LCA of Fuel Cell Technology for Urban Transportation System in Europe and Australia

The use of fuel cell technology for urban transportation system in Europe and Australia is demonstrated through the projects CUTE, ECTOS and STEP. This paper gives an overview of these projects and respective characteristics. The department of Life Cycle Engineering of IKP, University of Stuttgart and PE Europe will perform a life cycle analysis of this new technology together with the needed infrastructure. This paper focuses on the LCA of the various forms of hydrogen supply.