H2 Mobility: Hydrogen filling station with BASF at the Frankenthal plant

H2 Mobility and BASF jointly open a hydrogen refueling station in Frankenthal, Rhineland-Palatinate. This was inaugurated in the presence of Sven Halldorn, head of the policy department at the Federal Ministry for Digital and Transport, as well as Nicolas Meyer, mayor of the city of Frankenthal.

Expanded H2 Offering

The filling station is located directly next to BASF's plant premises and will be publicly accessible from October 7, 2024, according to the statements. At the site, hydrogen trucks and buses can be refueled at 350 bar, while H2 cars and light commercial vehicles can be refueled at 700 bar.

With a daily capacity of around 800 kilograms, the station can supply up to 30 hydrogen trucks and buses, it is said. H2 Mobility Germany is responsible for the construction and operation of the station, and the chemical company BASF has partially invested in the 350-bar module.

"The hydrogen filling station we are supporting complements the already existing filling station network for heavy commercial vehicles and buses in the Rhine-Neckar region. This allows us to create the conditions for local companies to convert their fleets to hydrogen," said Federal Minister Dr. Volker Wissing.

As a site advantage, companies mention the proximity to the Ludwigshafen Nord interchange and the A6. By 2026, three more H2 Mobility stations of similar size and performance are planned to be established in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region – including in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen.

A station for various vehicle types

According to Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 Mobility Deutschland, the concept of a station usable for different vehicle types is intended to contribute to making the entire range of mobility sustainable, including commercial freight and passenger transport.

"A prerequisite for a cross-sector H2 economy is close cooperation between hydrogen producers, distribution companies, and consumers," said Dr. Tilmann Hezel, Senior Vice President Infrastructure at the BASF site in Ludwigshafen, and added, "With our involvement in the new station, but also with the construction of a water electrolyzer, we want to pave the way for our suppliers and transport companies as well as in regional mobility towards vehicles with fuel cell drives."