Waseda University, Tokyo, and Minato Ward will start trial operation of a fuel cell waste collection vehicle in Minato Ward on August 8.In an attempt to realize a hydrogen-based society called the ultimate clean energy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, we will run an actual garbage collection route from Roppongi to Takanawa on Monday.
According to Waseda University, the garbage truck developed by Waseda University, Tokyo, and Minato Ward has a total length of about 7 meters, a total width of about 2.2 meters, and a total height of about 2.6 meters. It can carry 1,750 kg of garbage and can travel 70 to 80 km with a single hydrogen filling.Only a fuel cell vehicle has high quietness.
The car body is wrapped with the logo mark of Waseda University, Tokyo, and Minato Ward, and the hydrogen character "Suison" based on the curve that imaged hydrogen.The trial operation will continue until the end of February 2020, and the introduction effect such as energy consumption will be verified.
Waseda University made a business proposal regarding the development and operation of a fuel cell garbage truck, and the business was started by three parties from FY2019. In 3, the three parties signed an agreement, and Professor Yuji Kamiya of Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering and Visiting Senior Researcher Yuto Ihara have been playing a central role in the project.
Waseda University is a major step toward decarbonization of the transportation sector and expansion of hydrogen utilization because fuel cell garbage trucks run long distances, consume a lot of energy as power, and repeatedly start and stop at low speeds. I expect it to be.
In the future, we will make a PR video of the business and send it from our website, etc., and also use the fuel cell garbage truck as a teaching material for environmental learning.
reference:[Waseda University] Aiming to popularize fuel cell garbage trucks
