{"id":9954,"date":"2020-06-03T16:46:58","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:46:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/?p=9954"},"modified":"2020-06-03T16:46:58","modified_gmt":"2020-06-03T14:46:58","slug":"an-hydrogen-bus-headed-to-vienna-solaris-urbino-12-hydrogen-ready-for-a-pilot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sustainable-bus.com\/news\/an-hydrogen-bus-headed-to-vienna-solaris-urbino-12-hydrogen-ready-for-a-pilot\/","title":{"rendered":"An hydrogen bus headed to Vienna. Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen ready for a pilot"},"content":{"rendered":"
57 units are already in the order book. And the European tour<\/a> continues.\u00a0After tests held in\u00a0Polish, German and\u00a0Italian cities, the hydrogen bus\u00a0Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen has\u00a0now been presented in\u00a0Vienna. Wiener Linien<\/strong>, one\u00a0of the\u00a0biggest public transport operators in\u00a0Europe, has\u00a0added the\u00a0hydrogen Solaris bus\u00a0today to\u00a0its fleet where it\u00a0is going to\u00a0stay until 12 June.<\/p>\n The\u00a0first vehicles will make it\u00a0to Bolzano, Cologne and\u00a0Wuppertal by\u00a0the end\u00a0of this year<\/strong>. A batch of 25 hydrogen buses is bound to the two German cities<\/a>. SASA Bolzano has been the first operator to secure an order with Solaris for the fuel cell buses<\/a>, that was unveiled at UITP Summit in Stockholm in June 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n Last but not least,\u00a0Connexxion<\/strong>\u00a0(Transdev group) will put into service hydrogen buses in the Netherlands<\/strong>, which prides itself to be the most dynamic country in Europe with regards to energy transition in public transport sector<\/a>. An agreement with Solaris has been secured for the delivery of <\/a>20 Urbino 12 hydrogen.<\/strong><\/p>\n The Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen buses use\u00a0a set\u00a0of fuel cells, provided by Ballard Power Systems, with a\u00a0power of\u00a070 kW. The\u00a0hydrogen is\u00a0stored in\u00a0gaseous form in\u00a0five new-generation tanks mounted on\u00a0the bus\u00a0roof. The\u00a0set of\u00a0type 4 composite tanks (of\u00a0the latest generation available on\u00a0the market), placed longitudinally above the\u00a0first axle of\u00a0the vehicle, has\u00a0a total volume of\u00a01560 litres.<\/p>\n The energy needed to\u00a0power the\u00a0bus is\u00a0produced in\u00a0the fuel cell that is\u00a0supplied with hydrogen stored in\u00a0the roof-mounted tanks. That hydrogen is\u00a0turned into electricity, which, in\u00a0turn, is\u00a0feeding directly the\u00a0bus driveline which consists of\u00a0an axle with electric engines. The\u00a0bus is\u00a0also fitted with a\u00a0Solaris High Power battery acting as\u00a0an additional electric power storage facility. The\u00a0sole by-products generated during the\u00a0operation of\u00a0the Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen are\u00a0heat and\u00a0steam. Consequently, the\u00a0vehicles do\u00a0not generate any\u00a0noxious substances whatsoever.<\/p>\n Solaris has\u00a0been present in\u00a0Austria since 2003 and\u00a0over that time it\u00a0has delivered nearly 400 buses to\u00a040 cities there. Every day\u00a053 of\u00a0these are\u00a0cruising the\u00a0streets of\u00a0Vienna and\u00a0its outskirts, including on\u00a0special lines transporting passengers to\u00a0the biggest Austrian airport.<\/p>\n \u201cWith the\u00a0test drives of\u00a0the hydrogen-powered bus\u00a0Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen the\u00a0operator Wiener Linien has\u00a0once again proven it\u00a0leads the\u00a0way towards an\u00a0even more environment-friendly future of\u00a0public transport. We\u00a0are very pleased that, with Solaris, we\u00a0have a\u00a0Europe-wide renowned industry expert on\u00a0board for\u00a0this milestone that is\u00a0hugely important to\u00a0us all. Together we\u00a0will promote further development of\u00a0hydrogen buses as\u00a0the requirements for\u00a0vehicles in\u00a0regular service in\u00a0Vienna are\u00a0tremendous\u201c, says G\u00fcnter Steinbauer<\/strong>, the\u00a0CEO of\u00a0Wiener Linien.<\/p>\n \u201cVienna is\u00a0a pioneer of\u00a0e-mobility in\u00a0public transport and\u00a0one of\u00a0the first European capitals to\u00a0have introduced electric buses to\u00a0regular service<\/strong>. Wiener Linien continuously invests in\u00a0emission-free solutions. I\u00a0am therefore extremely happy to\u00a0present today our\u00a0Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen bus\u00a0in Vienna\u201c, says Petros Spinaris<\/strong>, Vice-President of\u00a0Solaris Bus\u00a0& Coach S.A.<\/p>\n 57 units are already in the order book. And the European tour continues.\u00a0After tests held in\u00a0Polish, German and\u00a0Italian cities, the hydrogen bus\u00a0Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen has\u00a0now been presented in\u00a0Vienna. Wiener Linien, one\u00a0of the\u00a0biggest public transport operators in\u00a0Europe, has\u00a0added the\u00a0hydrogen Solaris bus\u00a0today to\u00a0its fleet where it\u00a0is going to\u00a0stay until 12 June. The\u00a0first vehicles will make it\u00a0to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9958,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
Solaris Urbino 12 hydrogen, a test in Vienna<\/h2>\n
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Wiener Linien, pioneer in electric bus deployment<\/h2>\n
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