Wrightbus To Build Eco Buses With New Funds

£12M Funding For Bus Maker To Produce Eco-friendly Buses

Wrightbus gets £12 million ($14.9 million) to make electric and fuel cell buses. They will be produced in Northern Ireland. The NextGenZEBs project replaces diesel buses. The factory is in County Antrim.

Wrightbus Funding For Eco-friendly Vehicles

It’s part of £77 million ($95.8 million) funding for zero-emission vehicle development. The funding is backed by the government and industry.

Wrightbus will collaborate with Queen's University Belfast and TransLink for the NextGenZEBs project. The project aims to provide multi-axel zero-emission vehciles to the market. The project will create and protect around 880 jobs.

Jo Bamford, the executive chairman of Wrightbus, stated that he had clear goals for the company when he became its leader. These goals include aiding the UK in achieving its net zero plans and supporting the country's economy.

Wrightbus Plans H2 Plant To Go Beyond EV And Fuel Cell Buses

In February 2023, Wrightbus shared that they're making a green hydrogen facility in Ballymena. This will make fuel for the hydrogen buses the business builds.

At first, the H2 production project will make adequate hydrogen for 300 buses. It can get bigger three times more as customers ask for more clean fuel.

Wrightbus provides electric and fuel cell buses to TransLink in Northern Ireland. They got an order to deliver 48 buses with zero emissions to London before 2023.

The UK backs seven projects with government and industry support. One of them is NextGenZEBs. ULEMCo, a Liverpool company, got funding for its HYER Power Project. The project aims to develop hydrogen vehicle technology for fire engines and ambulances. Hydrogen Fuel News reported on this news.

The NextGentZEBs and HYER Power projects got money from the Advanced Propulsion Centre Collaborative Research and Development programme. They want to make a total supply chain for no-pollution cars in the UK.

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