Hydrogen and Sustainable transport Economy Accelerator (HSTEA)
July 8, 2026 Executive Director of Transport (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council websiteThis summary is generated by AI from the council’s published record and supporting documents. Check the full council record and source link before relying on it.
Summary
The Executive Director of Transport approved a change of scope for the Hydrogen and Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator (HSTEA) project from liquid hydrogen storage to battery emulator systems and reprofiled £649,348 of capital funding. This decision was made on 08/07/2026.
The Director of Place awarded £75,395.08 to Ove Arup & Partners Limited for programme management support for the Small Sites Aggregator Programme. This decision was made on 04/06/2026.
The Section 73 officer, Director of Finance, Investments and Commercial, accepted a grant award of £26,174,059 for the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas 2 (ZEBRA2) scheme and approved entering into a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department for Transport. This decision was made on 05/05/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved a change request for the Active Travel Capability Fund 2024 to extend the programme milestone delivery to September 2027 and amend the spend profile. This decision was made on 18/05/2026.
The West of England Combined Authority Committee approved the West of England Investment Plan 2026 and noted the publication of the West of England Investment Prospectus. This decision was made on 05/06/2026.
The Executive Director of Transport approved the West of England Future Bus Network and Active Travel Gap Analysis Studies Feasibility and Development Funding Application, awarding £33,000 for 2026/27. This decision was made on 05/06/2026.
The Head of Infrastructure Directorate Planning awarded a £50,000 + VAT contract to Atkins Realis to progress lessons learnt on the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). This decision was made on 06/07/2026.
The Audit Committee noted the Audit Committee Annual Report 2025/26. This was presented to the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority Committee on 05/06/2026.
Full council record
Decision
That the Executive Director of Transport:
1) Approves a change of scope from procurement and installation of Liquid Hydrogen (LH2) storage infrastructure to procurement and installation of two additional battery emulator systems.
2) Approves the reprofiling £649,348 of Future Transport Zones capital funding from FY 24/25 into FY 26/27 as shown below:
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27
Total
Total Match Funding
FTZ
FTZ
FTZ
FTZ
FTZ
FTZ
Current
£10,553
£339,447
£850,000
£1,200,000
£2,500,000
Proposed
£10,553
£339,447
£200,652
£649,348
£1,200,000
£2,500,000
Change (+/-)
-
-
-£649,348
+£649,348
-
-
Supporting Documents
Details
| Outcome | Recommendations Approved |
| Decision date | 8 Jul 2026 |