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Yesterday saw the first Budget delivered by a Labour Chancellor since March 2010. But what did the Budget say about hydrogen and the wider clean energy sector?

With speculation running high around tax reform and fiscal balance in the lead-up to the UK’s latest budget, the Chancellor’s ambitions for clean energy have emerged as a focal point – especially regarding hydrogen.

A project named Waste2Race at the University of Warwick, led by students and engineers at the WMG department, is developing a hydrogen-powered car fuelled by sewage.

Surrey’s roads are about to get a lot cleaner – and a lot quieter – as Surrey County Council rolls out 34 new hydrogen-powered buses this month.

Under the previous government, the ban on petrol and diesel cars was moved back to 2035. The government plans to reverse this delay, as set out in Labour’s manifesto and automotive sector plan.

The once-powerful Chapelcross Nuclear Plant is embarking on a new chapter producing hydrogen.

Driving Hydrogen had the absolute pleasure of chatting with Chris Fisher – Lead Manufacturing Engineer for Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK’s hydrogen Hilux prototype.

JCB chairman Lord Bamford has urged the ‘powers that be’ to introduce the infrastructure so that hydrogen can be more easily accessible for heavy duty machines.

Balfour Beatty has taken a pioneering step in decarbonising its existing heavy machinery by retrofitting vehicles with a hybrid hydrogen system.

Rental and leasing expert Toby Poston says “government support is needed” if hydrogen is to become a “commercially-viable option for road transport”.

Hydrogen ‘could soon be challenging’ diesel for the lead in the provision of fuel for the HGV market, according to Dr David Telford.

Hydrogen Vehicle Systems (HVS) has joined forces with Guangzhou Hybot Technology Co., Ltd. to push the boundaries of hydrogen fuel cell technology in commercial vehicles.

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Jaguar Land Rover’s Sustainability Manager Jon Tongue says ‘diversity is key’ to the motor industry weaning itself off a reliance on fossil fuels – and feels hydrogen has an important role to play.

Meld Energy, a pioneering green hydrogen developer, has secured approval to construct the UK’s largest green hydrogen production facility in Hull.

Jaguar Land Rover’s Jon Tongue says the company is ‘keeping one eye’ on the hydrogen industry, with the aim to ‘be as nimble and agile as possible if and when the market shifts’.

Rowan Atkinson applauded Toyota’s European-built hydrogen-powered TOYOTA GAZOO Racing Europe Yaris H2 concept after test driving it at the 2024 Goodwood Festival of Speed.

In a significant move towards a greener future, the Labour Party – led by Sir Keir Starmer – has announced a substantial £500m ($638m) investment in green hydrogen.