Title

Pathways to the hydrogen mobility futures in German public transportation: A scenario analysis

Authors

Elkhan Richard Sadik-Zada, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum
Ernesto DR Santibanez Gonzalez, Universidad de Talca
Andrea Gatto, Wenzhou-Kean University
Tomasz Althaus, P3 automotive GmbH
Fuad Quliyev, Azerbaijan State Oil and Industry University

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2023

Abstract

The present study elaborates on the perspectives of fuel cell electric buses in German public transportation from a purely economic point of view and formulates recommendations for policies in public transportation in Germany. To this end, the study proposes nine valid scenarios and embeds diesel and fuel-cell bus operations into them. The total cost of ownership-based scenario analysis shows that beginning from 2035 fuel cell electric buses will be economically more attractive than diesel buses. The study identifies carbon pricing and subsidization of solar and wind power generation as the central drivers of fuel cell-based public transportation.

Publication Title

Renewable Energy

First Page Number

384

Last Page Number

392

DOI

10.1016/j.renene.2022.12.087

Recommended Citation

Sadik-Zada, Elkhan Richard; Santibanez Gonzalez, Ernesto DR; Gatto, Andrea; Althaus, Tomasz; and Quliyev, Fuad, "Pathways to the hydrogen mobility futures in German public transportation: A scenario analysis" (2023). Kean Publications. 216.
https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/keanpublications/216