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Common issues of the development of urban public transports
• Continuous increase of pollutants issued from road traffic
• High noise pollution, espec. in city centres
• To protect cultural heritage & quality of life, boost
cities attractiveness for investors & citizens
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GUTS main objectives
• Analysis of current Public Transport (PT) trends • Investigation into innovative solutions • Harmonization of RES development concepts in PT• Elaboration of sustainable PT development
strategies• Exchange of experience between project partners • Preparing a strong basis for future infrastructural
investments
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Start: 1st March 2010End: 28th February 2013 Duration: 3 years
Implemented by the CENTRAL Europe Programme
Co-financed by the ERDF for an amount of 1,6 million EUR
Project data
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Municipality of Sopron (HU)- Lead Partner
Province of Ferrara (IT)
AMI – Local Public Transport Agency (IT)
CERE -Centre of Excellence for Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Environment (AT)
IBDiM – Road and bridge Research Institute (PL)
Municipality of Velenje (SL)
NO GRAVITY civil society (SK)
Public Transport Company of Karlovy Vary (CZ)
Project Partners
Main Events • Launch Event: Sopron, 1. July 2010 : project’s official kick-off
meeting, presentation to the general public & decision-makers• Benchmark Visit: Burgos, 22-23. November 2010: visit and
experience a best practice model • Transnational partner meetings: follow up with the project’s
thematic and administrative management, latest developments, coordination of the project outputs:
• 1st Transnational Workshop: Vienna, 26-27. January 2011• 2nd Transnational Workshop: Warsaw, 20-21. June 2011• 3rd Transnational Workshop: Karlovy Vary, 8-9. February 2012• 4th Transnational Workshop: Velenje, 11-12. June 2012.• 5th Transnational Workshop: Ferrara, 18-20. September 2012
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Partners pilot feasibility studies
The 7 pilot studies:
1. Pilot: Bio-Fuel (Ferrara + AMI)2. Pilot: Diesel-autogas system (Velenje) 3. Pilot: Hydrogen production (Humenné + Sopron)4. Pilot: Technological & financial aspects of hydrogen
(Sopron + Humenné)5. Pilot: Solar energy : (Ferrara + AMI)6. Pilot: Hydrogen vs. biofuels (Humenné + Karlovy
Vary + CERE)7. Pilot: Study on Governance (CERE)
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Core project outputs
• Baseline Study
• European Analysis
• Masterstudy on Governance
• Masterstudy on technical & financial feasibility •Transnational Strategy on Clean PT Systems
• Public Transport Resource Center – PTRC
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Core partner level outputs
• Local/regional analyses
• Pilot feasibility studies
• Local action Plans (Sopron, Ferrara, Velenje, Humenne, Karlovy Vary)
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Project communication tools
• Strategy: Communication Plan
• Consultation with stakeholders : Local/Regional Platforms
• Communication towards residents: Local, regional campaigns
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Pilots of the partners
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• Hydrogen, Sopron
• Bio-fuel & PV, Ferrara
• Hydrogen – CNG, Humenné
• Hydrogen – CNG, Karlovy Vary
• Dual-fuel, Velenje
• Governance
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Professional supporting partners
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CERE & IBDiM
• Baseline study & Collection of Best Practices
• Pilot study on governance
• Online dissemination interface (PTRC)
• Continuous support of partners
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Conclusions, according to results reached
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Sopron & Humenné
• One conclusion is, that public transport - based on hydrogen - is not feasible from financial point of view. Neither in a complex nor in a more simple configuration.
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In case of Sopron, dealing with one hybrid FC bus, the ROI is poor; despite the fact only operation and maintenance costs are taken into account. (production & other equipment is subsidized
by the state)
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year
Investment subsidy 100 %. Sale of oxygen. No external cost taken into account.
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Conclusions, according to results reached
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Ferrara
• Similarly to the Italian partner, smaller and more simple solutions are sought
• They should be based on already available technologies / equipment (bio-diesel trains), or should utilize more mature RES harvesting technologies (PV)
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Conclusions, according to results reached
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Ferrara
• Of course there is no „good” solution, in case of bio-fuels e.g. we face moral issues – food supply.
• Opportunities of photovoltaic cells to be utilized in transport are very limited.
• These disadvantages need to be taken in return for the possibility of direct implementation or more user friendly prices.
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Conclusions, according to results reached
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• Currently the investment and operational costs of hydrogen driven vehicles (fuel cell), including their auxiliary equipments (filling station) are still very expensive
• On long-term, with the development of fuel-cells their utilization may become a competitive alternative
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One possible mid-termplan for Sopron
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• Similarly to the Italian thinking, a more simple and realistic technology and infrastructure could be useful for Sopron, namely CNG.
• Landfill gas and bio-gas are available at the landfill and wastewater treatment facilities of the city – respectively.
• Utilization of CNG has strong political support, excise tax of automotive CNG is zero percent.
• There is Hungarian experience available regarding the use and CNG buses, as well for the production of bio-methane.
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One possible mid-termplan for Sopron
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•Such a solution would be more cost-friendly, but still a green initiative, fitting into the frames of GUTS.
•Furthermore, the passenger satisfaction could increase considerably. According to the public opinion poll conducted, one major factor selected by passengers, for using PT instead of cars was the demand for modern vehicles.
•Grants for financing renewable energy based projects are scheduled to start in the beginning of 2013.
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