Enterprise to test ITM power unit
UTILITIES maintenance firm Enterprise has signed a deal to take part in trials of the hydrogen refuelling unit developed by ITM Power.
Enterprise is just the latest in a string of companies signing up to the “Hydrogen On Site Trials” of the unit, known as HFuel, as Sheffield-based ITM develops new clean power technology.
ITM Power chief executive Graham Cooley said: “We welcome Enterprise to the growing number of diverse high profile logistics organisations already participating in HOST trials.
“Enterprise is a major provider of front line services to the public and utility sectors, and their assessment of our energy storage, clean fuel technology, using renewable energy for promoting clean air and decarbonising fleet operations, will provide ITM Power with invaluable data.”
Enterprise employs more than 13,000 people working from over 150 locations across the country using a fleet of 8,000 vehicles.
David Pattinson, innovation manager at Enterprise, said: “We are constantly seeking ways to provide innovative and pragmatic solutions to our customers, and ITM Power’s hydrogen trials will provide us with the unique opportunity to assess the energy storage: clean fuel proposition from the perspective of the driver, the fleet manager and as a company to help us deliver services with zero carbon emissions and improve air quality as part of our business.”
The HOST programme will begin next year.
