NORTH London will benefit from cleaner air with the opening of the country’s first supermarket hosted hydrogen station.
Take a bow Sainsbury’s Hendon supermarket store which now has a hydrogen refuelling station featuring a SmartFuel dispenser.
The role of hydrogen in cleaner air
- Zero CO2 tailpipe emissions, improves air quality and combats climate change
- Drivers benefit from a quieter and more comfortable driving experience due to the quiet operation and smooth acceleration of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles
- Refuelling taking less than three minutes
- Hydrogen powered vehicles offering a similar range and speed as conventional vehicles.
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Business Minister Matthew Hancock said: “Hydrogen cars present us with a huge potential economic opportunity and can bolster our internationally renowned automotive industry. We want to make the UK one of the best places in the world to design, manufacture and sell ultra-low emission vehicles but we need the right infrastructure in place.
“Hydrogen refuelling stations are a step towards a cleaner future.”
Avishai Moor, Sainsbury’s Head of Fuel said: “We’re always looking at ways to offer our customers the latest technology when it comes to fuelling, and hydrogen vehicles are both environmentally friendly and efficient. We’re thrilled to be the first supermarket in the UK to bring this new technology to our customers.”
The 700-bar SmartFuel station at Sainsbury’s Hendon is being delivered as part of an important vital project aimed at creating the UK’s first hydrogen transport system. The London Hydrogen Network Expansion (LHNE) project, backed by UK government, is co-funded by Innovate UK. The Sainsbury’s Hendon hydrogen fuelling station is owned and operated by Air Products.
What is a hydrogen car like to drive?
Read our review of the Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell