H2 Mobility to reach 50 stations for trucks and buses by 2024
Published on: Sep 3, 2024
The German energy company has shifted its focus to 350 bar stations for heavy commercial vehicles.
Buses and trucks will be able to refuel at 350 bar at more than 50 locations in the H2 MOBILITY station network by the end of 2024. The German energy company has been building and expanding new H2 stations since 2021 for light and heavy commercial vehicles at 700 and 350 bar.
More than 100 hydrogen-powered fuel cell trucks and buses, which are already in practical use for logistics and transport companies, refuel at H2 MOBILITY stations throughout Germany.
“We are retrofitting existing refuelling stations throughout Germany for use by trucks and buses where local conditions allow. This enables us to expand the capacity of existing sites that were originally designed for cars and increase their relevance. This year alone, 18 additional 350-bar dispensing points have already been installed at existing facilities, including in Hamburg, Heidelberg-Kirchheim, Dresden and Berg bei Hof, for example,” says Frank Fronzke, Managing Director and COO of H2 MOBILITY.
So far, 32 H2 MOBILITY locations have been successfully converted for refuelling trucks and buses. By the end of December, the H2 MOBILITY station network will offer 53 350-bar refuelling points.
“We have been operating and building public hydrogen refuelling stations since 2015 and now offer the largest network in Europe with over 400,000 successful refuellings. The expertise we have gained in the development and operation of hydrogen refuelling stations is now being used as widely as possible to advance the transformation in transport, including logistics and public transport,” says Fronzke.
In a 2022 financing round, H2 MOBILITY was able to raise €110 million in capital for network development. Since then, the largest investor has been Hy24, an international fund manager for the development of the global hydrogen economy. H2 MOBILITY Deutschland has set itself the goal of converting completely to green hydrogen by 2028.
