Objective The intensive use of (two-stroke engine) scooters constitutes at the same time an essential mode of transportation and a serious pollution problem in major European cities and urban area. Fuel cell powering would be an attractive solution, even more than in other transport applications, because of the relatively high per-kilometre emissions of scooters. However, weights and volumes of present fuel-cell systems in the low-power range are still in contrast with what could be accommodated in a small vehicle like a scooter. The specific challenge dealt with in the FRESCO proposal, is to make the clean fuel-cell alternative suitable for scooters, and to prove the viability of this route by integrating the complete new power train into a mass-production type scooter. To this end, a modern scooter will be developed, built and tested, that should meet professional standards, have a maximum speed > 75 km/hr and a range of at least 100 kill for urban mission profiles. The power train will consist of a hydrogen-fuelled, polymer-electrolyte fuel-cell stack, a super capacitor module as a peak -power device and dedicated electric motor / generator. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesenvironmental sciencespollutionengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells Programme(s) FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002" Topic(s) 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE OF THE NETHERLANDS EU contribution No data Address Westerduinweg 3 1755 ZG PETTEN Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (6) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE France EU contribution No data Address DRMN Batiment 135 21120 IS-SUR-TILLE See on map Total cost No data ELECTROCHEMICAL POWER SOURCES STOCK COMPANY Russia EU contribution No data Address Accumulator Plant 305013 KURSK See on map Total cost No data ESMA JOINT STOCK COMPANY Russia EU contribution No data Address 3,Leninsky Prospect 53 117924 MOSCOW See on map Total cost No data SELIN SISTEMI SPA Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Chiaravagna 28 16153 GENOVA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazza San Marco 4 50121 FIRENZE See on map Total cost No data Università degli Studi di Pisa Italy EU contribution No data Address Lungarno Pacinotti 45 56100 Pisa See on map Total cost No data
