Taranaki celebrates hydrogen plans with Hiringa

In News1 MinutesBy NZ Trucking magazineOctober 1, 2021

The roll out of a hydrogen refuelling network and the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks and buses are part of the latest achievements announced by Venture Taranaki.

The Taranaki H2 Roadmap update details progress and changes that have occurred since the roadmap’s original release in March 2019.

The roadmap discussed the role hydrogen could play in New Zealand’s transition to a net-zero economy by 2050 and highlighted the role Taranaki could adopt in this space, including a series of Taranaki-based projects that could lay the groundwork for the nationwide development of the hydrogen sector.

Achievements include work on the roll out of a hydrogen refuelling network and the introduction of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle trucks and buses to New Zealand by local Hydrogen experts, Hiringa.

“When the H2 Roadmap was developed, the type of projects that could be envisaged in Taranaki included the use of hydrogen to power heavy transport or underpin industry such as the production of new greener products and services, and was seen as quite futuristic, almost far-fetched,” said Justine Gilliland, Venture Taranaki chief executive.

“Yet, in a relatively short period of time, much has already been achieved. This is a real credit to the ambition of our entrepreneurial Taranaki enterprises described in the update we’ve just released.”