Ch1pbutty
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I worked briefly on safeguarding land for hydrogen filling stations in the City of Westminster. Members were concerned that petrol filling stations were being lost for redevelopment, and ordered some horizon scanning for future fuels. Hydrogen buses had emerged (the RV1 into Covent Garden is hydrogen powered) and TfL explained how difficult/expensive it was to run that fleet, not least because the subterranean tanks of explosive hydrogen needed to be enormous.
TFL run alot of buses on Argent Biofuel:
One third of London's buses to run on waste fats and oils
Press releases and news articles from Transport for London
tfl.gov.uk
Shell, bio-bean and Coffee-Drinkers Collaborate to Help Power London’s Buses
Shell and bio-bean announce that together they are helping to power some of London’s buses using a biofuel made partly from waste coffee grounds. The
www.businesswire.com