The Liverpool City Region is set to be the first place in the North of England to trial hydrogen buses following a successful £6.4m bid to the government’s Office for Low Emissions (OLEV).
The bid was put forward by a consortium led by BOC and will see the creation of a new hydrogen refuelling station at the BOC plant in St Helens, which produces hydrogen for industrial customers in the region and further afield.
The Liverpool City Region Hydrogen Bus Project will potentially see up to 25 hydrogen-powered buses on the streets and will contribute to the city region’s plans both to improve air quality and work towards a zero-carbon economy by 2040.
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