Zero Emission bUs Systems

Objective

Electrification of the public transport is a raising trend in Europe, and electric buses are soon expected to enter markets as one of the most interesting options for matching urban environmental targets. Electrification is driven by both economics and politics. However, although technology is not yet fully matured and ready for wide commercialisation, a large demonstration project will facilitate the market up-take of electric buses in Europe. Furthermore, as unambiguous and extensive information about overall effects of electrified bus systems and related needs for changes on infrastructure do not exist today, UITP sees its objectives and those matching perfectly, and this led UITP to build a consortium of 40 partners, who were already considering their actions along this theme, and to collectively design the 42-months demonstration project ZeEUS – Zero-Emission Urban Bus Systems.

ZeEUS project focus on the today's challenge in the electrification of bus system, the extension of the fully-electric solution to a wider part of the urban network. This goes through the development of electric vehicles of large capacity, and the creation of an infrastructure capable of providing the required charging energy, operated according to non-disruptive and grid-balancing principles.

The ZeEUS project will cover innovative electric bus solutions with different types of electrical power-train systems. Full-electric battery-based busses will be demonstrated in five locations (Barcelona, Bonn, Muenster, Plzen and Rome), whereas plug-in hybrid or range-extender type of power-trains will be demonstrated in three sites (London, Glasgow and Stockholm).

The lifetime of project ZeEUS is long enough to collect sufficient amount of statistically valid data and make comprehensive analysis to deliver meaningful “lessons learned”, guidelines and provide feedback to the R&D activity of manufacturers and suppliers to make technology mature for wide commercialisation.

Fields of science

• social sciences › social geography › transport › electric vehicles
• social sciences › economics and business › economics
• social sciences › social geography › transport › public transport

Keywords

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Programme(s)

• FP7-TRANSPORT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Transport (including Aeronautics)

Topic(s)

• GC.SST.2013-4. - Demonstration of electric buses as urban public transport

Call for proposal

FP7-TRANSPORT-2013-MOVE-1
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator

UNION INTERNATIONALE DES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS

Address

Rue Sainte Marie 6
1080 Bruxelles
Belgium

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Umberto Guida (Mr.)

Links

Participants (39)

TRANSPORTS DE BARCELONA SA

Spain

Address

Carrer 60 21-23, Sector A Zona Fr
08040 Barcelona

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Isabel Criado Corral (Mrs.)

Links

ENDESA SA

Spain

Address

Calle Ribera Del Loira 60
28042 Madrid

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Narcis Vidal Tejedor (Mr.)

Links

ENIDE SOLUTIONS .S.L

Spain

Address

Calle La Font, 27, 2nd Floor
08740 Sant Andreu De La Barca

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Stefano Persi (Mr.)

Links

UNIVERSITAT POLITECNICA DE CATALUNYA

Spain

Address

Calle Jordi Girona 31
08034 Barcelona

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Mercedes Torrellas

Links

IDIADA AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY SA

Spain

Address

L Albornar
43710 Santa Oliva

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

José Manuel Barrios Vicente (Mr.)

Links

AZIENDA PER LA MOBILITA DEL COMUNE DI ROMA SPA

Italy

Address

Via Prenestina 45
00176 Roma

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Stefano Strani (Mr.)

Links

RINA CONSULTING SPA

Italy

Address

Via Cecchi 6
16129 Genova

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Elisabetta Noce (Ms.)

Links

RHEINISCH-WESTFAELISCHE TECHNISCHE HOCHSCHULE AACHEN

Germany

Address

Templergraben 55
52062 Aachen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Werner Rohlfs (Mr.)

Links

HELMUT BERENDS

Germany

Address

Burgermeister-schoene-strasse 46
28213 Bremen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Helmut Berends (Mr.)

Links

FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FORDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

Address

Hansastrasse 27c
80686 Munchen

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Christoph Schulte (Mr.)

Links

SOLARIS BUS & COACH SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA

Poland

Address

Ul. Obornicka 46 Bolechowo Osiedle
62-005 Owinska

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Rafał Białek

Links

SKODA ELECTRIC AS

Czechia

Address

Prumyslova 610/2a
301 00 Plzen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Pavel Kuch (Mr.)

Links

VOLVO BUSSAR AKTIEBOLAG

Sweden

Address

Fastningsvagen 1
40508 Goteborg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Bo Wargh (Mr.)

Links

STADTWERKE MUNSTER GMBH

Germany

Address

Hafenplatz 1
7609 Munster

Administrative Contact

Eckhard Schlaefke (Mr.)

Links

ZAPADOCESKA UNIVERZITA V PLZNI

Czechia

Address

Univerzitni 8
301 00 Pilsen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Miloslav Kepka (Dr.)

Links

GRUPO MECANICA DEL VUELO SISTEMAS SA

Spain

Address

Calle Isaac Newton 11 Parque Tecnologico De Madrid
28760 Tres Cantos Madrid

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Sara Gutiérrez-Lanza (Mrs.)

Links

UNION OF THE ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY - EURELECTRIC AISBL

Belgium

Address

Boulevard De L’imperatrice 66
1000 Brussels

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Marc Denys (Mr.)

Links

Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften Landshut

Germany

Address

Am Lurzenhof 1
84036 Landshut

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Gabriele Borsch

Links

VDL BUS & COACH BV

Netherlands

Address

De Vest 7
5555 XP Valkenswaard

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Alex De Jong (Mr.)

Links

VATTENFALL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AB

Sweden

Address

814 26 Alvkarleby

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Rudie Schonhuth (Mr.)

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STADTWERKE BONN VERKEHRS-GMBH

Germany

Address

Sandkaule 2
000 Bonn

Administrative Contact

Barbara Nick (Mrs.)

Links

PLZENSKE MESTSKE DOPRAVNI PODNIKY AS

Czechia

Address

Denisovo Nabrezi 920 12
Plzen

Administrative Contact

Jiří Kohout (Mr.)

Links

PLZENSKA TEPLARENSKA AS

Czechia

Address

Doubravecka 2760/1
Plzen

Administrative Contact

Petr Fiser

Links

REGION STOCKHOLM

Sweden

Address

Hantverkargatan 45
104 22 Stockholm

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Maria Overgaard

Links

TRANSPORT FOR LONDON

United Kingdom

Address

Victoria St 42-50 Windsor House
SW1H 0TL London

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Alexandra De Napoli (Mrs.)

Links

TRANSPORT & TRAVEL RESEARCH LTD

United Kingdom

Address

Market Street 15 Garrick Suite
WS13 6JX Lichfield Staffordshire

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Alan Lewis (Dr.)

Links

TRL LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Crowthorne House Nine Mile Ride
RG40 3GA Wokingham

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jacquie Berry (Ms.)

Links

TEKNOLOGIAN TUTKIMUSKESKUS VTT

Finland

Address

Tekniikantie 4 A
02044 VTT Espoo

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Juhani Laurikko (Dr.)

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ALEXANDER DENNIS LIMITED

United Kingdom

Address

Glasgow Road 91
Falkirk

Administrative Contact

Oonah Gormley

Links

SPHERA SOLUTIONS GMBH

Germany

Address

Hauptstrasse 111-113
70771 Leinfelden-echterdingen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Olga Vetter (Dr.)

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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA

Italy

Address

Piazzale Aldo Moro 5
00185 Roma

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Antonio D'andrea (Prof.)

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ASSTRA - ASSOCIAZIONE TRASPORTI

Italy

Address

Piazza Cola Di Rienzo 80a
00192 Roma

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Emanuele Proia (Dr.)

Links

RISE VIKTORIA AB

Sweden

Address

Lindholmspiren 3a
417 56 Goteborg

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Malin Bjelkholm

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Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen

Germany

Address

Kamekestrasse 37/39
50672 Koln

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Annika Stienen (Ms.)

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POLIS

Belgium

Address

Rue Du Trone 98
1050 Bruxelles

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Gabriela Barrera (Mrs.)

Links

SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN ENERGY PLC

United Kingdom

Address

Dunkeld Road Inveralmond Hs 200
PH1 3AQ Perth

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

David Densley (Mr.)

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UNION DES TRANSPORTS PUBLICS FERROVIAIRES

France

Address

17 Rue D Anjou
75008 Paris

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Gilbert Goubert (Mr.)

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STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT

United Kingdom

Address

West George Street 12 Consort House
Glasgow

Administrative Contact

Valerie Davidson

Links

IRIZAR S COOP

Spain

Address

Carretera Zumarraga 8
20216 Ormaiztegi Gipuzkoa

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Jorge Herranz Landa (Mr.)

Links