A new partnership aims to ensure alternative fuels are available to Tasmanian transport operators at a price point that’s competitive with diesel in the future.
The Tasmanian Transport Association (TTA) has this week announced a collaboration with Australian renewable hydrogen project developer Countrywide Hydrogen.
As the state’s peak body for freight transport, TTA is placing a strong focus on emissions reduction and resilience, including a priority to develop a long-term transition plan for the industry.
The Collaboration Agreement was signed on Wednesday August 28, at the TTA’s 2024 Tasmanian Transport Industry State Conference.
TTA chairman John de Bruyn explained, “We acknowledge the importance of an achievable freight industry response to the pressures of decarbonisation and recognise the specific and unique challenges for freight transport operations in meeting the broader emissions reduction agenda.
“This collaboration with Countrywide Hydrogen is part of our strategic objective to support our members to be engaged, well informed, and to help drive that agenda.
“TTA is the first Australian peak transport association to execute such an agreement complementing Tasmania being the first state to have a hydrogen highway.”
Countrywide Hydrogen managing director Geoff Drucker added that he was pleased to partner with the TTA to enable its emissions reduction ambitions at a reasonable cost.
“The economic case for hydrogen for heavy transport is very clear. Today, hydrogen-powered trucks deliver similar or better performance than diesel in terms of power output, torque, payload, refuelling time, range, and whole-of-life operating costs, but with no emissions,” Drucker said.
“Thanks to the support from the Tasmanian Government, hydrogen is set to be cheaper than diesel and plans are well underway for a network of hydrogen production and refuelling hubs in Tasmania to realise the transition from diesel to zero-emission hydrogen.”
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