Over 50 gas stations in the H2 MOBILITY network by the end of 2024
Since 2021, the company has been investing in the expansion of existing filling stations and the construction of new H2 stations, where both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (700 bar) as well as heavy commercial vehicles (350 bar) can refuel. The goal of network development is to focus on two important future markets.
Filling Station Network Set to Grow – for Logistics and Public Transport
More than 100 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and buses, which are already in practical use for logistics and transport companies today, are refueled at H2 MOBILITY stations across Germany. The company's filling station network will continue to grow in the future to facilitate the transition to hydrogen for road-based freight and passenger transport. H2 MOBILITY has been focusing on converting suitable existing filling stations for more than three years.
“We are retrofitting existing filling stations across Germany for use by trucks and buses where local conditions allow. This enables us to expand the capacity and enhance the relevance of existing sites that were originally designed for cars. This year alone, an additional 18 350-bar filling points have been installed at existing facilities, including locations in Hamburg, Heidelberg-Kirchheim, Dresden, and Berg bei Hof,” said Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY.
For the conversion of existing locations, the existing dispensers are supplemented with a 350-bar filling nozzle. In some cases, hydrogen storage capacities are also expanded. So far, 32 H2 MOBILITY locations have been successfully retrofitted for refueling trucks and buses. By the end of December, the H2 MOBILITY station network will offer 53 350-bar filling points.
Network Development with New Generation of Service Stations for Trucks & Buses
In addition to existing service stations, H2 MOBILITY is also focusing on building new, larger stations. In the next six months, three new locations with 350- and 700-bar refueling options will open in Frankenthal (Rhineland-Palatinate), Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg), and Düsseldorf (North Rhine-Westphalia).
In April 2024, a new generation service station already opened in Heidelberg. The new generation of service stations features more pumps (350 and 700 bar), larger hydrogen quantities provided through a trailer system, and significantly more powerful technology, some of which was specially developed for and by H2 MOBILITY.
“We have been operating and building public hydrogen fueling stations since 2015 and today offer the largest network in Europe with over 400,000 successfully completed refuelings,” says Fronzke. “The expertise we have gained in the development and operation of hydrogen fueling stations is now being applied as broadly as possible to advance the traffic revolution for logistics and public transport.”
Mobility Must Be Climate-Neutral by 2045 Despite Power Grid Limitations
To achieve the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Climate Agreement, mobility must be climate-neutral by 2045 despite the limitations of the power grid. Hydrogen offers power-grid-independent storage and transportability, short refueling times, and stable ranges of around 500 km regardless of outside temperature.
“To achieve the transformation in transport, it is essential to exploit the potential of hydrogen,” says Frank Fronzke.
Leader in Europe: H2 MOBILITY Station Network
Currently, fuel cell vehicles can refuel at around 80 public H2 MOBILITY hydrogen stations in Germany with 700 bar, including passenger cars and smaller commercial vehicles such as waste collectors.
Four more stations are in planning, construction, or commissioning. At 32 stations, refueling with 350 bar for buses and trucks is possible. Further expansion is demand-oriented, including along the TEN-T corridors. Additional refueling options for 350 bar are being implemented.
About H2 MOBILITY
The company is a pioneer in Germany for developing a public hydrogen refueling station network and Europe's largest operator of public hydrogen stations. Business areas include technical development, financing, planning, construction, marketing, and operation of the stations.
H2 MOBILITY was founded in 2015 as a project company with the task of establishing a comprehensive basic network for hydrogen refueling stations for cars. The characteristics of the first generation of stations were storage capacities of max. 200 kilograms and a 700-bar pump on conventional gas station areas.
In 2022, the project company transformed into a long-term, economically oriented enterprise with the goal of contributing to the energy transition in transportation through a high-performance hydrogen refueling network. In a financing round, H2 MOBILITY raised 110 million euros in capital for network development. Since then, the largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for developing the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set the goal of fully converting to green hydrogen by 2028.
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