Jet H2 Energy, a joint venture between H2 Energy Europe and Phillips 66, is set to build its first ten hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany and Denmark. These stations will supply gaseous green hydrogen at 350 and 700 bar for cars, light and heavy commercial vehicles, and buses.
This announcement is part of the company’s plan to build a total of 250 public hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany, Austria, and Denmark. Initial orders for the components for the fueling stations have already been placed, and construction has begun. The stations should go into operation by spring 2024 at the latest.
Jet H2 Energy has not specified the ten locations of the stations in its announcement, but some will be the expansion of existing conventional Jet fueling stations, while most will be newly built. The technology for the ten planned refuelling stations will come from Maximator Hydrogen, a German manufacturer that produces its hydrogen refuelling systems in Nordhausen. The company has signed a framework agreement with Maximator Hydrogen, but the details are not known.
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The fact that Jet H2 Energy emphasizes that the refuelling stations will be designed for both 350 and 700 bar is interesting. The much more robust and less expensive 350-bar technology is most common in heavy-duty commercial vehicles, while the more expensive 700-bar system with higher energy density is installed in fuel cell passenger cars, where space for cylindrical pressure tanks is limited. However, since 700-bar technology is more expensive and maintenance-intensive in refuelling stations and most sales come from heavy-duty 350-bar vehicles, other operators focus primarily on 350-bar stations.
Olaf Borbor, CEO of Jet H2 Energy, expressed his pleasure in reaching the next major milestone in the development of hydrogen ecosystems in Germany, Denmark, and Austria. He also praised the partnership with Maximator Hydrogen for allowing them to grow quickly and efficiently for the next few years.
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As Maximator Hydrogen works with Bosch Rexroth for the compression of hydrogen in the refuelling stations, the agreement between the two companies provides for the technology to be made available for 4,000 hydrogen filling stations by 2030. The partners now have a customer for at least ten of them.
The development of hydrogen refuelling stations is a critical step towards achieving a greener future, and Jet H2 Energy’s plan to build 250 public hydrogen refuelling stations in Germany, Austria, and Denmark is a significant contribution to this goal. With the construction of these stations, the use of hydrogen-powered vehicles will become more accessible and convenient, ultimately leading to a cleaner and more sustainable transportation system.
