Berlin, 13 Sep 2022 | H2 MOBILITY Germany plans to purchase regeneratively produced hydrogen (H2) from Hy2B Wasserstoff GmbH starting in 2024. The two companies announced their intention to supply green hydrogen from Lower Bavaria in the run-up to the ground-breaking ceremony for the megawatt electrolysis project on the site of the future hydrogen centre in Pfeffenhausen. The green hydrogen will be used to supply H2 MOBILITY hydrogen stations, primarily in Bavaria.
Demand for hydrogen at German filling stations is on the rise: In the last 12 months alone, the volume of hydrogen (H2) refuelled in Germany has doubled. The commercial vehicle sector in particular is growing significantly. However, for hydrogen to contribute to complete decarbonisation, it must be produced electrolytically from renewable energies – and green H2 is still a scarce commodity in Germany.
“Especially when local electrolysis plants are to be expanded, we enable their economically viable operation by being a reliable customer. Hydrogen mobility can make a decisive contribution to the realisation of regional electrolysis projects and the rapid expansion of electrolysis capacities in Germany, from which other customers will then benefit as well!” said Nikolas Iwan, Managing Director of H2 MOBILITY Germany on the occasion of the signing.
The Hy2B hydrogen production plant in Pfeffenhausen is part of the HyPerformer model region HyBayern funded by Germany’s Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV). In the years ahead, a hydrogen technology and user centre will be built on the site south of Schmatzhausener Straße on the municipal grounds of Pfeffenhausen market. Starting in the second half of 2023, the hydrogen electrolysis plant will produce green hydrogen with renewable electricity fed from a newly constructed free-standing photovoltaic plant and later also from wind turbines in the immediate vicinity.
The importance of such grid-serving electrolysis plants is currently increasing in the drastically intensified energy crisis, as a stable electricity grid is a prerequisite for accelerating the expansion of renewable energies.
Germany’s hydrogen filling station network
Currently, fuel-cell vehicle drivers can refuel cars, smaller commercial vehicles, and utility vehicles such as waste collectors at 700 bar at close to 100 public hydrogen filling stations in Germany. Nine more filling stations are in planning, under construction, or at the commissioning stage. 350-bar refuelling for buses and trucks is also possible at twelve stations, and another seven stations are in the process of implementing this offer. This makes Germany the leader among European countries.
H2 MOBILITY Germany is currently the leading provider in Europe with more than 90 hydrogen filling stations. The further expansion of the German hydrogen filling station infrastructure is demand-driven, including along the TEN-T corridors for commercial vehicles as well.
Contact details:
Sybille Riepe, H2 MOBILITY Germany, riepe@h2-mobility.de, 0170 587 03 17
For more information, please visit www.h2-mobility and https://h2.live/