Brazil to Get Hydrogen Buses
Brazilian government officials say the country will buy, operate and maintain up to five hydrogen-cell-fueled buses, as well as putting in a station to produce hydrogen to supply the buses.
The project is part of country’s Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) partnership with the Urban Transportation Metropolitan Enterprise in Sao Paulo to develop cleaner urban public transportation in Brazil. Money for the program comes from the Global Environmental Facility (GEF) and the Studies and Projects Funding Body (FINEP), with support of the United Nations Program for Development (UNPD).
For MME Minister Edison Lobão, the project is a further step for the government to consolidate the country’s expertise in the use of renewable sources. “This project results from a huge effort of the Ministry of Mines and Energy with its partners. With the hydrogen-fueled bus we are further developing the Brazilian economy,” he said.
The first vehicle will serve the ABD Metropolitan Corridor (Sao Mateus / Jabaquara), located in the Greater Sao Paulo area.
MME’s Secretary for Petroleum, Natural Gas and Renewable Fuels, José Lima, said this is a pioneering project in Latin America aimed at disseminating the technology. “The Brazilian success with ethanol and biodiesel allows us to use hydrogen from renewable energy sources. From now on, our challenge will be to structure the hydrogen economy in Brazil,” he said.
The technology being used is a combination of hydrogen cells and batteries, that allows for increased fuel saving and rational energy use by storing the energy generated by the cell during the periods when the vehicle is idle, such as passenger boarding or stops at traffic lights.
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Roldão
No minha opinião, o Brasil irá lucrar milhões fazendo investimento do hidrogênio como combustível e adquirindo os novos ônibus com combustíveis renováveis.
Kamila Ribeiro
In my opinion, Brazil has made millions investing in hydrogen as a fuel and purchasing new buses with renewable fuels. Who knows with these changes the country become a place ‘good’ to be live and breathe, because especially in Sao Paulo, the sky is so blue and the air not so clean, thanks to pollution.
Aryadne Miranda
Brazil only has to gain by investing in renewable (alternative) as the bus powered by hydrogen. Just as biodiesel and ethanol, the utilization of this source of fuel will help to alleviate the pollution and stimulate economic growth in the country.
leonardo ortigosa de camargo
because i think for brazil to have progen buses would be nice,but also woul have to see ie the price would reduce the cost to have all benefits but it is a great idea.
natalia
virtually all of the free hydeiogen generated today is derived from natural gases so without any doubt we can noty escape our dependece on norenewable hydrocabons , his feeds today is stean – tereatd to remove hyderogen from the methane moleculs .
marina
the Brazilian government will buy and operate and maintain five hydrogen as placing a hydrogen production to supply buses this project is to support programs of the United Nations for help in developing this project and another step towards an experience of renewable sources such as the bus hidroenio developing economy
heloisa
It the text above, in addition to being an advertisement for the companies named, is a suggestion for people using a producte less polluting to the enviroment it’s. Know , the future is envimental preservation, and withthis, companies attack the consumer market the way that brings benefits to the consumer and the enviroment.
ana
In my opinion, Brazil will make millions doing investment of hydrogen as fuel and acquiring new buses with renewable fuels.
ana
In my opinion, Brazil will have profit from it. A great idea to invest in hydrogen as fuel and purchasing buses with renewable fuels.
Mr Cookie
This is so amazing.Brazil is running to a new world without pollution.
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