By KUCHING: Sarawak Energy’s pilot hydrogen production plant and refuelling station was taken offline after a contaminant liquid was discovered on site.
This caused hydrogen bus operations in the state to be put to a halt temporarily.
“A team of experts from Linde EOX Sdn Bhd, the technology partner and system integrator for the pilot project, was working closely with Sarawak Energy to address the issue which was detected during the plant’s performance test,” said Transport Minister Datuk Lee Kim Shin said in a statement.
“The performance test is a robust process that provides for checks to be conducted to ensure that matters detected are fixed during the warranty period, and also to resolve any teething issues which are not uncommon for research and development projects. The facility is still under warranty by Linde.
The Sarawak government had mooted the idea of using renewable energy buses as an initiative towards providing public transportation with cleaner emissions.
The trial run commenced in August with three hydrogen fuel-cell buses supplied by Foshan Feishi Automobile Manufacture Co Ltd, China.
News of the plant as a research and development project, was announced by Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg in November 2017 – The Narrator
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