With the 2022 Winter Olympics heading to Beijing, China, hydrogen will play a significant role in ensuring a smooth operation of the event in addition to reducing its carbon emissions.

In this regard, hydrogen fuel cell buses orchestrated by the Beijing Public Transport Group, will ensure that 212 hydrogen fuel cell buses are in operation for the public to watch the sporting occasion, according to Xinhua News Agency.

Not only will these buses be used in the Yanqing competition area but will also be used in daily operation in the district to decarbonise the mobility sector.

This is not the only use of hydrogen at the Winter Olympics, in 2020 a contract had been announced with Air Liquide to supply hydrogen equipment and build a hydrogen refuelling station to serve fuel cell vehicles during the 2022 Games.

Cummins has also been trialling its hydrogen fuel cells in 74 buses operating on roads in Zhangjiakou, China, as the city prepares for the 2022 Winter Olympics.

With further projects looking to bolster the Chinese hydrogen economy, further use of hydrogen within the 2022 Winter Olympics is expected.

Not only will these buses be used in the Yanqing competition area but will also be used in daily operation in the district to decarbonise the mobility sector.