London’s hydrogen-powered buses
Jan 11 – Hydrogen-powered buses have hit the road in London, cutting pollution and making for a smoother, quieter ride, transport officials say. Hydrogen and a fuel cell power electric motors and ultra-capacitors for power storage. Stuart McDill reports.
London’s hydrogen-powered buses
Gapfiller exercise
- This is the ……. of a ……. of hydrogen-powered buses ……. carrying passengers ……. the city’s busy ……. .
- “The ……. thing that passengers will notice, who travel ……. , is these buses are a ……. quieter and ……. than ……. conventional ……. bus”.
- Vehicles use a ……. fuel-cell system …….. hydrogen and ……. into electricity ……. using ultra-capacitors ……. of ……. to store power.
- The buses ……. at a hydrogen ……. in East London run ……. Air-products. The company is ……. building a waste-to-energy ……. to produce ……. hydrogen – a ……. step for ……. uptake of ……. system.
- “The ……. to ……. hydrogen is necessary to allow ……. to ……. that this hydrogen route is a ……. option for the future”.
- The hybrid drive-system ……. designed ……. San Diego-based ISE…The bus ……. uses ……. as a ……. and ……. only ……. is water!