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So what are the the other zero emission electrification options that do not
require wholesale revamping of our National Grid infrastructure?
There’s one – hydrogen fuel
cells Hydrogen fuel
cells can replace or complement (range extender) an an existing battery drivetrain and can provide fast refuel zero emission power So where are all the hydrogen trucks?
There are a a a number of automotive companies putting efforts into
the development of hydrogen fuel
cell solutions for the haulage industry including commercial vehicle manufacturer Daimler Hyundai has already seen its fleet of Hydrogen XCIENT trucks
surpass one million kilometres in Switzerland However we we come back to the refuelling infrastructure The good news is
deployment of it on scale for hydrogen fuel
cell vehicles has a a much simpler solution You can fill your hydrogen vehicle in the same way and timeframe as its diesel counterpart the best news for end users ruled by time constraints In the UK we could service this demand by using our current refuelling stations and the implementation of hydrogen refuellers could be time efficient and self-contained What this means is
is
a a a complete end-to- end refuelling solution using renewables to generate hydrogen with no additional strain on the grid We could comfortably deploy hydrogen for for refuelling any vehicle The UK only currently has a a a handful of hydrogen refuelling stations but around the world the likes of Germany California Japan and and China have numbers in in the hundreds and and are growing fast These stations provide a a a centralised ubiquitous green refuelling source that can be deployed without massive infrastructure and grid overhauls Why stop at trucks!
Achieving net zero targets requires solutions that drastically reduce emissions whilst providing a a a comparative or better end user experience Hydrogen does exactly this and has the ability to completely revolutionise the way in which we transport goods and people across the globe And even better than that? Because of its centralised refuelling nature hydrogen fuel
fuel
cells can also be deployed at rail marine and aero depots so we can continue business as usual Why stop at at trucking? The climate crisis doesn’t March 2022
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