ULEMCo

ULEMCo Ltd is the world’s first hydrogen commercial vehicle conversion company, enabling fleet and commercial vehicle owners to access zero emission hydrogen fuel, as part of their strategies to reduce transport related carbon emissions.

ULEMCo is based in Liverpool, UK, and was founded in 2014 to commercialise its unique capability in hydrogen technology to convert commercial vehicles, and specialist utility vehicles like refuse trucks, gritter and sweepers, to run on hydrogen. This is achieved using the company’s technology for hydrogen dual fuel, or applying know-how and experience to developing zero emission engine vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell integration.

There are nearly half a million heavy duty trucks on the road in the UK alone; all of them needing to be decarbonised by 2050.  Battery electric technology is just not practical for most of these vehicles due to power demands and duty cycle, whereas hydrogen with its fast refuelling and higher energy density is a better option. Using hydrogen instead of conventional fuels enables commercial fleets to benefit from a reduced carbon footprint, while still having the full range capability of standard diesel vehicles.

Alongside various partners, ULEMCo already supports a fleet of vehicles across a range of hydrogen hubs in the UK, and is rapidly extending its capability to provide ‘fleetwide conversion to hydrogen’ across the globe.