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A Coventry University research centre has won over £4m of new hydrogen testing projects for net zero propulsion systems.

The £50m Centre for Advanced Low-Carbon Propulsion Systems (C-ALPS) at Coventry University, a joint investment between Coventry University and global engineering consultancy FEV, is working with some of the world’s leading engine and vehicle manufacturers, electrification start-ups and UK and European research consortia to develop new solutions for e-mobility start-ups and zero-emission drive systems.

The success of this venture has been made possible thanks to the close collaboration, with £3 million jointly invested over the last two years in the creation of a state-of-art hydrogen research, development and testing facility.

This facility is now capable of evaluating prototypes and preproduction hydrogen propulsion systems for use in trucks, coaches, off-highway machinery, ships, and trains, not to mention light to medium-sized aircraft.

C-ALPS’ five world-class test beds have also been upgraded to provide an environment that can test output up to 650kW, with a new tie-up agreed with one of the UK’s leading hydrogen refuelling businesses, Element 2, to ensure the centre has the quantity of low carbon Fuel Cell grade (ISO 14687) hydrogen it needs to meet demand.

Simon Shepherd, Director of CALPS, commented: “The latest contracts take the total value of