Hydrogen Gets The Go-Ahead!

As reported by Intelligent Transport, the Go-Ahead Group has introduced a fleet of 54 hydrogen fuelled buses in the Gatwick area south of London. This is great news for the surrounding area as hydrogen fueled buses operate with "zero emissions" - it is just water that exits their tailpipes! Furthermore, the byproduct of the production of the hydrogen is usually just oxygen - also commercially useful, such as in the medical industry. It can also be generated using green electricity and electrolysers - such as from solar panels and wind turbines. It is therefore great to see this expanding adoption of hydrogen technologies in the transport sector.

Given the fixed route of buses, it is much easier to manage the refueling of hydrogen buses than hydrogen cars, and thus it is economical to invest in large liquid hydrogen fueling stations for public transport infrastructure. For this fleet, the liquid hydrogen will be stored at the Metrobus Crawley depot and it will be