CUTE, Stockholm
CUTE, Stockholm is a hydrogen project in Sweden using fuel-cell buses using compressed hydrogen.
Overview
Statuscompleted; bus operation finished in December 2005
Country · regionSweden
Technologyfuel-cell buses using compressed hydrogen
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity0.3 MWInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity values retain their recorded units and scope. MW, kt H₂/y and Nm³ H₂/h are different measures; this page does not convert or add them without a shared operating basis.
Details
Technology & product
Componentshydrogen fuel infrastructure and fuel-cell vehicles
Final Usepublic transit operation / revenue service of fuel-cell buses
Project Typedemonstration and test of fuel cell buses in public transit operation
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageended
Operating Levelregular public transit / everyday conditions; Stockholm demonstration route preceded regular route service
Phase Sequencedesign and construction (Nov 2001–May/Dec 2003, site-dependent) → two-year operating phase
Date online (tracker field)2003 (meaning under review)International Energy Agency · as of 2026
Location & names
Official NameClean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE)
Additional project information
Progress StatusDemoInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyALKInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (kt H2/y)0.051 kt H2/yInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h)65.2 Nm³ H₂/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Capacity (Announced Size)0.3 MW - 60m3 H2/hInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
No recorded project events.
Sources & record history
Sources
- Elsevier / Journal of Power Sources Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective Shared by 7 fields: Current
- European Commission CORDIS Clean Urban Transport for Europe
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 8 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
- International Energy Agency Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Buses Shared by 2 fields: Current
- Elsevier / International Journal of Hydrogen Energy Lessons learned from infrastructure operation in the CUTE project
Field sources
Shared date, confidence and value status appear once with their source above; a dash in the table refers to that source context.
| Field | Shown value | Original value | Source | Date basis | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CUTE, Stockholm | View exact valueCUTE, Stockholm | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Country | Sweden | View exact valueSweden | Clean Urban Transport for Europe | Current | |
| Official Name | Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) | View exact valueClean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Components | hydrogen fuel infrastructure and fuel-cell vehicles | View exact valuehydrogen fuel infrastructure and fuel-cell vehicles | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Final Use | public transit operation / revenue service of fuel-cell buses | View exact valuepublic transit operation / revenue service of fuel-cell buses | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Project Type | demonstration and test of fuel cell buses in public transit operation | View exact valuedemonstration and test of fuel cell buses in public transit operation | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Technology | fuel-cell buses using compressed hydrogen | View exact valuefuel-cell buses using compressed hydrogen | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Capacity | 0.3 MW | View exact value0.3 MW | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Event | Date online : 2003 | View exact value{"date":"2003","date_precision":"year","event":"Date online","basis":"iea_hydrogen_projects_raw.csv"} | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Lifecycle Stage | ended | View exact valueended | Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Buses | — | |
| Operating Level | regular public transit / everyday conditions; Stockholm demonstration route preceded regular route service | View exact valueregular public transit / everyday conditions; Stockholm demonstration route preceded regular route service | Fuel cell buses in the Stockholm CUTE project—First experiences from a climate perspective | — | |
| Phase Sequence | design and construction (Nov 2001–May/Dec 2003, site-dependent) → two-year operating phase | View exact valuedesign and construction (Nov 2001–May/Dec 2003, site-dependent) → two-year operating phase | Lessons learned from infrastructure operation in the CUTE project | Current | |
| Progress Status | completed; bus operation finished in December 2005 | View exact valuecompleted; bus operation finished in December 2005 | Clean Urban Transport for Europe (CUTE) - Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Buses | — | |
| Progress Status | Demo | View exact valueDEMO | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | ALK | View exact valueALK | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (kt H2/y) | 0.051 kt H2/y | View exact value0.050846086956521735 kt H2/y | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Nm³ H₂/h) | 65.2 Nm³ H₂/h | View exact value65.21739130434783 Nm³ H₂/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Capacity (Announced Size) | 0.3 MW - 60m3 H2/h | View exact value0.3MW - 60m3 H2/h | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
10 current sourced values · 3 older values · Record updated