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Center Parcs Joins Hydrogen O
Center Parcs Joins Hydrogen O.
About this update from Itm Power Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 7426U ITM Power PLC 21 October 2010 \n \n\n21 October 2010 \n \n \nITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or \"the Company\")\n \nCenter Parcs Joins ITM Power's Hydrogen On Site Trials \n \nITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that Center Parcs has signed an agreement to participate in the Hydrogen On Site Trials (HOST) of ITM Power's transportable high pressure refueling unit (HFuel). The HFuel unit was built with support from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and was launched at the Company's AGM on 15 September 2010. \n \nCenter Parcs is the UK's leading short break holiday operator with four 400 acre holiday villages. The ITM Power HOST trial will from part of a wider project launched by Center Parcs to investigate its own energy usage and to research energy sourcing alternatives. \n \nCommenting for ITM Power, CEO Graham Cooley said: \"Center Parcs provides a perfect demonstration of return to base commercial fleet refuelling. We are delighted that an organisation like Center Parcs with such a strong commitment to environmental protection and air quality has joined HOST. Center Parcs are pioneering the leisure industry's early adoption of clean technology\" \n \nChris Brooks, Sustainability Manager, Center Parcs, added: \"Center Parcs is committed to seeking new ways of minimising its environmental impact. We are excited about being involved in this trial and the HOST scheme is just one of many initiatives we are considering as part of our ongoing sustainability strategy.\" \n \nAbout HOST \nHOST will begin in 2011, and comprises the operation and refuelling of two Revolve Technologies hydrogen Ford Transit vehicles, with hydrogen produced on site at the point of use, at sites operated by participating companies and in the Gateway to London development area. Center Parcs joins DHL Supply Chain, London Stansted Airport, The Forestry Commission, Scottish Water, SSE (Scottish & Southern Energy), Vestas Wind Systems AS, the Scottish Police Services Authority and local authorities Sheffield City Council and the London Borough of Camden who have already joined the programme.\n \nHOST provides each partner with a one week free trial of HFuel and the Revolve HICE transit vehicles, and an option to lease both...