Solaris will deliver a total of 12 H₂-powered buses to its German customer REVG Kerpen in North Rhine-Westphalia. The sustainable bus manufacturer has already delivered the first two units to Kerpen, with the remaining vehicles set to be delivered in 2025.

Additionally, RWE and Westfalen Group announced they would develop a H₂ refueling station at the Emsland gas-fired power plant, serving customers in the Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia region.

Set to provide up to 500 kg/d of H₂ to tanks, passenger and utility vehicles from 2025, the station will source its green H₂ from RWE’s 14-MW electrolyzer in Lingen.

This shows a growing consensus that increased weight, limited driving range and longer recharging times make battery-electric vehicles unviable for commercial transport.

Contrastingly, H₂ fuel cells and potentially H₂ combustion engines are able to overcome these barriers. With industry-leading H₂ vehicle companies, such as H2X Global, in its portfolio, United H2 Limited is at the forefront of delivering on this growing demand.