TIL Logistics signs hydrogen transport deal with Hiringa Energy
TIL Logistics CEO Alan Pearson
New Zealand freight and logistics company TIL Logistics Group Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New Plymouth-based Hiringa Energy Limited to develop hydrogen fuel cell technology transport solutions in New Zealand.
The project has the potential to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions from TIL‘s national fleet of 900 trucks, 310 forklifts
The project will proceed in three phases.
The first phase, from now until mid-2019, will develop business cases for pilot projects and identify the key metrics for commercial scaling. This phase will leverage the $950,000 funding
Phase 2 will pilot hydrogen fuel cell solutions for TIL‘s operations, with a target for first vehicle trials in 2020.
In Phase 3, the rollout of hydrogen fuel cells to power TIL‘s vehicle fleet will be
TIL Logistics CEO Alan Pearson said the MoU
“While there
“Hydrogen technology offers a zero emission fuel solution. There‘s no combustion and the only emission is water
“This underscores the work TIL is doing as a member of the Climate Leaders Coalition to reduce our carbon emissions and lighten our environmental footprint.”
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“We have experienced first-hand the operations of hydrogen fuel cell vehicle fleets already in use in transportation systems overseas. New Zealand with its existing infrastructure, industry and renewable energy potential is very well suited to implementing this technology. It is envisioned that hydrogen fuel cell heavy transport will ultimately deliver a lower total cost of ownership than the incumbent diesel technology, yet without the emissions.”