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FCC Medio Ambiente has been awarded a grant for the development of the project “Research and develo- pment of a new heavy-duty vehicle for urban service applications with hybrid battery and fuel cell technolo- gy, powered by hydrogen”. The project, known as H2TRUCK, is part of the PTAS programme (Sus- tainable Automotive Technology Pro- gramme) within the framework of the grants awarded by the Centre for the Development of Industrial Technolo- gy (CDTI) supported by the Ministry of Science and Innovation, as part of the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan for Spain funded by the European Union. H2TRUCK has an eligible expenditu- re of more than 5.5 million euros and is being developed by a consortium led by FCC Medio Ambiente, com- prising prestigious companies such as Irizar, Jema and Calvera, comple- mented by important public research organisations (OPI) such as Insia, Tecnalia, Cidetec and the National Hydrogen Centre. It should be com- pleted by December 2023, with a possible six-month extension. 100% electric propulsion The specific aim is to manufacture a prototype waste collector-compac- tor on a large-tonnage chassis-plat- form, with 100% electric propulsion, powered by a hybrid hydrogen cell and lithium-ion battery system that is completely environmentally friendly, with the ambitious objective that this hybrid chassis can be applied in the future to any equipment or machine that provides urban services, regard- less of the number and arrangement of axles or the bodywork installed on it. In addition, a mobile hydrogen com- pression station will be developed that will allow the prototype vehicle to be refuelled anywhere, and there- fore be able to work and be tested in any location. FCC Medio Ambiente wins European Funds for the H2Truck with the Battery-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Hybrid Technology project S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y 42 S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y