Europe

DHL Express and electric vehicle maker StreetScooter have collaborated on a new electric delivery vehicle with hydrogen technology.

A survey commissioned by the North West Hydrogen Alliance (NWHA) has revealed that 69% of 2,000 people believe it is important for every UK household to move away from fossil fuelled cars.

PowerCell Sweden AB and Robert Bosch GmbH will jointly showcase fuel cell technologies at the Global Public Transportation Summit in Stockholm, Sweden on 9th-12th June.

Ballard Power Systems is collaborating with ABB and other consortium partners to develop and launch a hydrogen fuel cell-powered river push boat in France.

Alstom has won a €500m ($557.3m) contract to supply the “world’s largest fleet of fuel cell trains” to the Fahma rolling stock subsidiary of Rhine-Main transport authority RMV.

Europe is again looking at options to replace its diesel-powered train fleet against the backdrop of climate change and the need for fast and consistent decarbonisation of the entire energy and transport system.

Two UK projects using hydrogen fuel cell technology are set to benefit from a share of £25m ($32m) government funding.

Iceland’s first station that combines biomethane and hydrogen under the same canopy opened yesterday in Reykjavík.

Ballard Power Systems has received a purchase order from Northern Ireland-based bus manufacturer, Wrightbus.

A project deploying two zero emission hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway has been awarded €5m of funding from the European Union (EU).