The Council of Bolzano gave the green light to a notice for the purchase of 5 hydrogen buses. The 5 fuel cell buses are part of the CHIC project supported by European Union which was signed by a consortium of European cities and provinces including the Province of Bolzano, London, Oslo, Milan and Aarau.
A building dating from the early ’900 located in Gignod – Valle d’Aosta, is changing its energy class G (an oil boiler) to hydrogen. The needs for heat and electricity will be fully satisfied from renewable sources and the building will be independent of public power distribution networks: “off grid”.
The latest EU Fuel Cell Hydrogen bus project, High V.LO-City, was inaugurated by the president of the Provice of Imperia on March 23, 2012.
On March 19, 2012 was presented the experimental CHP and fuel station system fueled with a mixture of hydrogen and methane, installed at the Sapienza University of Rome sports facilities – Viale Tor di Quinto.
The structure will perform applied research on renewable and alternative energy sources. Research will focus on the most promising production technologies. Initially, the lab will have two sections: one dedicated to photovoltaics and one dedicated to hydrogen.
SAPIO Produzione Idrogeno Ossigeno S.r.l. is the coordinator of the project: “H2 remediation – testing of new processes of “in situ” decontamination of polluted water tables or land”.
The project is aimed to produce a prototype of side loader with lifting power of 6-7 tons, with electrical traction and lifting systems powered by the current generated by traditional batteries or by a battery at combustion of hydrogen.
The project consists in the identification and demonstration on pilot scale of technologies that can allow the hydrogen combustion with NOx emissions lower of those obtained with traditional technologies.
The Veneto Regional Council Resolution No. 1275 of 3 August 2011 approves the list for access to grant for research and development of hydrogen technology, provided by a specific public notice dated April 2011. The hydrogen technologies development and application are another driving force for economic growth in Veneto Region and in particular in Porto Marghera, where an agreement between the Region and the Ministry have formed a specific specialized center (District of hydrogen in Marghera) ”. This was stated by Renato Chisso (Legge speciale per Venezia commissioner). A competent board, established at Veneto Innovazione SpA, evaluated the four applications submitted by the deadline. Three were declared eligible and placed on the list, for a total expenditure of over 6 million and a contribution of about 2.53 million euros eligible. Companies accepted are: Baumann srl, a temporary group of companies led by Enel Igegneria e Innovazione and Sapio hydrogen and oxygen production. Source: Regione Veneto
The project continues today: besides the objective of developing the use of CNG, eni is committed to spread out the use of hydrogen in internal combustion engines.
