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Canada’s green energy superpower: renewable hydrogen
By Josipa Petrunić March 7, 2022
A smart way to reduce transportation emissions is to electrify the system with battery and hydrogen electric vehicles simultaneously.
The price differential in green hydrogen over diesel makes it difficult for transit agencies to invest in zero-emission technology despite wanting to do so, writes Josipa Petrunić. Photograph courtesy of Pixabay
According to the Canadian Urban Transit Research and Innovation Consortium (CUTRIC), a current total of 2,350 zero-emission buses (ZEBs) have been promised, procured, or deployed in Canada as part of the federal government’s commitment to roll out 5,000 ZEBs over five years. Not all will result in actual bus purchases, but many will. Problematically, there are zero hydrogen fuel cell electric buses on Canadian roads to date.
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