Engineering firm Haskel is hoping to significantly ramp-up the testing of its hydrogen refuelling stations using its Sunderland base.
Market research commissioned by the specialist in high pressure liquid and gas transfer products points to growth in demand for hydrogen refuelling - seen as a cleaner alternative to petrol and diesel - in Asia Pacific where the market could be worth $1.5bn by 2029. Haskel, which is owned by US firm Ingersoll Rand, has ramped up North East recruitment over the past year - hiring 42 people to support increased capacity.
Plans to double manufacturing capacity involve Haskel's sites in Sunderland and in Rouen, France. The firm says it will scale up to produce 30 stations per year by 2024, an amount said to be unrivalled in the UK hydrogen refuelling station market.
