Leanne Griffiths never would’ve conceived of running a hydrogen refuelling service station in her wildest dreams. The general manager at Red Bus Services, based in New South Wales’s Bateau Bay, may struggle to believe it, but she is now helping run Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling service for buses and coaches.
It all started in 2019, when Griffiths first began discussions with the local Newcastle University about a collaboration on a hydrogen service project. In early 2020, the operator began the process of registering to build the service station. In August that year it submitted its expression of interest to the New South Wales government and waited.
The request follows a long line of