H2BUS Offenburg

Hydrogen mobility in public transport in the city of Offenburg and its surroundings – concept development, techno-economic analysis and social acceptance

Key Facts

Funding Agency: Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg, BWPLUS (Baden-Württemberg Programm Lebensgrundlage Umwelt und ihre Sicherung)

Project Call: Studies on emission-free local transport based on hydrogen and fuel cell technology

Duration: 11/2018 – 12/2019

Coordinator: European Institute for Energy Research (EIFER)

Partners:

  • Institut für Energiesystemtechnik der Hochschule Offenburg (INES)
  • KIT – Institut für Verkehrswesen (IfV)
  • Stadt Offenburg – Stabstelle Mobilität der Zukunft
Project Objectives

The aim of the project is the concept development, techno-economic analysis and investigation of social acceptance of a hydrogen infrastructure for local public transport in the city of Offenburg and the surrounding area. Based on an analysis of the current and future mobility behaviour, a hydrogen and fuel cell powered public transport system as well as a battery electric implementation is analysed and evaluated.

EIFER’s Contribution
  • Project coordination
  • Analysis of the bus system in Offenburg and surroundings
  • Analysis of an H2-based implementation of a bus system
  • Creation of a development roadmap
  • Evaluation of the hydrogen mobility acceptance
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This project has received funding from the Ministry of the Environment, Climate Protection and the Energy Sector Baden-Württemberg through BWPLUS (Baden-Württemberg Programm Lebensgrundlage Umwelt und ihre Sicherung).