Scottish Water deal for ITM
ENERGY storage and green fuel company ITM Power today announced that Scottish Water has signed an agreement to take part in Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of its transportable high pressure refuelling unit (HFuel).
The HFuel unit will be used to power two Revolve Technologies hydrogen Ford Transit vehicles for use in Scottish Water operations.
Scottish Water is the fourth largest water and waste water services provider in the UK and has a turnover of £1bn, making it one of Scotland’s top 20 businesses by turnover.
The group operates and maintains thousands of assets and has around five million customers in 2.4m households, meaning that it currently uses a fleet of 1,500 vehicles to service all areas of its business operations.
Joining HOST will enable Scottish Water to analyse the suitability of using hydrogen to decarbonise a sizeable fleet which travels the breadth of the country on a ‘return-to-base’ principle.
Graham Cooley, chief executive of Sheffield-based ITM, said: “We are delighted that Scottish Water has joined the HOST programme in order to appraise the potential of ITM’s energy storage: clean fuel technology, for decarbonising return to base logistics fleet vehicles.
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“We have been delighted with the support that HOST has attracted to date and we expect companies from other sectors to be joining the scheme in the near future.”
Ian Summers, of Scottish Water’s procurement and supply chain, said: “With five million customers the length and breadth of the country including some of the most remote and rural communities, it is vital that Scottish Water’s fleet of 1500 vehicles is as sustainable as possible going forward.
“Further to our recently announced green vehicle trials, we are pleased to support ITM Power in the development of its Transportable High Pressure Hydrogen Refuelling Station to demonstrate the proposition of de-carbonising vehicle fleets, using green hydrogen, derived from water and renewable energy, commodities of which Scotland has in plentiful supply.”
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