Pure Hydrogen has teamed up with a rubbish collecting company to create Australia’s first hydrogen-fueled garbage truck.
JJ’s Waste & Recycling and PH2 signed a binding term contract under which JJ’s Waste & Recycling would provide it with a Hydrogen Fuel Cell Side-Lift RCV truck to trial in South East Queensland at the end of this year.
If the experiment is successful, Pure Hydrogen says it will be able to incorporate more hydrogen-fueled vehicles into JJ’s 2000-truck fleet, reducing the company’s carbon impact.
In addition, through its refueling service, PH2 will distribute Emerald Hydrogen created from Waste-to-Hydrogen (waste avoided landfill).
Owen Burton, JJ’s Waste National Fleet Manager, stated that the business thought it was “critical to assist in the development of these [hydrogen fuel cell] technologies.”
“We want to be able to offer our council clients the latest in environmentally friendly vehicle options while maintaining optimal safety and dependability for our drivers and the general public,” Mr Burton added.
Given recent rises in the price and volatility of diesel, PH2 believes that powering huge commercial trucks with economical hydrogen would be a “game-changer” for the trucking sector.
“We think this is the beginning of a new era for big commercial vehicles in Australia,” Pure Hydrogen Managing Director Scott Brown said.
“It will also lessen our dependency on imported fuel by substituting Australian-made hydrogen.”
