Praise for Parliament decision

Published: 05 September 2008  04:30 PM
Source: The Engineer Online

On Wednesday the European Parliament adopted a legislative report that proposes to lay down harmonised type-approval for hydrogen-powered vehicles for the first time and speed up the introduction of hydrogen cars, vans, trucks and buses on roads throughout Europe.

European Commission vice-president Günter Verheugen, who is responsible for enterprise and industry, said: ‘The agreement in the European Parliament is a big step forward in the introduction of hydrogen vehicles.

‘They have the potential to make Europe’s air cleaner and reduce its dependency on fossil fuels. Setting common standards will ensure high safety for citizens and will boost the competitiveness of European manufacturers. Now the EU Member Sates will have the final say and I hope for their support.’

ITM Power, an electrolyser and fuel cell company with a research and manufacturing facility in Sheffield, recently demonstrated how a conventional petrol-engined Ford Focus could be converted to run on hydrogen.

The firm’s major breakthrough has been the development of a hydrogen Home Refuelling Station that will allow home users to produce their own hydrogen fuel simply, overcoming the lack of a filling station infrastructure.

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