ENTERPRISE DX
“ Sustainability is much more than CO 2
; it ’ s about natural resource consumption and biodiversity destruction ”
Dr TOM MASON CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER , BRAMBLE ENERGY
gas cylinder , and store about 7KW hours of energy in them . All manufacturing is handled through the supply chain ( currently using ZOT Engineering in Scotland ). UK & Ireland , and Europe will be the initial focus , and export opportunities are also targeted .
“ This will help us generate revenue , but the really exciting part of the business is liquid-cooled fuel cells ,” adds Mason . “ We ’ ve got a project with MAHLE Powertrain to demonstrate our first liquid-cooled stack in a vehicle – it ’ s a range extender for a small electric van – and we aim to launch that at an event in September .”
“ The reason for doing it is validation and changing the narrative – we ’ re no longer a university spin-out but a business with actual technology . Our mission is really about enabling net zero . I have a big problem with people who talk about sustainability and say that batteries are better than hydrogen – sustainability is much more than CO 2
; it ’ s about natural resource consumption and biodiversity destruction .”
He believes it is “ abundantly clear ” that hydrogen needs to be used extensively to meet net-zero targets . “ The larger the mass you ’ re moving , and longer the distance , the more likely you ’ re going to need hydrogen over battery electric .”
Mason refuels his hydrogen fuel car at the south London airport . “ It takes five minutes to charge , and I can do 300 miles . It ’ s exactly the same experience as petrol and diesel with zero emissions . There is plenty of activity with infrastructure – it will come . The grant funding in the UK is fantastic , but what ’ s important is we build commercial relationships .”
REA calls for clear policy frameworks The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology ( REA ) has called on the UK Government to produce a clear policy framework for the delivery of low-carbon hydrogen that attracts investment , accelerates deployment of the technology , and sets out ambitious
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