UK supermarket giant, Sainsburys, has begun trials of the truck as part of the Tees Valley Hydrogen Vehicle Project using the hydrogen refuelling station at the Teesside international airport.

The three companies aim to develop a “Hydrogen Alliance”, providing customers with fuel cell-powered vehicles and a reliable supply of hydrogen fuel as part of a single and complete service.

The 18-metre articulated bus, with 8 storage tanks holding up to 51.2kg of hydrogen, can travel 350 km carrying up to 138 passengers.

The ‘Xcelsior CHARGE FC’ succeeds the ‘CHARGE H2’ and is fitted with the latest fuel cell power modules and electric motors from Ballard and Siemens respectively.

In an exclusive interview with T&BB, Patrick Seidel from the Voith Group explains what makes the ‘Plug & Drive H2 Storage System’ – to be showcased at IAA Transportation between 19-25 September – a unique market offering, and the role played by Voith Composites in developing it.

The Chinese manufacturer delivered 2 12.4m fuel-cell electric buses - powered by a 65kWh fuel cell propulsion system jointly developed by SinoHytec and Toyota - to Transit Systems of Brisbane.

Dr Gradu joins the fuel cell systems manufacturer from Velodyne Lidar - specialising in components for autonomous vehicles.

First Hydrogen Corp is a new player in the light commercial vehicle segment with ambitious plans for the European market. This month, T&BB spoke to Allan Rushforth, Chief Commercial Officer of First Hydrogen Automotive, about the company’s current and future strategy.

The Canadian manufacturer of fuel cell systems is moving into a facility located in Grays, near the Port of London and OEM customer Tevva, marking Loop Energy’s entry into the European industrial economy.

Iveco Bus has decided to use Hyundai’s latest hydrogen fuel cell engine for its HFC zero emission buses.

The ‘Zero Emission Mobility Innovation Fund’ is targeted at manufacturers who are based in or operating in Scotland and are conducting research and development into or trialling new zero-emission technologies.

The three Japanese firms will develop hydrogen fuel cell-powered light trucks for the mass market through their research joint venture Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies, established last year to “help address various challenges facing the transportation industry as well as contribute to the achievement of a carbon-neutral society.”