The Concept of an Infrastructure Location to Supply Buses with Hydrogen: A Case Study of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship in Poland

Ludmiła Filina-Dawidowicz (), Dawid Miłek and Dalia Baziukė ()
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Ludmiła Filina-Dawidowicz: Department of Logistics and Transport Economics, Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Ave. Piastów 41, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Dawid Miłek: Department of Logistics and Transport Economics, Faculty of Maritime Technology and Transport, West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Ave. Piastów 41, 71-065 Szczecin, Poland
Dalia Baziukė: Department of Informatics and Statistics, Faculty of Marine Technologies and Natural Sciences, Klaipeda University, Herkaus Manto Str. 84, LT-92294 Klaipeda, Lithuania

Energies, 2025, vol. 18, issue 12, 1-27

Abstract: The growing energy crisis and increasing threat of climate change are driving the need to take action regarding the use of alternative fuels in transport, including public transport. Hydrogen is undoubtedly a fuel which is environmentally friendly and constitutes an alternative to fossil fuels. The wider deployment of hydrogen-powered vehicles involves the need to adapt infrastructure to support the operation of these vehicles. Such infrastructure includes refuelling stations for hydrogen-powered vehicles. The widespread use of hydrogen-powered vehicles is dependent on the development of a network of hydrogen refuelling stations. The aim of this article is to propose the conceptual location of infrastructure for fuelling public transport vehicles with hydrogen in selected cities of the West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in particular the cities of Szczecin and Koszalin. The methodology used to determine the number of refuelling stations is described, and the concept of the location for the refuelling stations has been proposed. Based on a set assumptions, it was stated that two stations may be located in the Voivodeship in 2025 and seven stations in 2040. The research results will be of interest to infrastructure developers, public transport companies, and municipalities involved in making decisions related to the purchase and operation of hydrogen-powered buses.

Keywords: public transport; hydrogen-powered buses; road transport infrastructure; hydrogen refuelling stations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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