London’s hydrogen network plans unveiled
April 6, 2010
London is set to create a "Hydrogen network" by 2012 to help accelerate the wider use of this non-polluting, zero-carbon energy source in the capital.
Over the next two years, at least six refuelling sites will be in place to run hydrogen-powered vehicles, according to the London Hydrogen Partnership which is working with London boroughs and private landowners. One is already being built in east London for the refuelling of hydrogen-fuelled buses that will begin running later this year.
Hydrogen vehicles emit no pollution from their tailpipes and vehicles which use hydrogen from renewable sources have no emissions at all. This could deliver huge benefits for cities like London with regard to improving air quality, cutting carbon emissions and reducing dependence on fossil fuels.
The action plan published this week also aims to encourage a minimum of 150 hydrogen-powered vehicles on the road in London by 2012. These could include cars, vans, taxis, motorbikes and lorries.
A third of these vehicles are expected to be operated by the Greater London Authority’s functional bodies: Transport for London, the London Development Agency, the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority and the Metropolitan Police Authority.
and the Greater London Authority are already working with BAA on a hydrogen feasibility study to explore ways to use hydrogen and fuel cell technologies at Heathrow airport. This study could then act as a model that BAA can use in its other airports.
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