Pioneering scheme to develop hydrogen powered fire engines awarded ￡3.9m

摘要

Engineering firm ULEMCo has partnered with Oxfordshire County Council's Fire and Rescue Service to develop a hydrogen fuel cell that will extend the range of specialist electric vehicles including fire engines, ambulances and street sweepers. Following a successful research period, the government has now awarded ULEMCo ￡3.9m to develop the project and potentially produce a prototype. The project is worth ￡7.8m, with industry matching the government's financial contribution. Funding for the'HYER Power' project has come through the Advanced Propulsion Centre Collaborative Research and Development programme, which supports ambitions to build an end to end supply chain for zero emission vehicles in the UK. It is part of a ￡77m investment in seven collaborative UK heavy duty and commercial vehicle projects.