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Hitachi Energy\u2019<\/a>s recharging solution for electric buses has proved a success in commercial operation in Geneva and Nantes. Grid-eMotion\u00ae Flash<\/a> technology, the only system of its kind in the world, is catching on in other cities around the world, including in a new trackless tram network in Brisbane, Australia. Through an articulated robotic arm connected to a battery, e-buses fitted with the technology can recharge at bus stops in just 20\u202fseconds. This mature solution is now in pole position to help European operators significantly reduce the carbon footprint of their bus fleets. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The result of a joint development project by Hitachi Energy, Geneva public transport (TPG) and the utilities company Services industriels de Gen\u00e8ve (SIG), the first electric buses not requiring an overhead catenary began circulating in 2018 between the airport and Geneva city centre. \u201cGrid-eMotion\u00ae Flash is the fastest charging system in the world,\u201d says Andr\u00e9 Burdet, Head of eMobility at Hitachi Energy\u2019s Global Center of Competence. The bus roofs are fitted with a very-high-power-density battery and an articulated robot arm which enables them to recharge in just a few minutes at the terminus and, if necessary, top up the battery at certain intermediate stops while the passengers are getting on and off. The articulated robot arm gives the bus a positioning and stopping tolerance every bit as good as a diesel bus and the connection\/disconnection time is extremely rapid. <\/s> <\/p>\n\n

With several years\u2019 commercial operation under its belt, the technology has proved it works well. Now a convert, TPG is set to equip six more bus routes with the technology by 2030. The system unlocks a saving of 100\u202ftonnes of CO2<\/sub> per bus per year, totalling 12,000\u202ftonnes annually for the entire fleet currently operating the city\u2019s routes. In 2020, the French city of Nantes also adopted the Grid-eMotion\u00ae Flash system, winning the international prize awarded by the International Association of Public Transport for its e-Busways. Other installation projects are under way in France, Italy, Germany, Sweden and the United States. The technology is also set to be used in a new trackless tram network in Brisbane, Australia. \u201cThis partnership is very symbolic for us, because Brisbane will host the summer Olympic Games in 2032,\u201d says a beaming Andr\u00e9 Burdet. <\/p>\n\n

The Grid-eMotion\u00ae Flash system not only results in vastly lower carbon emissions than the diesel buses widely used around the world. \u201cIts installation and maintenance costs are much lower than for trolleybuses that use catenaries,\u201d adds Andr\u00e9 Burdet. \u201cIt also does away with networks of overhead cables, which are inflexible and rather unattractive.\u201d It is estimated that only 5 to 10% of Europe\u2019s bus fleets are currently electrified. The potential to roll out the system more widely is therefore enormous, all the more so since European regulations are going to require operators to reduce the carbon footprint of their bus fleets in the coming years. To help them reach net zero, Grid-eMotion\u00ae Flash is a mature technology that still has huge development potential. \u201cWe\u2019re still in the early stages of its industrial and operational rollout,\u201d concludes Andr\u00e9 Burdet. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hitachi Energy\u2019s recharging solution for electric buses has proved a success in commercial operation in Geneva and Nantes. Grid-eMotion\u00ae Flash technology, the only system of its kind in the world, is catching on in other cities around the world, including in a new trackless tram network in Brisbane, Australia. 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