Irizar ietruck hydrogen won the World Smart City Award in the "Urban Energy and Environment" category for its project "Urban-service H2-cell chassis" ("Chassis with H2 fuel cell for urban services") at the Smart City Expo World Congress 2024, which recently took place in Barcelona. This project was developed together with FCC Medio Ambiente.
The award was received by Íñigo Sanz, CEO of FCC Medio Ambiente, for whom this project is "an example of teamwork and the importance of innovation, which has been in the DNA of this company for over 110 years."
H2 waste collection vehicle already in use
The chassis platform for heavy-duty vehicles features a hybrid system of fuel cell and lithium-ion battery, as well as a low cabin with a panoramic view for urban use. The first application of the platform was developed for a waste collection vehicle with side loading. The prototype of the vehicle is already in operation and has been tested for several months.
Josu Letona, head of the Irizar ietruck business unit: “In cities with more intensive work of municipal forces in two or three consecutive shifts – such as in Barcelona – the range and charging times of pure electric vehicles are a limitation. However, with the fuel cell technology platform we have developed, this disadvantage is eliminated, as it offers a very good balance between payload, range, maneuverability of the vehicle, and charging times.”
The world premiere of the vehicle took place on November 6.
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