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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 3578U ITM Power PLC 14 October 2010 \n \n\n14 October 2010\n \n ITM Power plc\n(\"ITM Power\" or \"the Company\")\n \nScottish Police Services Authority Joins HOST\n \nITM Power (AIM: ITM), the energy storage and clean fuel company, is pleased to announce that the Scottish Police Services Authority (\"SPSA\") has signed an agreement to participate in the Hydrogen On Site Trials (\"HOST\") of ITM Power's transportable high pressure refuelling unit (\"HFuel\"). The HFuel unit was built with support from the Technology Strategy Board (TSB) and launched at the Company's AGM on 15th September 2010. \n \nThe Scottish Police Services Authority provides expert policing and support services to Scotland's eight police forces and criminal justice community. Its key functions are to maintain and manage national information systems, forensic services, ICT, and training through the Scottish Police College at Kincardine in Fife. In addition, the SPSA maintains the specialist frontline officers and intelligence staff for the Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency (SCDEA).\n \nThe SPSA manages a fleet of 350 vehicles across its business areas. To assist in the HOST programme, SPSA intends to trial the hydrogen-fuelled vehicles to support facilities management at the Scottish Police College. \n \nCommenting for ITM Power, CEO Graham Cooley said: \"The emergency services support sector manages significant fleets of vehicles and constitutes an important early adoption market. The signing of this agreement marks our entry into this important sector, and the involvement of SPSA allows us to evaluate our proposition to store renewable energy as a clean fuel for decarbonising return to base fleet vehicles.\" \n \nBilly Andrew, Fleet Manager, SPSA, added: \"As an organisation we are fully committed to reducing our impact on the environment and to incorporating more sustainable processes into the way we deliver our services to Scottish policing. We are pleased to support this trial next year, and will be interested in reviewing the outcomes of the programme as a considered option for reducing the organisation's carbon emissions.\" \n \nAbout HOST\nHOST will begin in 2011, and comprises the operation and ref...