New hydrogen fuelling station opened in Florida

Members of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Progress Energy Florida and the US Department of Energy (DoE) joined Ford and BP officials at the opening of a new hydrogen fuelling station in Oviedo, Florida.

The new station, the second to be opened in the state in the last six months, is part of the Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project, a joint initiative between Ford and the DoE.

It will be used by six hydrogen-powered Ford Focus fuel vehicles loaned to the state of Florida - part of a 30-strong Ford Focus fuel cell demonstration fleet being tested in the US, Canada and Germany.

"This opening represents another step forward for hydrogen as an alternative fuel," said Sheral Arbuckle with Ford Motor Company's research and advanced engineering department.

"We have made much progress in hydrogen propulsion over the past 15 years and we are pleased that our Energy Partner, BP, continues to support this project with the much needed infrastructure to fuel our vehicle fleet. This is another major milestone in this joint government and industry initiative."

Florida's first hydrogen station was opened in Orlando in May.


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