Hydrogen and Sustainable transport Economy Accelerator (HSTEA)

July 8, 2026 Executive Director of Transport (Officer) Key decision Approved View on council website

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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

Item 20 - Audit Committee annual report 2025-26.pdf
Item 20A - Appendices Audit Committee Annual Report 2025-26.pdf
Item 14 - Established Mayoral Strategic Authority Status.pdf
Zero Emission Bus Regional Area ZEBRA2 Award Acceptance and Memorandum of Understanding.pdf
Active Travel Capability Fund 2024.pdf
Small Sites Aggregator - Project Mobilisation.pdf
Active Travel Capability Fund 2024.pdf
Zero Emission Bus Regional Area ZEBRA2 Award Acceptance and Memorandum of Understanding.pdf
Item 20 - Audit Committee annual report 2025-26.pdf
Item 12B - Appendix Investment Prospectus 2026.pdf
Item 20A - Appendices Audit Committee Annual Report 2025-26.pdf
Item 12 - Investment Plan.pdf
Item 12A - Appendix Investment Plan 2026.pdf
Item 12A - Appendix Investment Plan 2026.pdf
Item 12 - Investment Plan.pdf
Item 12B - Appendix Investment Prospectus 2026.pdf
Small Sites Aggregator - Project Mobilisation.pdf
Somer Valley Link Phase 1a.pdf
Item 22 - JC - Joint Committee Budget Outturn 25.26.pdf
Somer Valley Link Phase 1a.pdf
119 ODN CRSTS Lessons Learnt next steps June 2026.pdf
119 ODN CRSTS Lessons Learnt next steps June 2026.pdf
Future Bus Network and Active Travel Gap Analysis Studies Feasibility Development Application Form.pdf
Item 22 - JC - Joint Committee Budget Outturn 25.26.pdf
Item 14 - Established Mayoral Strategic Authority Status.pdf
Future Bus Network and Active Travel Gap Analysis Studies Feasibility Development Application Form.pdf
Item 11 - Forward Strategic Plan.pdf
Item 11 - Forward Strategic Plan.pdf
118 ODN Contract Award Data Transformation Commercialisation.pdf
118 ODN Contract Award Data Transformation Commercialisation.pdf
125 Hydrogen and Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator_July 2026_Executive Director of Transport.pdf
125 Hydrogen and Sustainable Transport Economy Accelerator_July 2026_Executive Director of Transport.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date8 Jul 2026