Project 1.3.1 – Electric Vehicle Scoping Study
This project was completed in April 2010.
The study aims to obtain an estimate of the economic costs and the benefits of a large-scale roll-out of Electric Vehicles (EVs) in Western Australia, as well as the environmental benefits, the reductions in petroleum that would be achieved, the reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and the impacts on the electricity load and the electricity network. The study also addresses the associated technical, policy, regulatory and other issues that would be associated with such a large-scale roll out of EVs in WA.
The Project was led by Prof Thomas Braunl, Director WA Electric Vehicle Trial, The University of Western Australia (see http://theREVproject.com )
The Scoping Study can be downloaded here.
Project 1.2.3 – Hydrogen Production by Electrolysis
Phase 1 of this Project was completed March 2010. Phase 2 to commence in April 2011.
This study, commissioned by CREST and the WA Department of Transport, undertook a review of the technology available for hydrogen production by electrolysis of water using renewable energy. Data from the Clean Urban Transportation for Europe (CUTE) trials of electrolysis from renewable energy was collected and analysed to determine energy efficiency, costs of hydrogen and any technical or environmental issues for the various technologies. The purpose of the study was to attempt to identify the best option for producing “Renewable Hydrogen” in WA.
The report can be downloaded here.
The Perth fuel cell bus trial was initiated as a two-year examination of the potential of hydrogen and fuel cells as a sustainable transport energy option for Western Australia. The trial was the flagship project for the Department for Planning and Infrastructure’s (DPI) Sustainable Transport Energy for Perth (STEP) program. This was the first significant use of hydrogen as a transport fuel on public roads in Australia. To support the trial DPI established the only hydrogen supply and refuelling infrastructure in the southern hemisphere.
Murdoch University undertook a number of research and evaluation programs during the Perth Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Trials. 3 of these studies, the Final Report, a Life Cycle Analysis and a Cost-Benefit Analysis can be downloaded below.