Welcome to Microcab : University of Birmingham Project

university of birmingham project
Mark this date down in your diaries: 17 April 2008; England's first ever hydrogen pump was successfully launched.

The event was officially opened by University of Birmingham Vice Chancellor, Professor Michael Sterling, and was attended by 100+ visitors.

The BBC spent the whole day covering the event, along with Central and Channel 4 news, and millions watched the opening live on lunchtime TV.

microcab fleet launched
The University's fleet of five hydrogen vehicles made their first group appearance on campus on Tuesday 8 July 2008. Have a look at them in action.

They were also featured on Sky News in two parts: Part 1 ; Part 2

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HFCCAT funding

The trials at Birmingham are part funded by DECC under their Hydrogen Fuel Cell and Carbon Abatement Technology Demonstration Programme.

The programme runs for two and a half years at the University of Birmingham.

Involved with Microcab are:

University of Birmingham
Coventry University
RDM Coventry
Delta Motorsport
Westfield Sportscars
Potenza Group
Tempus Developments