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Government scheme to explore hydrogen fuel cell vehicles

Business Minister Mark Prisk hopes to position the UK for commercial rollout of Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, with the introduction of a new development programme.

The Government will invest £400m to support the development, demonstration and deployment of hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicles through the UKH2Mobility scheme.

It will partner Government and industry, across utility, infrastructure and car manufacturing sectors.

Speaking at the launch, Mr Prisk said: “This country has a number of world-class companies that are developing exciting technologies in both the hydrogen energy and automotive value chains and it is vitally important that we identify what is required to make these cars a realistic proposition for UK consumers.

“UKH2Mobility will bring together industry expertise to establish the UK as a serious global player in the manufacture and use of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles and the supporting infrastructure.”

UKH2Mobility will deliver its report by the end of the year. If the results are positive, an action plan will be developed to get the UK ready to be one of the first markets to take full commercial advantage of Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Tom Keighley .