Element 2 plans hydrogen network in south-west

UK hydrogen refuelling business Element 2 has launched a part­nership with Tower Group to pro­vide hydrogen for road transport in south-west England. The part­nership connects Tower Group’s locally produced green hydrogen with the infrastructure required to supply fuel to hydrogen-powered trucks and haulage vehicles.

Tower Group is establishing hy­drogen hubs in three key locations in Devon and Cornwall as part of plans to establish a new hydro­gen ecosystem in the south-west. The hydrogen hubs will have the capacity for long-term energy stor­age and Element 2 will provide end-to-end systems for offtakes of Tower Group-produced hydrogen as part of the agreement.

Element 2 will supply its mobile refuelling solutions in the regions, as well as building permanent refuelling stations to provide hy­drogen-powered trucks with a net­work of refuelling stations along key haulage routes in Devon and Cornwall. Tower Group’s hydrogen hub plans include sites along crit­ical M5 motorway and A30 trunk roads connecting the south-west with London.

Dr Andrew Hagan, chief devel­opment officer, Element 2, com­mented: “By working in partner­ship with Tower Group and other forward-thinking organisations in the UK hydrogen economy, togeth­er we will enable the decarboni­sation of heavy goods transport across the country and deliver a greener future. This agreement is a significant step towards this shared goal in the south-west of England.”