Norwegian hydrogen solutions provider Hexagon Purus said on Monday it has secured a €2.4 million order from Egypt’s Manufacturing Commercial Vehicles (MCV) to deliver hydrogen storage systems for use in fuel cell buses destined for the European market.
The order, the first placed by MCV with Hexagon Purus, includes hydrogen tanks to be produced at the supplier’s facility in Kassel, Germany. Deliveries are scheduled to begin later this year, the companies said in a joint statement.
MCV, which previously announced a supply agreement with Ballard Power Systems for fuel cell modules in March, is ramping up its production of hydrogen-powered buses as part of broader efforts to decarbonise public transport fleets in Europe. The upcoming vehicles will combine Ballard’s fuel cells with Hexagon Purus’s hydrogen storage systems, though further details on deployment locations or project partners were not disclosed.
“We continue experiencing strong commercial momentum for hydrogen transit bus as more bus manufacturers introduce fuel-cell electric bus offerings to support decarbonization of public transportation across several core markets,” said Michael Kleschinski, Executive Vice President for Hydrogen Mobility and Infrastructure at Hexagon Purus. “We are very excited to receive this first order from MCV and are looking forward to support their efforts in rolling out their hydrogen offering in Europe.”
MCV is best known in Europe for its collaboration with Volvo and, in the zero-emission space, for the C127 EV electric city bus. The new hydrogen-powered models mark the company’s expansion into fuel cell mobility solutions aimed at meeting EU emissions targets.
