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| Hydrogen fuel station is unveiled | Hydrogen fuel station is unveiled |
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| A hydrogen gas fuelling station is being unveiled at the University of Birmingham. | A hydrogen gas fuelling station is being unveiled at the University of Birmingham. |
| Researchers said the new station was part of a project to see if the gas would be a viable alternative to petrol and diesel in the future. | Researchers said the new station was part of a project to see if the gas would be a viable alternative to petrol and diesel in the future. |
| Engineers will be examining how well five hydrogen-powered vehicles compare with the university's own fleet of petrol, diesel and electric vehicles. | Engineers will be examining how well five hydrogen-powered vehicles compare with the university's own fleet of petrol, diesel and electric vehicles. |
| The new fuelling station will be able to power up to six vehicles a day. | The new fuelling station will be able to power up to six vehicles a day. |
| A previous hydrogen fuelling station set up in east London to power buses is no longer running. | A previous hydrogen fuelling station set up in east London to power buses is no longer running. |
| It had been intended to be a short-term project, and was not re-commissioned afterwards. | It had been intended to be a short-term project, and was not re-commissioned afterwards. |
| Professor Kevin Kendall, of the university's chemical engineering department, said: "We are delighted to be the home of England's only hydrogen gas filling station. | Professor Kevin Kendall, of the university's chemical engineering department, said: "We are delighted to be the home of England's only hydrogen gas filling station. |
| "It is absolutely necessary that we have the means to refuel our fleet of hydrogen powered cars so that we can carry out our research project into the feasibility of hydrogen in a transport context." | "It is absolutely necessary that we have the means to refuel our fleet of hydrogen powered cars so that we can carry out our research project into the feasibility of hydrogen in a transport context." |
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| The country's first hydrogen filling station in operation | The country's first hydrogen filling station in operation |