Aberdeen trials world’s first hydrogen-powered double-decker buses

Operations director for First Aberdeen, Phillips (right) and councillor Bell pose alongside the world’s first hydrogen powered, zero-emission double-decker bus in Aberdeenshire, Scotland last month. Photo: AFP

The Scottish city of Aberdeen enjoyed a boom after the discovery of oil in the North Sea in the 1960s, propelling it to a central role in the industry.

Now it’s preparing to launch a fleet of the world’s first hydrogen- powered double-decker buses, as it tries to reduce air pollution and transform itself into a green economy.