Green hydrogen for Swindon's public access refuelling and multi vehicle use

A solar-powered hydrogen refuelling station in Swindon will fuel forklifts, delivery vans, and its own electricity supply in a single integrated system. The project tackles a practical gap: most hydrogen demonstration projects test one vehicle type or one use case. This one combines solar generation, hydrogen storage, a public refuelling station, material handling equipment (forklifts), converted vans, and a fuel cell that powers the station itself—all on a single former car-manufacturing site. The challenge is making the whole system work together under real-world schedules, not just in a lab. If successful, the project will produce a detailed cost and carbon-savings assessment for each application. That data could help fleet operators, local authorities, and logistics companies decide whether hydrogen makes financial and environmental sense for their own mixed-use operations. The work is applied—it tests commercial equipment in daily use, not fundamental science—so the immediate output is a business case, not a breakthrough.