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09 January 2024

Joint statement from H2Accelerate senior decision-makers regarding the scale-up of hydrogen truck and infrastructure deployment in Europe

12 December 2023

H2Accelerate collaboration calls for stronger UK policy framework to support hydrogen trucks

10 October 2023

bp joins H2Accelerate collaboration to enable the scale up of low carbon hydrogen as a fuel for heavy duty vehicle sector

26 June 2023

Coherent, binding, and coordinated targets are needed across the hydrogen supply chain and heavy duty vehicles to enable deployment of hydrogen trucking in Europe

30 May 2023

Hydrogen trucking on the road to success with 150 fuel cell trucks and 29 hydrogen refueling stations for roll-out under the H2Accelerate collaboration

14 March 2023

The H2Accelerate collaboration announces acquisition of funding to enable deployment of 150 hydrogen trucks and 8 heavy-duty hydrogen refuelling stations

05 September 2022

Hydrogen trucking could be competitive with diesel as early as 2030, given the right policy support, according to a new whitepaper from the H2Accelerate collaboration

18 July 2022

The H2Accelerate collaboration publishes whitepaper demonstrating high customer interest for hydrogen trucks as the only zero emissions solution in certain applications

28 September 2021

Linde joins the H2Accelerate collaboration as a seventh member to accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen for trucking

24 August 2021

The H2Accelerate collaboration publishes second whitepaper on expectations for the development of the hydrogen trucking sector in Europe

19 July 2021

H2Accelerate announces the accession of TotalEnergies to the collaboration, and unveils whitepaper on the need for hydrogen trucking in Europe

15 December 2020

H2Accelerate – new collaboration for zero emission hydrogen trucking at mass-market scale

The H2Accelerate collaboration is publishing a series of whitepapers in support of the use of hydrogen in long haul trucking, starting with a paper on the ‘Need for hydrogen trucking in Europe’, published in June 2021.

This paper was published by the H2Accelerate Collaboration in July 2021 as the first in a series of whitepapers in support of the use of hydrogen in long-haul trucking.

The papers are available for download below.

UK Policy Paper This paper explores the existing UK policy framework supporting the roll-out of low-carbon hydrogen trucking and outlines policy recommendations that H2Accelerate members believe will help develop a UK hydrogen trucking industry. pdf

Policy Position Statement June 2023 A joint policy statement from the H2Accelerate collaboration on the need for cohesive European policy to facilitate the deployment of a pan-European hydrogen trucking system. pdf

Expectations for the first phase of the fuel cell truck and infrastructure deployment This paper outlines the truck and hydrogen refuelling station deployment plans of H2Accelerate members in the period up to 2027, while highlighting expected advancements in the other elements of the system, such as the hydrogen production and the supporting maintenance and service networks for the deployed vehicles. pdf

Analysis of cost of ownership and the policy support required to enable industrialisation of fuel cell trucks This paper seeks to articulate the likely evolution of the cost base for fuel cells trucks through time, and then uses this to define the policy support which will be required to underpin the transition to an economically viable fuel cell trucking system for Europe. pdf

Understanding and Meeting Customer Expectations for Hydrogen Trucking A whitepaper setting out the needs of truck end-users and logistics providers as these organisations look to decarbonise operations, focusing on the opportunities and challenges that hydrogen trucking brings. pdf

Position Paper on AFIR In this position paper, the H2Accelerate Collaboration reflects on the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR), and what is required to lift market barriers and support the needed market growth of hydrogen trucking. pdf

Expectations for the fuel cell truck market In order to meet end user needs, the fuel cell truck market will need to scale-up from the limited deployments seen today to a pan-European system capable of serving tens of thousands of trucks. pdf

The need for hydrogen trucking in Europe Hydrogen will play a key role in decarbonising energy systems, and is the only zero emissions fuel that is able to meet operator needs in certain heavy duty trucking applications. pdf

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The H2Accelerate collaboration is publishing a series of whitepapers in support of the use of hydrogen in long haul trucking, starting with a paper on the ‘Need for hydrogen trucking in Europe’, published in June 2021.