DISEMBER 2019
Introducing Hydrogen Fuel Technology Outside Kuching
KUCHING, Tues: People in other parts of Sarawak besides those in the State Capital will have the opportunity to have a closer look at hydrogen and fuel cell technology when six more hydrogen refuelling stations are built in other towns in the next few years.
"We will be building six more hydrogen refuelling stations to cater to the anticipated needs of the transportation sector. The stations will be located in Kuching (2), Sri Aman (1), Sibu (1), Bintulu (1) and Miri (1)," Chief Minister, Datuk Patinggi Abang Haji Zohari Tun Datuk Abang Haji Openg said today, here.
"South East Asia’s first Integrated Hydrogen Production Plant and Refuelling Station was commissioned in Kuching this year by Sarawak Energy working with Linde.
"It is a pilot research facility that is generating a greater understanding of how we can green the transportation sector," he said when delivering a keynote address at the inaugral Sarawak Renewable Energy Forum ( SAREF), here.
He told the audience the outcome of the research would guide Sarawak in its next steps on the application of hydrogen and fuel cells.
"Its success will benefit Sarawak by opening potential opportunities for export to global markets," he pointed out," he added.
He said as part of the research initiative on the viability of hydrogen as fuel of the future currently three hydrogen buses were undergoing trials on the road in the state capital.
Among those present was a global icon Tan Sri Michelle Yeoh, who was on hand in her capacity as a Goodwill Ambassador with the United Nations Development Programme.
Sumber dari : Sarawakku