogen ambitions grow

By Sabrine Skiker

Aberdeen is set to become the first city in the world to introduce hydrogen-powered double decker buses. The new additions to the hydrogen fleet will underline the city’s role as a pioneer in green energy. The contract which was signed this month will deliver 15 city buses. The project has been funded by Aberdeen City Council, European Union (FCH JU) and Scottish Government with an investment of about £500k per vehicle, building on the initial research funding contributed by the Scottish Cities Alliance. 

Jun
26
2019
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Highlights on the first fuel cell bus line & bus infrastructure in France

By Sabrine Skiker

Last Friday, the first fuel cell bus was inaugurated by the transport authority in the area: the Artois-Gohelle transport authority (SMT-AG) in the presence of Xavier Bertrand, president of the Region Hauts-de-France. This bus is the first one of a fleet of six fuel cell buses, which will be used on the new Bus Rapid Transit Service (BRT) bus line “Bulle 6” between les towns of Auchel and Bruay-la-Buissière. 

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