Funding confirmed for hydrogen bus project in Scotland

Aberdeen City Council in Scotland will be able to order ten hydrogen buses, after funding of US$5.17 million was confirmed by the government. An integrated so-called whole hydrogen system will be developed by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution with the aim of producing and storing hydrogen by harnessing wind energy ans would fuel the buses. It is hoped that the first such buses in Scotland will be operational in under two years.
August 17, 2012 Read time: 1 min
Aberdeen City Council in Scotland will be able to order ten hydrogen buses, after funding of US$5.17 million was confirmed by the government.

An integrated so-called whole hydrogen system will be developed by Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution with the aim of producing and storing hydrogen by harnessing wind energy ans would fuel the buses. It is hoped that the first such buses in Scotland will be operational in under two years.

6400 Scottish Enterprise and the 2112 Scottish Government have put forward US$2.59 million with funding also coming from the UK Technology Strategy Board and the 1690 European Commission.

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