Twee Van Hool A330 Waterstofbussen Voor RET Rotterdam
Geschreven op 15-7-2018 - Erik van Erne. Geplaatst in Vervoer en OV
De RET in Rotterdam heeft sinds september 2017 twee Van Hool A330 waterstofbussen in dienst. De bussen worden elektrisch aangedreven.
Via de brandstofcellen wordt waterstof omgezet in elektriciteit. Ook remenergie wordt omgezet in elektriciteit en opgeslagen in accu’s.
Deze accu’s worden gebruikt wanneer extra vermogen nodig is, zoals bij het optrekken. Deze hybride aandrijving zorgt ervoor dat de bussen een actieradiushebben van ongeveer 350 kilometer.
Ze zijn normaal gesproken te vinden op lijn 70 van Charlois naar Keizerswaard in Rotterdam-Zuid.
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20 november 2019 om 16:33 | Permalink
Van Hool’s Fuel Cell Bus Awarded At Busworld With Bus Of The Year Award And The Sustainability Award, The Ecology Label
Van Hool’s fuel cell bus Exqui.City18 has just been awarded at Busworld: Not only the fuel cell bus has been awarded with the most prestigious award of Busworld, the “Grand Award Bus”, alias Bus of the Year, it has also obtained the sustainability award, the “Ecology Label”.
The fuel cell bus was in competition with 11 other buses tested and validated by a jury of professionals.
The French city of Pau placed an order with Van Hool for 8 Exqui.City18 FCs: hydrogen-powered single-articulated tram-buses, as part of the co-funded project 3Emotion ans JIVE2, supported by the FCH-JU. The fuel cell buses will be used in a Bus rapid Transit System, a world premiere.
About the technology: A fuel cell converts hydrogen and oxygen into electrical energy through reverse electrolysis. On the one hand the electricity is used to power the vehicle and, on the other, unused energy is stored in lithium batteries for additional power where and when needed. When pulling away from a stop. The only emission from this zero-emission vehicle is vapor water. The Exqui.City18 FC Pau design, has a capacity of 125 passengers. The vehicle can be fully refuelled in 10 minutes, and can travel approximately 300 km. The local project’s name is FEBUS.
The Mayor of Pau, François Bayrou, present during the award ceremony, commented: “This is amazing! The innovation, the design and the technological performance of Febus are acknowldged by all. It was the only 100% hydrogen tram-bus of the exhibition. This award is envied by manufacturers worldwide. All these Chinese, Californian, Scandinavian, Australian experts talk about Pau! This is a worldwide recognition for a city like ours and the challenges we have to face”.