Ruse hydrogen project
Overview
Statusimplementation phase as of 2021-06-10
Country · regionBulgaria · Ruse Municipality / Ruse, Bulgaria
Technologyelectrolysis, photovoltaic generation, hybrid battery and fuel cell drivetrain
Producthydrogen (H2)
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. “Other Electrolysis” and “Unknown PtX” are recorded classifications, not a specific electrolyzer design or power-to-X route.
Details
Technology & product
Carbon Reductionmitigation of emissions from marine vessels and buses; expected local air-pollution benefit
Componentselectrolyser, photovoltaic park, mobile refueling solution, retrofitted tugboat, twenty fuel cell buses
Configuration Detaillocal hydrogen production, mobile refueling, retrofitted zero-emission vessel and fuel-cell bus deployment
Final Usefueling a retrofitted Danube tugboat, fueling twenty fuel cell buses on public transport routes
Power Sourcesolar photovoltaic electricity
Power Source Detailnew photovoltaic park located at the bus depot
Project Typehydrogen infrastructure deployment and transport demonstration
Status & timeline
Lifecycle Stageimplementation phase
Phase Sequenceproject specifications, financial analysis, detailed budgets and management structure preparation preceded implementation phase
Location & names
Site NameRuse new bus depot and Port Ruse West
Additional project information
Administrative AreaRuseInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Progress StatusFeasibilityInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Configuration DetailUnknown PtXInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
ProductH2International Energy Agency · as of 2026
TechnologyOther ElectrolysisInternational Energy Agency · as of 2026
Timeline
- action start : 2021-06-01
Sources & record history
Sources
- Association of Danube River Municipalities “Danube” The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase Shared by 2 fields: Current
- European Commission Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project Shared by 10 fields: Current
- Association of Danube River Municipalities “Danube” The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase Shared by 5 fields: Current
- International Energy Agency IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset Shared by 5 fields: Snapshot 2026-06-18 · Confidence: reported · Older value (2026)
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 | Ruse hydrogen project | View exact valueRuse hydrogen project | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Site Name | Ruse new bus depot and Port Ruse West | View exact valueRuse new bus depot and Port Ruse West | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Administrative Area | Ruse Municipality / Ruse, Bulgaria | View exact valueRuse Municipality / Ruse, Bulgaria | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Country | Bulgaria | View exact valueBulgaria | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Carbon Reduction | mitigation of emissions from marine vessels and buses; expected local air-pollution benefit | View exact valuemitigation of emissions from marine vessels and buses; expected local air-pollution benefit | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Components | electrolyser, photovoltaic park, mobile refueling solution, retrofitted tugboat, twenty fuel cell buses | View exact value["electrolyser","photovoltaic park","mobile refueling solution","retrofitted tugboat","twenty fuel cell buses"] | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Configuration Detail | local hydrogen production, mobile refueling, retrofitted zero-emission vessel and fuel-cell bus deployment | View exact valuelocal hydrogen production, mobile refueling, retrofitted zero-emission vessel and fuel-cell bus deployment | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Final Use | fueling a retrofitted Danube tugboat, fueling twenty fuel cell buses on public transport routes | View exact value["fueling a retrofitted Danube tugboat","fueling twenty fuel cell buses on public transport routes"] | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Power Source | solar photovoltaic electricity | View exact valuesolar photovoltaic electricity | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Power Source Detail | new photovoltaic park located at the bus depot | View exact valuenew photovoltaic park located at the bus depot | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Product | hydrogen (H2) | View exact valuehydrogen (H2) | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Project Type | hydrogen infrastructure deployment and transport demonstration | View exact valuehydrogen infrastructure deployment and transport demonstration | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Technology | electrolysis, photovoltaic generation, hybrid battery and fuel cell drivetrain | View exact value["electrolysis","photovoltaic generation","hybrid battery and fuel cell drivetrain"] | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Event | action start : 2021-06-01 | View exact value{"date":"2021-06-01","event":"action start"} | The ‘Green Hydrogen @ Blue Danube’ project | — | |
| Lifecycle Stage | implementation phase | View exact valueimplementation phase | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Phase Sequence | project specifications, financial analysis, detailed budgets and management structure preparation preceded implementation phase | View exact valueproject specifications, financial analysis, detailed budgets and management structure preparation preceded implementation phase | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Progress Status | implementation phase as of 2021-06-10 | View exact valueimplementation phase as of 2021-06-10 | The hydrogen project in Ruse has entered the implementation phase | — | |
| Administrative Area | Ruse | View exact valueRuse | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Progress Status | Feasibility | View exact valueFeasibility study | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Configuration Detail | Unknown PtX | View exact valueUnknown PtX | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Product | H2 | View exact valueH2 | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
| Technology | Other Electrolysis | View exact valueOther Electrolysis | IEA Hydrogen Projects dataset | — | — |
Record history
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