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NewsProposals to force service stations to offer hydrogen
The government is consulting on plans to force larger service stations and motorway service areas to provide hydrogen refuelling facilities and charging points for electric vehicles. The measures are included in a consultation document for the Modern Transport Bill, which is due to be laid in Parliament next year. One ...
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Hydrogen refuelling station opens in London
ITM Power has officially launched its third public access hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) and its second in London at the Centre of Engineering Manufacturing Excellence CEME, in Rainham East London. The HRS was opened to the public by Bill Williams, CEO of CEME, and Prof Roger Putnam CBE, chairman of ...
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Hydrogen provision growing in Germany
Germany’s network of hydrogen filling stations has grown to 21 sites after openings at the Geiselwind motorway service area, at two locations in Berlin, a station in Fellbach, Baden-Württemberg, and the latest site at Ulm. The hydrogen filling stations have been funded as research and development projects by the German ...
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New standard for hydrogen dispensing published
New safety standards for fuel stations dispensing hydrogen have been published by the International Organisation for Standardisation. ISO/TS 19880-1:2016 recommends the minimum design characteristics for safety and, where appropriate, for performance of public and non-public fuelling stations that dispense gaseous hydrogen to light duty land vehicles such as fuel cell ...
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Endorsement for hydrogen
A government minister has predicted hydrogen vehicles will make a huge contribution to the UK’s commitment to greener transport.Opening a new hydrogen refuelling station in London, Transport minister Andrew Jones said: "We are committed to making all cars and vans zero-emission by 2050, and hydrogen vehicles have a huge role ...
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Hydrogen vehicle sector targets fleet market
Fleet owners will be able to try out hydrogen vehicles in a series of workshops and ‘ride and drive’ events being organised in Yorkshire, London and Essex. ITM Power is collaborating with Toyota, Hyundai, Arcola Energy, Symbio FC and GreenTomatoCars to put on the events. The initiative follows ...
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NewsMinister backs potential of hydrogen
A government minister has predicted hydrogen vehicles will make a huge contribution to the UK’s commitment to greener transport. Opening a new hydrogen refuelling station in London, Transport Minister Andrew Jones said: “We are committed to making all cars and vans zero-emission by 2050, and hydrogen vehicles have a huge ...
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NewsHydrogen makes debut at UNITI expo
Hydrogen will be a major focus for the first time at a leading trade fair for the retail petroleum sector in Europe. At UNITI expo in Stuttgart, H2 Mobility Deutschland will be presenting for the first time, and with it the service station technology for deliveries, storage, refuelling, and payment. ...
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BOC to provide infrastructure for hydrogen refuelling stations
BOC, the UK’s largest supplier of industrial gases, has signed a deal to provide infrastructure for ITM Power’s new hydrogen refuelling stations for passenger cars. BOC, a member of The Linde Group, will use its specialist market knowledge to source and install the most appropriate technology including hydrogen compressors and ...
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Hydrogen car breaks distance records
The government-backed London Hydrogen Network Expansion project (LHNE) has broken two new distance records for hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Working together, the partners of the LHNE project have broken the record for the longest journey in the UK on a single tank of hydrogen, travelling 400 miles, and ...
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Five hydrogen fuelling stations to open this year
Hydrogen fuel company ITM Power says it is scheduled to have five of its refuelling stations in operation in the UK by the end of the year, and a further three are in the final stages of negotiation. In a market update it said its first London refuelling station, at ...
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Conference showcases Scottish hydrogen sector
Leading Scottish hydrogen projects are to be showcased in Aberdeen later this month. The Aberdeen Hydrogen Showcase will demonstrate the link between renewable energy, hydrogen, and transport in an event which will bring local authorities and industry together to explore achievements made to date and future opportunities. The conference, which ...
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UK company unveils hydrogen powered car
A UK company has unveiled a hydrogen powered two-seater car with a range of up to 300 miles on 1.5kg of fuel. Trials of 20 vehicles with prospective customers are proposed for later this year, and the car, called a Rasa, is expected on the market from 2018 through a ...
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Congestion charge waived for hydrogen van
ULEMCo, a company championing the use of ultra-low emission hydrogen fuelled vehicles, has won a 100% Congestion Charge discount for a Ford Transit it converted to dual fuel. A converted 2.2L Ford Transit was tested and found to meet Transport for London (TfL) requirements for a 100% discount based on ...
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Hydrogen station development deal
The hydrogen fuel company ITM Power has signed a deal for siting and business development of both hydrogen refuelling stations and hydrogen energy systems with Ove Arup & Partners. Arup is a leading firm of designers, planners, engineers, consultants and technical specialists working across the built environment. The collaboration will ...
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Hydrogen ups the pressure
While the world hasn’t yet arrived at the vision created by the ’Back to the Future’ film trilogy, which suggested today’s vehicles might be powered by processed waste, we are beginning to see the advent of what has always been regarded as a fuel of the future hydrogen. Hydrogen is ...
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Hydrogen station reaches 1,000th refuel
The UK’s first hydrogen production and bus refuelling station in Aberdeen has reached a major milestone – its 1000th refuel. The refuelling station opened in March and provides fuel for what is claimed to be Europe’s largest fleet of hydrogen fuel cell buses running on the streets of the city. ...
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Shell’s German hydrogen sites
Shell will install a nationwide network of hydrogen fuelling pumps at retail sites in Germany from 2016. The company, which opened its first hydrogen fuel station in Germany in 2011, has signed a declaration of intent with joint venture partners and Germany’s federal transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt. It will lead ...
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NewsShell commits to 400 hydrogen filling stations in Germany
Shell will install a nationwide network of hydrogen fuelling pumps at retail sites in Germany from 2016. The company, which opened its first hydrogen fuel station in Germany in 2011, has signed a declaration of intent with joint venture partners and Germany’s federal transport minister, Alexander Dobrindt. It will ...
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First public access hydrogen refuelling station opens
The UK’s first public access hydrogen refuelling station has been opened by energy storage and clean fuel company ITM Power at the Advanced Manufacturing Park, just off the M1, Junction 33 in South Yorkshire, funded by InnovateUK. During the event ITM Power also announced an agreement to deploy a ...