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  • Hall Room A4.2 - Hall A - Ground floor
  • Date & Time Tuesday 17th June, 10:00 - 12:00
  • Language EN

What’s Next for Hydrogen Buses? An International Outlook Towards the Future

  • Side Event

The event seeks to present international case studies of deployment of Fuel Cell Hydrogen Buses as well as main lessons learned from the JIVE Projects. Building on the outcomes of the JIVE and JIVE 2 projects, the event aims at discussing the future outlook for hydrogen technology to decarbonise bus fleets. It will bring together transport operators, authorities and technology experts to examine advancements in hydrogen refuelling infrastructure, vehicle performance, TCO as well as the challenges for future uptake.

The objective will be to discuss the future uptake of Fuel Cell Buses in a truly international context benefitting from the different operational experiences in integrated zero-emission public transport systems.
 

Agenda :

    • 09:45 – 10:00 : Arrivals
    • 10:00 – 10:10 : Welcome and Introduction
      Arno Kerkhof, Head of Bus Transport Unit, UITP
    • 10:10 – 10:30 : JIVE Projects: Main Results
      Oliver Walter, Consulting Senior Associate – Low Carbon Solutions, ERM
    • 10:30 – 11:50 : Roundtable discussion: operational experience and future outlook on Fuel Cell Buses
      Moderation: UITP
      Josep-maria Armengol, Technical Director, TMB
      Matthew D. Dake, Deputy Chief Operations Officer, Vehicle Maintenance & Engineering, LA Metro
      Dariusz Michalak, Chief Technology Officer (CTO), Solaris Bus & Coach
      Andreas Meyer, Technical Director & Lisa Wessolowsky, Project Engineer, WSW
    • 11:50 – 12:00 : Conclusions
      Oliver Walter, Consulting Senior Associate – Low Carbon Solutions, ERM & Flavio Grazian, Project Manager, UITP