Wrightbus secures £50m funding boost for hydrogen-powered bus exports

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Wrightbus secures £50m funding boost for hydrogen-powered bus exports

UK Export Finance confirms funding to help manufacturer of world's first hydrogen-powered, zero-carbon double decker buses scale up export plans

UK Export Finance is to support hydrogen-fuelled bus manufacturer Wrightbus with £50m in financing in a major boost to the Northern Ireland-based firm's export expansion plans. The company intends...

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