Demonstration of Fuel Cell Bus Commercialization in China (Phase II-Part I)

SUMMARY This project will help catalyze the cost-reduction of fuel-cell buses (FCBs) for public transit applications in Chinese cities by supporting significant parallel demonstrations of FCBs and their fueling infrastructures in Beijing and Shanghai. In collaboration with the Chinese national government, the municipal governments of Beijing and Shanghai, and the private sector, the GEF and UNDP will assist the public transit companies of Beijing and Shanghai to obtain 6 FCBs each and to operate these over a combined total of 1.6 million km. The knowledge and experience gained through this project will enable the technology suppliers to identify cost reduction opportunities and the host public transit operators to gain valuable experience needed to adopt larger fleets of FCBs in the future. Additionally, some activities will help build capacity relating to FCBs, including strengthening policy and planning capabilities of the public transit companies; enhancing scientific, technical, and industrial capacity for commercializing FCBs; and increasing the understanding of FCBs among government, investment, media, and other key actors. Finally, a series of activities will also focus on defining a detailed strategy for large-scale FCB implementation in China, which is planned as a follow-on to this initial project.