Transporters come to test the first hydrogen truck on the Albi circuit, France.
A hundred carriers, major brands such as Michelin, are present in Albi. Companies that met at the Albi circuit to test a hydrogen truck during two days of testing.
This is a first in France and is part of the Occitanie Region’s project to be a pioneer in hydrogen. A project that relies on the know-how of Albi, which has been working for years on hydrogen issues within the circuit (including SAFRA, which builds buses and now hydrogen coaches).
Real industrial revolution
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Hydrogen is concrete now. And it will go very quickly promises Stéphane Ranoux of the association France-Hydrogen.
Stéphane Ranoux.
“There is a real industrial revolution happening in France, in Albi.
“You have to imagine that two or three years ago, a hydrogen truck was a dream. We had bikes three years ago and we were wondering how to go further. And so today the truck.”
And obviously everyone wanted to test the beautiful red truck that has circled the Albi circuit dozens of times a truck developed in the Netherlands by André Lagendijk of HYzon. “A hydrogen truck exists. Carriers can “sniff” it, touch it here. It’s not for the future. It exists in real life.”
Geraud Pellat de Villedon represents Michelin for this essay. Michelin for whom, tomorrow, the transport of tires will probably go through hydrogen trucks.
“There are a lot of carriers here. Michelin firmly believes in it as one of the solutions to decarbonize logistics. And that’s why we’ve been investing in hydrogen for 20 years.”
These days of tests, it is obviously a way for the mayor of Albi to “legitimize” the circuit of Albi, to make it economically indispensable. Thanks for staying up to date with Hydrogen Central. Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil reiterates her attachment to this equipment while it is still attacked by residents who believe that it makes too much noise.
Stéphanie Guiraud-Chaumeil
The Albi circuit is part of our heritage and at the same time part of our future for its potential for innovations.
“Three years ago we rode here with a hydrogen bike and today we are here with a truck with enormous capacities. We were in projects and here we go to the concrete. Around this infrastructure, we will develop a certain number of tests and trials and therefore economic development.”
And on the Albi circuit, the city will build a mobility center. A space where hydrogen tests or approvals can take place for carriers.
Highlight:
- A first in France. Carriers and shippers are gathered at the Albi circuit to test a hydrogen truck. Tests that could accelerate the use of hydrogen in freight transport.
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Transporters come to test the first hydrogen truck on the Albi circuit, September 23, 2021
