Indonesia to launch pilot project on hydrogen-fueled vehicles
Indonesia’s directorate general of New Renewable Energy and Energy Conservation has announced a plan of hydrogen use trials for the operation of buses, trucks, and other heavy-duty vehicles.
A hydrogen production plant. Photo courtesy of Vietnam News Agency.
Eniya Listiani Dewi, the head of the directorate general, said that in addition to vehicles running on biofuels and electricity, hydrogen-powered ones will play a crucial role in the future of environmentally friendly transport.
The country’s national hydrogen strategy specifies the enhancement of low-carbon hydrogen use in transport until 2060. Accordingly, the proportion of buses using clean fuel will be on the rise, with 20% of the total buses expected to switch to hydrogen energy by 2060, necessitating a hydrogen volume increase nationwide.
In the railway sector, the state-owned railway company KAI also aims to replace diesel locomotives with hydrogen- or battery-powered systems.
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