Hydrogen double deckers have rolled onto Aberdeen’s streets.
The fleet consists of five 60-seater buses, which emit nothing other than water and are forecast to save one kilogram of carbon dioxide with each kilometre they drive.
The buses, run by Scotland’s largest operator First Bus, build upon the city’s commitment to transition from oil and gas to green energy. as part of its 2045 net zero vision.
The new £8.3 million-project of 15 hydrogen buses has been funded by Aberdeen City Council, the Scottish Government and the European Union, with an investment of about £500,000 per vehicle.
Aberdeen City Council Co-Leader Councillor Jenny Laing said: “The buses have even more advanced technology which pushes established hydrogen boundaries and will greatly assist us in tackling air pollution in the city.”
World s first green hydrogen-powered buses take to streets of Scots city
Council bosses in Aberdeen have been trying to move away from the black gold towards more energy efficient alternatives like hydroge (Image: First Bus)
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World s first hydrogen double-decker buses launch in Aberdeen The world s first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses have hit the streets of Aberdeen today.
Passengers on the number 19 route from Peterculter to Tillydrone will be able to take a journey on the new zero-emissions vehicles.
It comes after the city piloted the scheme when a small number of buses took part in a test run last year.
City council co-leader Jenny Laing said: We are delighted to be launching the world s first hydrogen double decker bus fleet onto the streets of Aberdeen. Aberdeen is one of Europe s pioneering hydrogen cities and through the work of Aberdeen City Council, the city has developed a cluster of hydrogen activity and the new double decker buses are a great additions to one of the largest and most varied fleets of hydrogen vehicles in Europe.
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The First Bus depot at Cowie Road, Bannockburn (Image: Stirling Observer)
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Updated: January 27, 2021, 3:38 pm
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Aberdeen bus passengers will ride on the world’s first hydrogen-powered double deckers from tomorrow.
The new 60-seaters are hoped to tackle air pollution in Aberdeen, saving a kilogram (2.20lbs) of CO2 every kilometre (0.62 miles) they are driven.
They also run “virtually silently”, a council spokeswoman said, and take 10 minutes to refuel.
Each vehicle cost around £500,000, as part of a £8.3million city council project funded also by the European Union and Scottish Government.