The Road to Hydrogen: a hydrogen fuel cell HGV demonstration project

“氢之路”是在蒂赛德氢谷进行的一个示范项目，目的是试验英国第一辆以氢燃料电池为动力的19吨GVW刚性卡车。从该项目中吸取的经验教训将产生所需的洞察力，以提高地区利益相关者的信心，有助于蒂赛德氢枢纽的长期成功，并将支持当地氢气供应链的发展。财团包括唯一有能力在给定时间框架内提供氢气燃料HGV的英国OEM公司ELECTRA，与Tees山谷有密切联系的大型学术机构达勒姆大学，以及具有丰富管理、监测和评估氢气试验经验的运输研究实验室和元素能源组织。该项目还得到了塞恩斯伯里(Sainsbury‘s)和斯托克顿市议会的支持。塞恩斯伯里是一家全国性零售商，将在当地的配送中心运营这辆卡车。斯托克顿市议会拥有一支庞大的公共物流车队，如果需要的话，可以在其中操作卡车。该项目将在系统集成、氢气试验设计以及氢燃料电池汽车试验监测和评估过程的自动化方面带来几项创新。该项目将与不同的利益相关者团体进行接触，并将调查他们对氢气重型货车的认识、看法和态度。该项目将确定该地区未来的商业机会，以确定发展蓬勃发展的氢生态系统的需求。虽然该项目本质上是地区性的，但其成果有望帮助英国其他地区发展氢运输枢纽。车辆的可靠性、成本、技术性能、运营限制、政策格局(推动因素和障碍)以及利益相关者的观点等要素将很容易在英国范围内应用。其他一些方面，如枢纽的计划和路线图，虽然是利基，但也将表明其他寻求开发氢谷的地区可能希望开展的一些活动。

The "Road to Hydrogen" is a demonstration project undertaken in the Teesside hydrogen valley to trial the first 19t GVW rigid truck powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the UK. Lessons learnt in this project will generate the insights required to improve the confidence of regional stakeholders, contribute to the long-term success of the Teesside Hydrogen Hub and will support the development of a local hydrogen supply chain.The consortium includes Electra, the only UK-based OEM capable of providing a H2FC HGV in the given timeframe, Durham University a major academic institution with strong links to the Tees Valley, and Transport Research Laboratory and Element Energy organisations with substantial experience managing, monitoring and evaluating hydrogen trials. The project is also supported by Sainsbury's, a national retailer who will operate the truck from a local distribution centre, and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council, which has a large public logistics fleet in which to operate the truck if required.The project will deliver several innovations in relation to systems integration, hydrogen trial designs, and automation of the monitoring and evaluation process of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle trials. The project will engage with different stakeholder groups' and will investigate their awareness, perceptions, and attitudes towards hydrogen heavy goods vehicles. The project will identify future business opportunities in the region, to identify the needs to develop a thriving hydrogen ecosystem.While this project is regional in nature, the outcomes are expected to help other regions across the UK to develop hydrogen transport hubs. Elements such as vehicles' reliability, costs, technical performance, operational constraints; policy landscape (enablers and barriers); and stakeholders' views will be easily applied UK-wide. Some of the other aspects such as the Hub's plans and roadmaps while niche, will also indicate some of the activities that other regions seeking to develop a hydrogen valley may want to pursue.