CoacH2 - Next generation hydrogen fuel-cell coach powertrain demonstrator

**CoacH2--下一代氢燃料电池客车动力总成演示器*由北爱尔兰一个由原始设备制造商、运营商和学术界组成的财团提供。该项目将加快零排放燃料电池电动客车的开发，一个完整的车载技术演示器将作为Cenex LCV 2024的一部分进行制造和展示。**客车是公共交通网络不可或缺的一部分，在英国和爱尔兰运营着30,000多辆柴油客车。由于客车运行要求高(高速、长距离、载客量大、行李负载大)，该领域的脱碳选择极其有限，氢燃料电池技术被认为是最可行的选择。该项目将通过开发、测试和验证适用于客车应用的创新氢燃料电池动力总成来解决这一难以脱碳的领域。联盟领导者Wrightbus是零排放技术的公认先驱，推出了英国第一辆氢双层燃料电池巴士、世界上最高效的双层电池电动巴士和世界第一辆双层燃料电池电动巴士。与北爱尔兰最大的公共交通运营商Translink和由24所英国研究密集型大学组成的罗素集团成员贝尔法斯特女王大学合作，该项目将加快创新动力总成技术的开发，能够捕捉和获得国内和国际市场机会。为了实现这些雄心，将解决三个具体主题：1.开发氢燃料电池动力总成，设计过程根据密集的运营需求提供信息，并利用先进的模拟能力/建模方法来指导最佳部件配置。将采用创新的方法来解决大量冷却要求、包装和足够的车载氢气存储等重大技术挑战。通过广泛的测试测量在役运营效率--使用演示车辆承担现有Translink路线的影子服务，以确认功能和可靠性。开发一种工具包，用于评估零排放客车的终身能源、成本和碳，目的是为战略提供信息，并迅速实现脱碳。更换目前在英国道路上运行的柴油内燃客车将对环境和人类健康产生重大好处，估计：*16.7亿升柴油被取代，*420万吨二氧化碳减少，*14.4万吨氮氧化物避免，*412吨未排放到大气中的颗粒物，经济和社会效益还将包括创造熟练就业机会，刺激英国经济的重大经济活动。这一行业领先的高价值合作研究也将支持其他重型汽车行业的发展。

**CoacH2 -- Next generation hydrogen fuel-cell coach powertrain demonstrator****Delivered by a Northern Irish consortium spanning OEM, operator and academia this project will accelerate the development of zero-emission fuel-cell electric coaches, with a full on-vehicle technology demonstrator to be manufactured and showcased as part of CENEX LCV 2024\.**Coaches are an integral part of the public transport network, with over 30,000 diesel coaches operating across the UK and Ireland. Due to the demanding coach operation (high speed, long range, heavy passenger and luggage loading) decarbonisation options for this sector are extremely limited with hydrogen fuel-cell technology considered the most viable choice. This project will tackle this difficult to decarbonise sector by developing, testing and validating an innovative hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain suitable for coach applications.Consortium leaders, Wrightbus are an established pioneer in zero-emission technology having launched the UK's first hydrogen double-deck fuel cell buses, the world's most efficient double-deck battery-electric bus and the world's first double deck fuel-cell electric bus. Working alongside, Translink, Northern Ireland's largest public transport operator and Queen's University Belfast, a member of Russell Group of 24 UK research intensive universities, the project will accelerate the development of innovative powertrain technology capable of capturing and securing national and international market opportunity.To achieve these ambitions three specific themes will be addressed:1. Development of hydrogen fuel-cell powertrain with design process informed by intensive operational demands and utilising advanced simulation capabilities / modelling methodologies to guide optimum component configurations. Innovative approaches will be deployed to address the significant technical challenges of large cooling requirements, packaging and sufficient on-board hydrogen storage.2. Measuring in-service operational efficiency via extensive testing -- with demonstrator vehicle undertaking shadow service of existing Translink routes to confirm functionality and reliability.3. Development of a toolkit for evaluating whole-life energy, cost and carbon of zero emission coaches with the aim of informing strategies and rapidly enabling decarbonisation.Replacing current diesel internal combustion coaches in operation on UK roads would have significant benefits for the environment and human health, with estimates of:* 1,670-million litres of diesel being displaced,* 4.2 million tonnes of CO2 mitigated,* 14.4 thousand tonnes of NOX avoided,* 412 tonnes of particulate matter not released to the atmosphere,Economic & social benefits will also include the creation of skilled jobs, stimulating significant economic activity in the UK economy. This industrially-led high value collaborative research will also support developments in other heavy duty automotive sectors.