Aberdeen City Council has awarded Ulemco a contract to convert 35 utility vehicles to run on hydrogen dual fuel. Once completed, this will be the largest H2 fleet in the UK. The partnership follows Ulemco’s successful supply of heavy-duty vehicles to the council over a year ago.
The new contract has been expanded to include further refuse collection vehicles, road sweepers, tippers, and tractors. Ulemco estimates that the fleet conversion will save up to 40% of CO2 emissions across the whole fleet.
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The company expects the conversion to create significant demand for the growing Hydrogen Hub in the region, which will support the council’s commitment to delivering a thriving hydrogen economy and creating highly skilled jobs in the area. Heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractors and tippers, are particularly effective targets for hydrogen conversion, as are refuse vehicles and sweepers, which do not currently have much of a zero-emissions market share.
“We’re delighted to announce our first fleetwide conversion contract with Aberdeen City Council, where, over the next 18 months, we shall be enabling 35 vehicles to run on hydrogen dual fuel, with more in planning,” says Amanda Lyne, Managing Director of Ulemco. “The Council’s investment in our ‘here and now’ solution will help build significant demand for hydrogen, which in turn creates base load demand for scaled investment for infrastructure suppliers to provide more refuelling etc.”
