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A Hydrogen Economy for Scotland. 27 October 2015 Fiona Goodenough Hydrogen Project Officer. Scottish Cities Alliance. Collaboration between Scotland’s Seven Cities and the Scottish Government Aim to create the conditions for growth and to attract inward investment Key Objectives:
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A Hydrogen Economy for Scotland 27 October 2015 Fiona Goodenough Hydrogen Project Officer
Scottish Cities Alliance • Collaboration between Scotland’s Seven Cities and the Scottish Government • Aim to create the conditions for growth and to attract inward investment • Key Objectives: • Create investor confidence • Ensure that cities are investor ready • Deliver three complementary work programmes namely - Infrastructure, Low Carbon and Smart Cities • City Investment Plans – launched in 2014
About the Hydrogen Bus Project • EU Funded project of £19 million, comprising of 9 project partners • First project of its kind in Scotland • Europe’s largest fleet of Hydrogen fuel cell buses • A state-of-the-art refuelling station • Dedicated hydrogen maintenance facility
Vehicles & Infrastructure • Diesel vans converted to hydrogen • Electric vans with fuel cell range extenders • 2nd refuelling station
Hydrogen Strategy • Outlines actions required over the next 10 years to cement the city as a leader in the emerging hydrogen and fuel cells sector • Opportunities to diversify activities • Deploy first generation vehicles • Support Aberdeen city council as early adopter for new vehicle types
The Four Strands for Scotland • Renewable Hydrogen generation • HRS infrastructure deployment • Fuel cell bus fleet deployment • Council fleet FCEV deployment
FCH-JU Commercialisation Study • Deploy 300-500 buses across Europe 2017- 2020 • Build a Hydrogen Refuelling infrastructure across Europe • Commercialise the technologies
FCH-JU Commercialisation Study – The Next Steps • Clustering • Business Cases • Procurement and Deployment Strategies • Match Funding • Production of Green Hydrogen • Greening Council Fleets • Supply Chain Development
5 European Clusters The consultancy team is being led by Element Energy (cluster coordinator), and includes partners to coordinate activities across Europe: • France – Hydrogène de France • Germany – ee energy engineers & hySOLUTIONS • Netherlands – Rebel Group & Twynstra Gudde • Northern Europe – Latvian Academy of Sciences
LoU Handover Ceremony in Brussels, 12November 2014 > Olaf Scholz, First Mayor of Hamburg, clearly indicated commitment to large scale roll-out of FC buses in Hamburg – This was underlined in an interview published in the Handelsblatt, a major German daily newspaper with business focus > Kit Malthouse, Deputy Mayor of London, underlined the importance of FC buses and called upon the industry to take the next step, indicating that the "bride" (policy and operators) was ready and awaiting a marriage proposal from the groom (industry), i.e. clearer industry commitment and lower prices > Prof. Mohrdieck, Director Drive Development Fuel Cell System Daimler presented cost projections indicating that the FC bus purchasing price can be on the level of the price of a hybrid diesel in the long run Left to right: First Mayor Olaf Scholz (Hamburg), Deputy Mayor Kit Malthouse (London), Filip van Hool (CEO Van Hool), Dariusz Michalak (Deputy CEO Solaris), Rémi Henkemans (Managing Director VDL Bus & Coach), Gustav Tuschen (Head of Product Engineering Daimler Buses) > All OEMs underlined commitment to invest in the technology as stated in the LoU
Working in Partnership “The Fuel Cell Hydrogen Joint Undertaking is very pleased to see the commitment of Scotland as a pioneer in fuel cell and hydrogen for public transport bus applications and as a cornerstone for future self reliance in energy provision” Bert de Colvenaer, Executive Director, FCH JU
A Hydrogen Economy for Scotland Thank You Fiona Goodenough Scottish Cities Alliance Hydrogen Project Officer fgoodenough@scottishcities.org.uk