DVG Duisburg: 14 hydrogen articulated buses from Solaris
On 23 September 2025, Duisburg’s DVG announces that it has put fourteen hydrogen-powered articulated buses from Polish manufacturer Solaris, a subsidiary of the Spanish CAF Group, into service. They run on hydrogen, which reacts with oxygen in the air in a fuel cell from Canadian manufacturer Ballard, type ‘FC move-HD’. This produces electricity, which is then used to power the bus.
All 14 buses – like their eleven 12-metre-long counterparts Solaris Urbino 12 – can be used freely throughout the entire DVG bus network. We reported on this HERE. Unlike the DVG’s three-year-old battery-electric articulated buses, they do not need to be recharged during their daily service: they leave the depot in the morning, travel around the city all day and return to the depot at the end of the day, easily covering a range of 600 kilometres.
Three of the 14 hydrogen articulated buses feature special decals that not only draw attention to the fact that they are hydrogen buses, but also to the ‘International Garden Exhibition Ruhr Area (IGA)’, which will take place in Duisburg in 2027.
Duisburg’s Lord Mayor Sören Link at the presentation of the hydrogen articulated buses: ‘We want local transport for Duisburg that is reliable, sustainable and climate-friendly. Hydrogen plays a key role in this. The new hydrogen articulated buses show how innovation and everyday life go hand in hand.’
Andreas Gutschek, Chief Technology Officer at DVG, added:
With the new hydrogen articulated buses, DVG is continuing to drive forward the transition of its bus fleet.
“The commissioning of a further 14 hydrogen buses is the next important step towards completely emission-free local transport in Duisburg. As a transport company, we want to continue along this path. To do so, we will continue to rely on subsidies in the future. Without effective support from the federal and state governments, we will not be able to make this crucial contribution to climate protection and improving the quality of life in Duisburg.”
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DVG Duisburg: 14 hydrogen articulated buses from Solaris, source
