Sizewell C workers could be taken to work by Wrightbus hydrogen buses for the entirety of the nuclear power station’s construction, if a new trial launched this week is successful.

Three hydrogen double-deck buses and one single-deck bus – the first hydrogen buses in Suffolk – have begun transporting Sizewell C workers as part of a pilot scheme to test operational performance of the innovative clean technology. Hydrogen fuel does not produce carbon emissions, so the buses would play a big part in helping to decarbonise the construction phase of Sizewell C and reduce workforce transport impacts on the local area.

The project has previously pledged to deliver 60% of its construction materials by rail and sea – to limit construction emissions and reduce the amount of construction traffic on local roads. The move could help kickstart the hydrogen economy in the region, provide opportunities for further hydrogen uptake, and accelerate transport decarbonisation in Suffolk.