includes £11.2 million to develop and manufacture low-cost hydrogen fuel cell technology for buses and create a hydrogen centre of excellence in Northern Ireland and £14.6 million to develop a zero emission, hydrogen-fuelled engine to help decarbonise heavy goods vehicles in Darlington.


The UK’s first ‘Hydrogen Transport Hub’ will open in Tees Valley, focused on research and development, real-world testing and demonstrations. Another hydrogen hub is planned for Holyhead in Wales to pilot the creation of hydrogen from renewable energy and its use as a zero-emission fuel in HGVs.


OEMs are also investing in hydrogen. Engineers at JCB in Derbyshire have developed a hydrogen motor for heavy machinery, targeting the end of 2022 for the first machines to be available for sale to customers. In a press release.


Chairman Lord Bamford said: “We are investing in


hydrogen as we don’t see electric being the all-round solution, particularly not for our industry because it can only be used to power smaller machines. It does mean we will carry on making engines, but they will be super-efficient, affordable, high-tech hydrogen motors with zero CO2


emissions, which can be brought to market quickly using our existing supply base.”


Whatever solutions the industry develops, lubricants manufacturers will be watching closely, ready to develop the products required to keep engines functioning properly.


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This means you can be assured that the engine oils used in your customers’ vehicles can meet the claims being made.


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