Amsterdam (GVB)

Since 2001 GVB and Shell Hydrogen have worked together on the Fuel Cell Bus project in Amsterdam, as part of the nine-cities CUTE project and the extension of the trial, known as Hy:FLEET CUTE.

Starting from 2003 three hydrogen buses took their turns on the regular public transport lines 35 and 38 in the centre and northern part of Amsterdam. General public reacted to the hydrogen trial with increasing enthusiasm and by the end of the second year over 90% of the passengers and over 80% of the neighbouring community expressed their wish to see more fuel cell public transport in Amsterdam.

The Amsterdam fuelling station is still operational. The fuelling facility is being used to fuel the VanHool bus currently on trial in Belgium.

The City of Amsterdam has recently announced that they will participate in a two bus trial of a fuel cell PHILEAS bus. This 18m articulated bus will incorporate a fuel cell from Nedstack, in a hybrid configuration designed by Voslloh Kiepe. The bus will be demonstrated from May 2010. The Phileas buses are developed as a part of a joint venture between the Dutch Giovernment and the region of North Rhine Westphalia in Germany.

The Dutch city also hopes that the first hydrogen-fuelled boat will be cruising city's canals in early 2009.