Achieving the European Grean Deal targets of becoming the world's first climate-neutral continent by 2050 will require deep cuts to emissions across all aspects of the economy, including the transport sector.
For long-haul trucking hydrogen fuel cell trucks represent a promising zero emission option, capable of delivering long range and fast refuelling.
The H2AccelerateTRUCKS project is addressing the significant contributions to GHG emissions from the heavy duty (HD) truck sector.
Leading HD truck manucturers Daimler, Iveco and Volvo are key Partners to provide the trucks to the project.
The project is coordinated by the research institute SINTEF, Norway.
The overall goal of the H2AccTRUCKS project is to support the transition of fuel cell trucks from technically proven but high-cost demonstrators to a viable commercial choice for operators across Europe.
The Main Objectives are the following four:
1) Deploy 150 fuel cell trucks between 41 and 44 tons in 9 European countries by the end of 2029.
2) Operate the trucks on an HRS network designed for zero-emissions truck deployment, operated by Everfuel, Shell and TotalEnergies.
3) Analyse technical, environmental, economic and attitudinal data to display the viability of H2 fuel-cell trucks as a solution to decarbonise road freight.
4) Raise awareness of the benefits of using green hydrogen for trucking in Europe through a wide range of targeted communication activities.
The European truck manufacturers included in the project are in the forefront of the development of fuel cell-powered heavy-duty trucks and are, through the project, developing their technologies beyond state-of-the-art in terms of performance, reliability and cost.
The project will contribute to scaling up the truck manufacturers' capabilities to produce higher volumes of trucks, thereby facilitating the mass market deployment from 2030.
Three leading refuelling station operators (Shell, Everfuel and TotalEnergies) will, as associate partners, contribute to increased supply of green hydrogen along the TEN-T corridors, rendering Europe in the forefront of the decarbonisation.
