The “Hydrogen in public transport – perspectives for bus and infrastructure deployment in Europe” online workshop took place on the 26th of June 2024, focusing on the future of hydrogen in public transportation. This workshop was organized by Hydrogen Europe and aimed to inform and engage national policy makers and EU decision makers.

The main objectives of this workshop were to highlight the opportunities associated with hydrogen technology and the deployment of fuel cell buses, to analyse the challenges and opportunities in the sector, and to discuss the influence of European policies on the evolving landscape of hydrogen in public transport.

Wiener Linien, Vienna’s public transport operator, presented their hydrogen bus project, including the successful test operations of the Hyundai ELEC CITY hydrogen bus started in December 2021 as part of the HyBus Implementation project in Vienna’s urban areas. The current hydrogen refuelling infrastructure consists of two stations in Leopoldau (operational as of December 2021) and Simmering (operational as of April 2024). An electrolyser with a capacity of 3 MW has also been commissioned from April 2024 to further support the hydrogen infrastructure. A further ten Caetano non-articulated hydrogen buses have been ordered by Wiener Linien for delivery by 2025.

The HyBus Implementation project was developed as part of the Codex partnership of the Green Energy Center Europe in Innsbruck, which researches the two crucial processes “Power on Demand” and “Power to Hydrogen” for the reconstruction of the energy system towards climate neutrality and energy autonomy. The knowledge necessary for the implementation of real economic projects is gained in the two research centers E-West and HyWest. The HyBus project is managed here under HyWest and handled by FEN Research.

The full video of this workshop is available on the Hydrogen Europe Meetings & Events page.