3 Pictures illustrate China hydrogen buses and trucks. 2025 was a very bad year for Green Hydrogen in UK and Western Hemisphere. But a very good year in Asia and the Eastern Hemisphere, especially China which leads on cheap renewable energy, low cost green hydrogen and electric vehicles especially hydrogen fuel cell buses, trucks and cars. Approximately 50,000 Hydrogen electric vehicles are running in China now. UK has around 500.
In 2026, UK needs to move forward with local Wind/Solar/Hydrogen on large sites to beat the Grid and the Big Six utilities that are charging five times too much for energy.
UK has only 2 public hydrogen refuelling stations operating, at Heathrow and Birmingham. Smaller stations have been closed but new large stations not installed.
By 2030 we want many more, at least 30 Green Hydrogen Stations around Britain, despite the Government Green Energy Policy which essentially ignores hydrogen when compared with China.
A key problem in Westminster is that DESNZ and DfT do not work together to make UK future Green Hydrogen policy rational, as China has done so effectively. Hydrogen for UK transport could rise to 1 million tons each year, while hydrogen replacing natural gas for homes and buildings could be even more, once the government formulate a sensible plan. Industry will be less.
Consider 2 crazy policies coming out of Westminster:
1) Tax on 500 UK hydrogen cars is set to rise this year. Why? this cannot be economic. whereas 1million battery cars will make money for the Chancellor.
2) Battery cars are 50% green (maximum) whereas hydrogen vehicles have to be 100% green. This is a massive penalty which is killing the hydrogen vehicle market.
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Welcome to Hydrogen United in 2026. This year, the focus is on the new book
HYDROGEN ENERGY IS HERE [Amazon KDP, 2025]
Still, we need to educate citizens, reduce the climate emergency, clean city air for better health and improve our environment. Visitors are essential to promote and use Green Hydrogen in all walks of life Home, car, bus, train, work, electricity, heat and more. Especially, we need to move forward with local Wind/Solar/Hydrogen on large village sites. The Toyota car picture is my MIRAI which beats the Tesla X: Half the price; twice the miles ; refuelling takes 5 minutes.
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The hydrogen refuelling station shown in the picture has been closed in 2025 by Ryze Power. It was too small, but they have not inserted a bigger plant which Sheffield needs. There are now only 2 stations operating in Britain since Aberdeen shut down for refurbishing after 10 years running.
This is a tragic situation which needs attention from national and local governments. I am talking to TfWM in Birmingham to get more stations and more vehicles. TfWM failed in 2024 to install the 124 new hydrogen buses promised, losing £20M.
Teesside and Bradford are working on new stations and new buses but we need to compete with Germany, France, China and Japan. UK is rapidly falling behind.
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Cancellation of Hydrogen Bus Project in Birmingham.
In 2024, National Express West Midlands was planning to install 150 hydrogen buses. Problems of installing hydrogen stations could not be solved, consequently the project was cancelled in Spring of 2024. This means that other cities will be leading the charge in hydrogen bus services, for example Teesside, Bradford, Crawley and others.
New paper by Kevin Kendall (2024)
https://doi.org/10.18686/cest261
What is next for 2025?
Toyota Hydrogen Hilux Results
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The unique UK hydrogen Hilux will be discussed at the September conference in Birmingham @ Steamhouse.
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Hydrogen in Birmingham and West Midlands
1. We need hydrogen vehicles​
2. We need hydrogen shipped in
3. We need cooperation with Council and companies and citizens
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This is an E hydrogen truck that could clean up Birmingham air by replacing the 100,000 combustion vehicles that enter the city each day
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