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AFD Show Cases |
| Large scale operation of clean bus fleets in Toulouse and preparation of sustainable supply structures for alternative fuels/France |
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Toulouse (France)
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| During the MOBILIS project, Toulouse aims to execute a large deployment of CNG solution. With the objective to get a 100% clean public transport fleet in 2009, Toulouse will purchase 60 CNG buses, will put in place a GNV filling station and will launch the so-called “CNG at home” solution for private households. |
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Objectives / Innovative Aspects
The global objective of this measure is a shift towards clean PT fleets by substituting diesel with CNG engines and launch of a commercial offer of compressed natural gas (CNG) for private households. For public transport Toulouse aims to have a 100% clean vehicle fleet by 2008. A dedicated evaluation plan will estimate (ex-ante) the potential environmental gains, while (ex-post) the real gains will be defined.
The Measure
CNG vehicles fleet
The development in Toulouse of a large fleet of clean vehicles has concretely begun with the decision, in 2002, of renewing the whole bus fleet with CNG buses.
Within the MOBILIS project, this policy would be reinforced by the acquisition of new CNG buses in place of the old diesel bus and the building of a new filling gas station in the new depot that should be built for 2007 (in the place of the one that has been destroyed).
CNG at home
CNG development started in France in 1998 with the bus market. This development was followed by the development of CNG garbage trucks. Almost no vehicles were running in 1998. More than 1500 buses and almost 200 Garbage Trucks are now running in France.
A new small compressor has been developed to be installed in home garages connected to the natural gas network. This small compressor enables the refuelling of the vehicle during the night. The compressor is being tested by Gaz de France at the R&D Division for the French application. In parallel, it is being tested by Canadian for the North American market.
Implementation Status
CNG vehicles fleet
28 buses have been procured at the beginning of the project and Tisséo has recently ordered 40 new extra CNG buses for 2009. With these new CNG buses, the bus fleet will be composed of 168 CNG buses (over a total of 514 buses) at the end of 2009.
In parallel, a new CNG filling station has been built and opened in January 2008. This new station is located in the new bus depot that has also been inaugurated at the beginning of 2008.
CNG at home
This part of the measure has been stopped after a commercial failure. In deed, the key target was to have 1.000 homes equipped with the micro compressor at the end of the project.
Results
CNG vehicles fleet
The main objectives of this sub-measure have been achieved:
- A new gas filling station with a capacity of 200 buses has been built;
- Tisséo has extended its CNG bus fleet from 100 to 168 vehicles;
- Some important results have been reached in terms of polluting emission cuts (-75,2% in CO, - 61,5% in HC and - 91,1% in particulates) with the replacement of old diesel buses with last generation CNG buses.
CNG at home
This part of the measure has been stopped after a commercial failure. In deed, the key target was to have 1.000 homes equipped with the micro compressor at the end of the project in the Toulouse Area and so far, only 60 compressors have been purchased and installed.
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Author
Jonathan Turgy
Contact
Jonathan Turgy
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