Hydrogen Buses for Urban Mobility

With more and more metropolitan areas targeting zero-emission environments, an increasing number of cities, transport authorities and operators are considering a fully electric solution or fuel cell bus or combination of zero emission buses for their urban bus network.

In this context, the UITP Academy and EMT Madrid designed this training programme on how to introduce clean energy vehicles including battery electric and hydrogen buses offering a comprehensive overview on this new technology from the setting of a long-term city strategy in terms of energy transition to the definition of a charging strategy and the choice of technology and all the way to the procurement and the implementation and operation of the system. This training will give an insight of urban bus networks, importance of building a sustainable infrastructure, and planning efficient timetable and scheduling on your routes.

➜ Full training programme
➜ Registration fees
➜ Practical information

The aim of this training is to give a clear idea about implementing clean energy vehicles into cities including policy drive. Wide knowledge and information will be shared in the chosen specific topics.

• Get general overview of hydrogen bus deployment for urban/regional bus operations,
• Introduce the electric and hydrogen solution, the different types of technologies and compare their benefits and drawbacks
• Understand the products on offer and the mainstream technology options available, competition and maturity level of the suppliers
• Understand how to develop an operational and charging strategy
• Understand the implications for operations and infrastructure
• Learn about procurements steps and benchmarking with different solutions
• How to manage hydrogen bus operations with the use of IT technology

• Decision makers, top management from PTAs, PTOs, Governments, Local Governments, Municipalities who wants to know policy drive and how to implement hydrogen bus solutions.
• Project managers, engineers, and other professionals eager to learn more about the technology, the implementation, and the running of hydrogen buses.
• Staff from public transport operators, authorities or the industry who plan to extend a fully electric solution to the core part of the urban bus network.
• Professionals interested in obtaining a wider and international perspective on hydrogen bus, technology, market, procurements and tendering, business model, planning, operations, and maintenance.

• Get inspired by our trainers, understand the main concepts of hydrogen buses.
• Participate in interactive plenary sessions with introductions by course leaders, presentations by trainers and open discussions with participants.
• Challenge your practical knowledge on maintenance and asset management.
• Address the topic from an international perspective, enriched by different cultural approaches and points of views.
• Participate to practical exercises and case studies.
• Benefit from a unique exchange of knowledge and experience between professionals.

Our skillful trainers are international experts and professionals with extensive experience and knowledge in the development and application of Hydrogen Bus operations.