BAM welcomes hydrogen JCB loadall after site trial

Colin Evison, BAM’s innovation technical lead, said: “We’re starting to explore the use of hydrogen as an alternative fuel. It was important to get the hydrogen fuel machine on a real construction site. We’ve seen it in test environments, and we know that technically it does work, but putting it to the test on a real site makes a real difference.

“We’ve noticed no difference in the way the machine operates. We have to refuel the machine in a different way, but it’s a simple and straightforward process.”

Maggie Hall, BAM’s environmental sustainability manager, added: “Sustainability is one of our firm’s core values and we have set ambitious net-zero targets. One of those targets is to halve our Scope 3 emissions, compared to our 2019 levels.

“Scope 3 emissions are the ones that we can influence, but we can’t directly control. A significant part of our Scope 3 emissions is associated with our supply chain, so it’s crucial that we work with the supply chain to reduce emissions.”