H2 MOBILITY and BASF forge ahead with construction of hydrogen refuelling station.
H2 MOBILITY Deutschland and BASF are jointly investing in the construction of an H2 refuelling station in Frankenthal. With the delivery of important core components, a milestone has been reached on the way to completing the plant. In the presence of Frankenthal’s Lord Mayor Dr Nicolas Meyer, the project partners have now presented the construction progress of the new H2 refuelling station in Frankenthal. Commissioning is planned for the fourth quarter of 2024.
A public hydrogen refuelling station is being built next to the BASF site in Frankenthal. In future, cars and light commercial vehicles (700 bar) as well as trucks and buses (350 bar) will be able to refuel here. The centrepiece of the refuelling station is the compressor and two medium and high-pressure storage tanks, which were delivered this week. Until the planned opening at the end of 2024, the technical components of the facility will be prepared for public use in a commissioning process lasting several months, including refuelling tests.
Dr Nicolas Meyer, Lord Mayor of Frankenthal, said:
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The construction of the hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is an important milestone in the mobility and climate transition for our city.
” I am delighted that this project will also make the hydrogen refuelling station available to the citizens of Frankenthal and the surrounding area. This hydrogen refuelling station is also an essential pin on the logistics map for our business location,’
High-capacity H2 refuelling station in Rhineland-Palatinate
A daily capacity of 700 to 800 kilograms of hydrogen is planned for the first expansion stage, which corresponds to more than 30 trucks or buses. H2 MOBILITY, the builder and operator of the refuelling station, plans to double the capacity in a second expansion phase by 2027.
Martin Jüngel, Managing Director and CFO of H2 MOBILITY Deutschland, said:
Demand for heavy goods transport will also increase significantly in this region. That’s why we are building new sites like the one in Frankenthal a lot bigger than a few years ago.
“In future, up to three vehicles will be able to refuel here at the same time, including buses and trucks at 350 bar and light commercial vehicles and cars at 700 bar. We are delighted that a state-of-the-art, high-performance refuelling station of this size will soon be in operation in Rhineland-Palatinate,’
BASF will invest proportionately in the planned 350-bar module as part of the project. The company’s aim is to help initiate a cross-sector hydrogen economy in the region.
Tilmann Hezel, Senior Vice President Infrastructure at BASF’s Ludwigshafen site, said:
CO2-free hydrogen is an integral part of our energy transformation at the Ludwigshafen site.
‘At the same time, hydrogen and a sufficient H2 infrastructure are fundamental for a shift towards alternative drive systems. We want to utilise this intersection: With projects such as the H2 refuelling station, but also the water electrolyser currently under construction, we want to support regional mobility as well as our suppliers and transport companies at the site in switching to vehicles with fuel cell drives.’
Thanks to its location on the A6 motorway via the Ludwigshafen Nord junction, the refuelling station is strategically located and easily accessible for logistics traffic in Rhineland-Palatinate and the transnational region. The refuelling station also provides important redundancy for the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region, where three more H2 MOBILITY refuelling stations of a similar size and capacity will be built by 2026.
Dr Doris Wittneben, Head of Future Fields and Innovation at Metropolregion Rhein-Neckar GmbH:
We are delighted that the hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal is another important milestone in the hydrogen ecosystem in the Rhine-Neckar region.
“The Frankenthal hydrogen refuelling station is part of the H2Rivers project, which the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region is coordinating as part of the German government’s HYLAND funding framework. From the production of climate-friendly hydrogen using renewable energies, to a new refuelling station infrastructure, to the use of fuel cell technology in public and municipal vehicles, the market maturity of hydrogen as an energy source will be demonstrated.’
H2Rivers: Rhine-Neckar hydrogen demonstration project
The H2Rivers project is paving the way for the nationwide market entry of emission-free hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in the mobility sector in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and the central Neckar region. The development of the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region as a hydrogen region is being funded by the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure with €20 million in investment grants as part of the National Innovation Programme for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technology (NIP2). The hydrogen refuelling station in Frankenthal will receive €1,288,000 in funding for its part. The funding guideline is coordinated by NOW GmbH and implemented by Project Management Jülich (PtJ).
Pioneer in Europe: H2 MOBILITY station network
Cars and small commercial vehicles, including industrial trucks and waste collectors, can currently refuel with 700 bar at over 80 public H2 MOBILITY hydrogen refuelling stations. Four more 700-bar refuelling stations are currently being planned, built or commissioned. Refuelling at 350 bar is possible for trucks and buses at 27 stations. 15 further refuelling options for 350 bar are currently being implemented. The network is being developed along the TEN-T corridors, among others, and is always demand-orientated.
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H2 MOBILITY and BASF forge ahead with construction of hydrogen refuelling station. source
