As European Green Capital, Hamburg began its journey on the Train of Ideas beginning in April 2011. On its visit to Brussels Mercedes Bresso, the President of the EU Committee of the Regions and EU Commissioner for Environment, Janez Potočnik visited the train!
European Green Capital Train of Ideas September 27, 2011
H2Expo 2011, 8-9 June 2011, Hamburg January 14, 2011
From 8 to 9 June 2011, the world’s leading experts will come together in Hamburg for the eighth H2Expo, the International Conference and Exhibition on Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Electric Drives, to discuss the latest trends and developments in mobile, stationary and portable applications. The focus will be on the latest applications in the automotive, maritime, aerospace and energy supply industries. For the first time, H2Expo will also cover the closely related fields of electric drive technology, electric energy storage systems and hybrid systems, making it a comprehensive information platform for the energy and mobility technologies of the future. Please go to http://www.hamburg-messe.de/ for more information
HyFLEET:CUTE Final Conference September 10, 2009
43 million Euros have been invested by industry partners and the European Union in the operation of 47 hydrogen powered buses and the development and testing of hydrogen refueling infrastructure. 31 partners in 10 cities on three continents have been involved over the past four years in testing hydrogen as an energy carrier for public transport. When the European Union and these enterprises embarked on accelerating the development of hydrogen powered buses as one route towards clean public transport, there was no certainty of the outcomes. Mitigating climate change, securing energy supply and assuring air quality are major global challenges. To what extent can these be met by using hydrogen as a fuel? How did the buses and the infrastructure perform? What was the public reaction? Is the technology ready for everyday use and when will it enter the market? Is the ‘competition’ between hydrogen and battery powered transport real and/or are they complementary pieces of the energy jigsaw puzzle? The results of the HyFLEET:CUTE project are outstanding and follow hard on the heels of the success of the previous CUTE Project. The project partners believe the commercialization of this leading edge technology is in sight. HyFLEET:CUTE has shown unequivocally [...]
Hydrogen Transports! Clean Public Transport Buses are Here and Now June 1, 2009
The achievements of the World’s Largest Hydrogen Powered Bus Fleet will be showcased at the Final Conference of the HyFLEET:CUTE Project. The Conference will include Exhibitions of the Daimler / EvoBus Fuel Cell and the MAN Internal Combustion Engine hydrogen buses. There will also be tours of the Hydrogen Refuelling Infrastructure and lots of opportunities to discuss details of the HyFLEET:CUTE Project with the Project Partners and network with colleagues and other people with interest and expertise in hydrogen. The first public demonstration of the next generation Daimler Citaro Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus will also be at the Conference. An excellent programme of speakers has been assembled. There will also be two dicussion and debate forums with industry and community leaders with lots of opportunity for questions and comment from the conference floor. The Draft conference programme can be downloaded at http://www.global-hydrogen-bus-platform.com/InformationCentre/Downloads You can register now by visiting WWW.HYFLEET-CUTE-FINAL-CONFERENCE.COM