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Special bus makes its mark at Lister Park to highlight Turner Prize exhibition

  • Branded bus is third from First Bus to support Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture
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First Bus net zero York depot shows environmental impact one year on

  • Improvements to air quality at city centre junction
  • 5,000 tonnes C02e saved by fleet operations
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First Bus supports UK electricity network with its largest battery storage site

  • First Bus’ largest battery storage facility begins operating next month in Hampshire, with work starting on another site in Aberdeen by the end of this year.
  • The innovative units will store excess electricity and distribute power back into the UK’s electricity network at peak times as well as charging electric buses.
  • FirstGroup announces lead investment in Palmer Energy Technology (‘PETL’) to bring the latest, innovative battery storage units to its First Bus sites. Other investors are Barclays and the University of Oxford.