CoacH2 - Next generation hydrogen fuel-cell coach powertrain demonstrator

**CoacH2——下一代氢燃料电池客车动力系统演示器****该项目由北爱尔兰一家涵盖OEM、运营商和学术界的财团交付，将加速零排放燃料电池电动客车的发展，并将制造一款完整的车载技术演示器，作为CENEX LCV 2024\的一部分进行展示。**客车是公共交通网络不可分割的一部分，在英国和爱尔兰有超过30,000辆柴油客车在运营。由于长途客车运行要求苛刻（高速、长距离、载重乘客和行李），该行业的脱碳选择非常有限，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、测试和验证一种适用于客车的创新氢燃料电池动力系统，解决这一困难的脱碳问题。作为联盟的领导者，赖特巴士是零排放技术的先驱，已经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上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，该项目将加速创新动力总成技术的开发，能够抓住并确保国内和国际市场机会。为实现这些雄心壮志，将讨论三个具体主题：氢燃料电池动力系统的开发，其设计过程基于密集的操作需求，并利用先进的仿真能力/建模方法来指导最佳组件配置。将采用创新的方法来解决大冷却要求、包装和足够的车载氢储存等重大技术挑战。2 .通过广泛的测试来衡量在用车辆的运行效率——示范车辆在现有的Translink路线上进行影子服务，以确认其功能和可靠性。开发一个工具包，用于评估零排放教练的全寿命能源，成本和碳，旨在为战略提供信息并迅速实现脱碳。替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，* 1440吨氮氧化物避免，* 412吨颗粒物质不释放到大气中。经济和社会效益还将包括创造技术工作，刺激英国经济的重大经济活动。这种以工业为主导的高价值合作研究也将支持其他重型汽车领域的发展。

**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.