The project aims to accelerate transition to cleaner, greener transport for public services, and has been delivered by the Cardiff Capital Region authority.
Ricardo, Hyppo, Caerphilly County Borough Council and Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council are partnering on the scheme which is supposed by £420,000 from the Welsh Government’s Climate Innovation scheme and Circular Economy programme. The demonstration is part of a ‘who systems challenge’ bringing zero emissions technologies together.
During the trial, engineers and fleet managers will assess energy use, range, operational performance and the impact of various terrains and routes on results. These results will then guide the next phase of low and zero carbon transit within the Welsh public sector.
‘Our investment in this project, in a hard-to-decarbonise sector, represents an important development for climate innovation in Wales,’ said Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs, Huw Irranca-Davies MS. ‘Demonstrator trials like that kicking off today show how innovative, ambitious and forward thinking our public services can be in tackling climate change and shaping our choices to 2030 and beyond.
‘By testing hydrogen and electric vehicles side by side, Wales is gathering the evidence needed to make smart, sustainable decisions to mitigate global warming,’ he continued. ‘It is inspiring to see such partnership in action and it underlines our shared commitment to a greener, cleaner, more skilled Wales which is better for everyone.’
In 2023, Environment Journal published a feature on the breadth of hydrogen applications being developed, from fuel cells to feedstocks. You can revisit this here.
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