Sheffield/Great Britain – A newly formed international consortium wants to develop 2 hydrogen-powered buses for Australia as part of a project called “H100OzBus”. The companies involved are ITM Power (Great Britain), Transit Systems, which has been part of the SeaLink Travel Group (Australia) since January, Ballard Power Systems (Canada), BOC Limited (Great Britain; part of the Linde Group) and Palisade Investment Partners (Australia).
In the first phase of the project, the companies want to focus on the infrastructure requirements for the use of fuel cell electric buses on public transport bus routes in ten hubs across Australia, which have already shown interest. In the second phase, the feasibility, scope and financing of the project are examined. ITM Power and BOC will provide the infrastructure for hydrogen production and refueling, Ballard Power Systems will provide the fuel cell system, Transit Systems will operate and maintain the vehicles and Palisade Investment Partners will assist in providing financing. The companies did not give a timetable.
The companies
ITM Power plc produces integrated hydrogen energy solutions for grid balancing, energy storage and the production of renewable hydrogen for transport, heat and chemicals. In October 2019, ITM Power founded a joint venture with Linde to focus on the supply of green hydrogen for large-scale industrial projects worldwide. Transit Systems is a subsidiary of SeaLink Travel Group Limited, Australia's largest land, maritime, tourism and public transport service provider with offices in London and Singapore. Ballard Power Systems produces fuel cells for, among other things, buses, trucks, cars, trains, ships, passenger cars, forklifts and drones. BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, supplies industrial gases and chemicals to the South Pacific region. Palisade Investment Partners is a financial services provider and fund manager providing institutional investors access to Australian infrastructure projects. Investment projects to date include Gold Coast Rapid Transit, Sydney Metro Northwest, Snowtown 2 Wind Farm, Ross River Solar Farm, Granville Harbor Wind Farm and Darwin, Alice Springs and Sunshine Coast airports.
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ITM wants to develop H2 buses for Australia together with other companies / © ITM Power
