Anders Johansson, Vice President, Heavy-Duty OEM at Westport Fuel Systems, a leading global supplier of advanced fuel delivery components and systems, said: “Industry and political stakeholders are slowly acknowledging the importance of hydrogen in meeting the UK’s net-zero goals. Research, including from the Advanced Propulsion Centre, has shown that the country cannot just rely on electric vehicles as the industry could be exposed to global lithium shortages.
“In addition, hydrogen fuel systems have proved to be especially efficient for larger vehicles, namely those in the commercial transportation sector such as HGVs and buses. The UK government’s own figures show that the transport sector produces just under a quarter (24%) of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions, with HGVs, which account for just 2% of vehicles on the road, making up 19% of those emissions.
“Hydrogen is therefore an essential energy source for the UK, Europe and the rest of the world to meet its net-zero targets. The good news is that there is existing hydrogen technology which is able to work with diesel combustion cycle vehicles. The end result is that fleets can move to these systems, future-proofing themselves whilst delivering in the short-term.
“We expect the market adoption of this type of hydrogen technology to grow in 2024.”
