Demand aggregation workshop report - 1

Demand aggregation workshop report: Following the publication of the fuel cell bus commercialisation study in 2015, the FCH JU commissioned a group of cluster coordinators to support cities with developing plans for fuel cell bus deployment and to establish approaches to joint procurement. This work was fully aligned with the study’s recommendations and was central to the establishment of the JIVE and JIVE 2 projects. It also identified potential demand for over 600 fuel cell buses in Europe in the near term. As the contract between the FCH JU and the cluster coordinators is due to expire at the end of 2017, this task will fill the gap created and allow Element Energy to continue coordinating demands for fuel cell buses at a European level. This will involve: • Holding a series of workshops with city representatives from partners within the JIVE / JIVE 2 consortia, the wider observer group (associated with the JIVE project), and any other interested regions. These sessions will allow (i) presentation of the latest developments in the sector to cities who have an interest but not necessarily well developed implementation plans, (ii) open debates on the key issues hampering further roll-out, and (iii) round-table discussions on the latest fuel cell bus roll-out plans in all cities. Element Energy will organise and facilitate these workshops, collecting input and circulating presentation material in advance, and recording key points discussed. The frequency of these meetings will be approximately annual and in the interests of efficiency, the workshops will be arranged alongside other events that are likely to attract the target audience (e.g. General Assembly meetings / the Zero Emission Bus Conference (see WP5)). • Based on the above, maintaining a log of fuel cell bus deployment plans. The status of fuel cell bus roll-out will be characterised by vehicles that are already deployed / planned for deployment (i.e. in funded projects) / desired (i.e. full funding still to be confirmed). This information will be published as a concise European fuel cell bus sector status paper, updated annually, and made available from the project website. This document will help to raise the profile of the sector and indicate to industry the scale of the untapped potential. • Making reports, tools, and other suitable resources such as information on innovative financing mechanisms available to cities seeking to develop business cases for fuel cell bus roll-out. Thus, the impact of the JIVE programmes will be maximised by catalysing further fuel cell bus project development in cities across Europe.