Edmonton is pausing plans to build a hydrogen fuelling station in the south end of the city, saying the demand isn’t there right now.
In the fall 2023 municipal budget adjustment, there was a funding request for 40 new hydrogen fuel-cell buses. But, due to financial constraints, city council instead purchased 20 diesel buses.
That eliminated the demand for a hydrogen fuelling station announced in April 2023.
At that that time, the city had sent out a request for proposals on building the hydrogen fuelling station, in collaboration with the Alberta Motor Transport Association and Edmonton Region Hydrogen HUB partner Transition Accelerator.
The station was going to be at the Centennial Garage near Anthony Henday Drive and Rabbit Hill Road.
It was intended to supply fuel for the city’s now-cancelled hydrogen transit buses and the private transportation sector as it transitions to heavy-duty hydrogen vehicles.
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