Periodic Reporting for period 4 - REVIVE (Refuse Vehicle Innovation and Validation in Europe) Reporting period: 2021-01-01 to 2021-12-31 Summary of the context and overall objectives of the project For urban trucks, there is an increasing need for zero emission solutions to comply with upcoming access restrictions imposed by cities as part of pollution reduction strategies. REVIVE will significantly advance the state of development of fuel cell refuse trucks, by integrating fuel cell powertrains into 15 vehicles and deploying them in 8 sites across Europe. The project will deliver substantial technical progress by integrating fuel cell systems from four major suppliers and developing effective hardware and control strategies to meet highly demanding refuse truck duty cycles. Specific work on standardisation will ensure that the lessons learned are applicable to the full range of OEMs supplying vehicles into the European market, helping to accelerate the introduction of next generation products. In parallel, the demonstration activities will greatly raise awareness of the viability of fuel cells as a solution to demanding heavy duty vehicle uses (and raise public awareness of hydrogen mobility more generally due to the visibility of the trucks). A successful demonstration of fuel cell trucks will have substantial impacts beyond the technical progress delivered by the project itself, as it will enable public authorities to continue implementing bold decarbonisation strategies by providing clear evidence that viable zero emissions solutions will exist for all vehicle types in the medium term. The project will also support the wider rollout of hydrogen mobility by introducing a further source of hydrogen demand that can improve the economics of existing and future refuelling station deployments, in turn facilitating the rollout of other vehicle types. Work performed from the beginning of the project to the end of the period covered by the report and main results achieved so far Today all sites have ordered their H2 refuse trucks representing 14 confirmed truck orders. Operational activities started for Prezero and Breda in May and July 2021 respectively. During 2021 E-trucks continued the truck manufacturing of the remaining trucks. During 2021 E-trucks also continued the development and preparations to get a new engine with higher output power certified and integrated in the remaining trucks. The other trucks are now expected to be deployed during the first half of 2022. For the data collection and analysis work package started collecting data from Diesel trucks in the respective deployment sites in order to make a comparative analysis with the H2 refuse trucks. Progress beyond the state of the art and expected potential impact (including the socio-economic impact and the wider societal implications of the project so far) Overall, we hope to see fuel cell refuse trucks being considered as a viable option for zero emission waste collection by the time we reach the end of this project in about 2 years. We believe that the REVIVE project will: A. Accelerate the commercialization of fuel cell and hydrogen technologies in Europe The Revive project will integrate Fuel cell systems from 2 EU manufacturers with demonstration of their technology in real world operations, providing the evidence that this technology is ready to replace conventional diesel trucks. Secondly by operating the largest fleet of H2 refuse trucks across Europe, we will be increasing the TRL from today’s status, where a few prototype fuel cell trucks have been in short trials; towards a level were the technology has been extensively demonstrated in a wide range of operating conditions and environments (from the flat streets in the Netherlands to the the steep hills in South Tyrol) The project will accelerate the commercialization as well by raising the awareness of FC technology among mainstream truck OEMs and demonstrate the role of fuel cells in their future zero emission (vehicle) roadmaps. Today we will have 2 truck OEMs (indirectly involved in the project) and part of our efforts will go to reaching out to other truck OEMS via workshops and other dissemination activities. And thus by demonstrating clear pathways to cost effective zero emission waste collection solutions we hope see hydrogen refuse trucks taking off in several major cities in Europe and beyond.This ambition will be backed by analyzing the future business models for zero emission waste collection. In the project, a dedicated 'Waste-to-Wheel ' study will be performed and verified using the data collected within the REVIVE project. B. Furthermore we expect to demonstrating a route to high utilization of hydrogen refueling stations and support the rollout of hydrogen mobility for light vehicles.C. Contribute to reduction in global and local air pollution and enable ambitious local policy development verder-met-waterstof-truck.jpg
