This agreement includes the supply of hydrogen fuel and a dedicated fueling station for the 10 hydrogen powered buses, which form a central part of London’s hydrogen transport program. The hydrogen powered buses are expected to be operating on London’s roads by 2010.
Air Products will provide Transport for London and the bus operator with access to the latest technology in hydrogen production, transportation, storage, compression and vehicle dispensing technology.
Mike Weston, operations director for London buses at Transport for London, said: We believe hydrogen has an important role to play in helping reduce the impact of public transport on the environment. These buses produce substantially fewer emissions of CO2 and other pollutants than diesel buses, in the case of fuel cell buses, they produce no pollution at all at the point of use, thus helping to clean up the capital’s air.
