Automotive manufacturer Toyota, industrial gas company Air Liquide and bus manufacturer Caetano Bus have teamed up to create an integrated ecosystem for hydrogen supply. Basically the combination of hydrogen-related facilities in a geographical region for mutual benefit.
The companies signed a Memorandum of Understanding in May this year, aiming to work together on joint projects exploring infrastructure development and vehicle needs.
They hope to expand the whole value chain of hydrogen mobility across Europe and for both light and heavy-duty vehicles.
All three companies have differing expertise in the hydrogen field and hope that by working together they can contribute to new hydrogen ecosystems.
A spokesperson from Toyota says, “Toyota’s role is to bring hydrogen applications into the ecosystem and, by working together with our partners, we want to accelerate and intensify the use of hydrogen as a carbon neutral solution for mobility.”
“As a key solution to reduce CO2 emissions of the mobility sector, low-carbon hydrogen is a crucial enabler of the energy transition.’ Air Liquide spokesperson added, “This partnership illustrates the capacity of the industry to bring concrete solutions to the fight against climate change.”
Finally, a spokesperson for Caetano Bus says, “We are aware of the responsibility of the mobility sector in this mission and our goal as a bus manufacturer is to continuously develop new hydrogen buses, to reduce the carbon footprint in the cities. If we can do it in partnership, to create a full ecosystem, all the better, because energy transitions are only effective with true alignment between companies, countries and policies.”
