Toyota drives European H2 refueling via new partnerships

The manufacturer has teamed up with Hydrogen Refueling Solutions and ENGIE to develop a fast and cost-efficient hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.

Toyota Motor Europe has signed an agreement with Hydrogen Refueling Solutions (HRS) and ENGIE to roll out the next-generation of hydrogen refuelling systems. 

The new solution aims to be faster and more cost efficient, and will be piloted in an EU-funded RHeaDHy project, focused on accelerating infrastructure deployment. All companies plan to address one of the key challenges for expanding hydrogen supply infrastructure, the need for H2 dispensers that can refuel both light-duty and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles faster.

The new Twin Mid Flow Technology incorporates a higher-flow dual nozzle, allowing one hydrogen dispenser to refuel heavy-duty vehicles in less than 10 minutes and light-duty vehicles in less than 5 minutes.

“To contribute to the growth of hydrogen ecosystems, Toyota is already working with business partners who are innovating a wide range of zero carbon emission applications using our advanced fuel cell systems,” said Thiebault Paquet, Vice President R&D at Toyota Motor Europe.

This solution aims to significantly reduce installation costs of hydrogen refueling stations. In turn, this will accelerate their deployment in line with the target set out by European Union’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to deploy H2 refueling stations at every 200 km along the TEN-T networks by 2030.

Hydrogen Refueling Solutions and ENGIE will develop new-generation hydrogen refuelling stations compatible with this innovation, which will be tested in the RHeaDHy project as from the fourth quarter of 2025.