Kerala's first hydrogen-fuelled bus to be rolled out

IN a major step towards promoting sustainable transportation solutions, the first hydrogen-fuelled bus will soon be rolled out in the state, thanks to the collaborative initiative of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL), the world's first fully solar powered airport.

- KRISHNA KUMAR K E @ Kochi

A prototype of the bus, which uses green hydrogen, dubbed as the 'future fuel', was displayed at the Global Hydrogen & Renewable Energy Summit held in Kochi on March 12 and 13. The state's first green hydrogen plant and fuelling station is already under construction near the airport in Nedumbassery.

"CIAL plans to deploy the bus as soon as the plant is commissioned. Currently, 70% of the work is over. A few more pieces of equipment need to be installed. We expect the facility to be ready in a month or two," a BPCL official told TNIE.