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Hydrogen fuel cell trucks for heavy-duty, zero emission logistics

Project description

Hydrogen fuel cell trucks for zero emissions

The production of heavy-duty trucks with zero emissions for commercial operations can support the EU's efforts to reach zero-emission mobility. The EU-funded H2Haul project will advance and demonstrate 16 new heavy-duty hydrogen fuel cell trucks in collaboration with two of the major European truck manufacturers, IVECO and VDL. The project will be deployed on small-level prototypes to achieve standardised zero-emission trucks for commercial activities. In addition, a network of refuelling stations will be designed and installed. It will test and examine data from the best end users over several years to ensure that the technical, financial and environmental requirements are met and that hydrogen fuel cell trucks can provide zero-emission mobility even in harsh conditions.

Objective

H2Haul will develop and demonstrate a total of 16 new heavy-duty (26–44t) hydrogen fuel cell trucks in real-world commercial operations. The project includes two major European truck manufacturers (IVECO and VDL), who will build on existing small-scale prototyping activities to develop new zero-emission trucks tailored to the needs of European customers, mainly in large supermarket fleets. The vehicles will be standardised as far as possible to help encourage the development of the European supply chain. New high-capacity hydrogen refuelling stations will be installed to provide reliable, low carbon hydrogen supplies to the trucks. Most of the stations will be publicly accessible and this project will thus support the uptake of a broader range of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles.
The vehicles and infrastructure will be thoroughly tested via an extended trial with the high-profile end users over several years. The comprehensive data monitoring and analysis tasks will ensure that the technical, economic, and environmental performance of the hardware is assessed, and that the business case for further deployment of heavy-duty fuel cell trucks is developed. The scope and ambition of this innovative project will create a range of valuable information that will be disseminated widely amongst truck operators, representatives of the retail sector, policy makers, and the broader hydrogen industry. Hence, H2Haul will validate the ability of hydrogen fuel cell trucks to provide zero-emission mobility in heavy-duty applications and lay the foundations for commercialisation of this sector in Europe during the 2020s.

Coordinator

ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT LIMITED
Net EU contribution
€ 62 011,36
Address
SAINT MARY AXE 33 2ND FLOOR EXCHEQUER COURT
EC3A 8AA LONDON
United Kingdom

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Region
London Inner London — West Camden and City of London
Activity type
Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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Total cost
€ 139 837,66

Participants (28)