Gov’t approves eight hydrogen fuel trial projects

These will help power electric vehicles.

The Environment & Ecology Bureau (EEB) said its Inter-departmental Working Group on Using Hydrogen as Fuel has granted agreement-in-principle (AIP) to eight trial projects on hydrogen fuel technology.

According to authorities, one of the projects that secured approval was jointly submitted by International New Energy Industry Alliance, Wing Tat Cargo & Trading (HK), H2 Powertrains and Ontime International Logistics (HK) Co, involving 10 hydrogen fuel cell (HFC) goods vehicles for cross-boundary transport.

Wilson Logistics also bagged the AIP to try out two HFC goods vehicles for cross-boundary transport, as well as Kam Wai Tourist Bus (HK) Company to try out two HFC coaches for local passenger services.

AIP was also given to China Travel Tours Transportation Services HK, Allenbus Automotive Technology Co and REFIRE Hong Kong to test out two HFC coaches for cross-boundary passenger services, and Affluent Coach Services Company to test out two HFC coaches for local passenger services.

The sixth application approved was from Hong Kong & China Gas Company (HKCGC) and CIMC Enric Hong Kong, involving the provision of electricity with hydrogen power generation equipment for charging electric vehicles at a North Point commercial building.

AIP was also given to HKCGC and the Housing Society for extracting hydrogen from the existing town gas network at a Shau Kei Wan construction site to generate electricity for charging electric vehicles and providing electricity for the site office.

The last project approved was by HKCGC and the Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation, which will extract hydrogen from the existing town gas network at the Science Park to generate electricity for charging electric vehicles.

So far, AIP has been given to a total of 26 applications of hydrogen energy trial projects.