UK switch to hydrogen vehicles would need thousands more wind turbines

By Adam Vaughan

Switching to hydrogen trucks, buses and cars in the UK would require about 2000 more wind turbines around the country’s coast than if battery-powered vehicles were prioritised, a new analysis suggests.

Battery electric vehicles are already the leading technology for shifting away from fossil fuel cars in the UK, with a record-breaking 108,000 sold last year.

Yet there is still a debate over how best to decarbonise heavy duty vehicles, with hydrogen mooted as the answer by some firms. This week, the UK government provided millions of pounds of funding …