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PAN-CANADIAN HYDROGEN FUEL CELL ELECTRIC BUS DEMONSTRATION AND INTEGRATION TRIAL Webpage link
The short: The Pan-Canadian Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Bus Demonstration and Integration Trial is Canada’s first green hydrogen fuel cell electric bus (FCEB) trial. This multi-year initiative will deploy Canadian-developed hydrogen technology across the hydrogen-based transit value chain. Project Context • Transportation accounts for approximately 25 per cent of Canada’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions • Transit accounts for approximately 70 per cent of Mississauga’s GHG emissions • The City of Mississauga’s CCAP aims to reduce GHG emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 • Approximately 475 diesel buses at MiWay will need to be replaced with zero emissions buses
Phase 1 of the trial involved technical planning and consultation sessions between CUTRIC’s transit, industry, and academic members. In April 2021, Phase 1 culminated in the launch of a feasibility study of fleet electrification using FCEBs at Mississauga Transit (MiWay). Phase 2 of the trial involves putting FCEBs into service on Canadian roads. As part of the second and subsequent phases of the trial, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), FCEB assembly companies, and low-emissions hydrogen suppliers from Canada are working with interested transit agencies and academic researchers to achieve the following: For more information, please contact Saumya Bhavsar at saumya.bhavsar@cutric-crituc.org
• Launch and monitor 10 Canadian-made Hydrogen Fuel Cell Electric Buses FCEBs for a full lifecycle in Mississauga • Design and use low emissions hydrogen fueling stations and fueling networks, based on green model of Enbridge-Cummins in Ontario. • Establish a model for deploying FCEBs in 3-4 cities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Areas • Support Mississauga’s goal of reducing its ghg emissions by 40% by 2030 • Help reach Canada’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050 • Establish a local green hydrogen production, storage and distribution model to be deployed across Canada
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