HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen

HW Richardson green hydrogen punt gains oxygen
One of 10 HW Richardson trucks moving into the dual-fuel system. (Image: HWR)
Brent Melville
There's a lot riding on what will be the first green hydrogen production and refuelling station in the South Island. That’s as the country’s largest private transport operator, HW Richardson (HWR), targets getting its pilot hydrogen station in Gore, Southland, on line by September.Its aspirations, almost two years in the making, took a step forward with the arrival of a 1.1-megawatt (MW) hydrogen electrolyser and storage unit in Christchurch in mid-April.The electrolyser – the first of two shipped over by South Yorksh...

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