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Refuelling using the Nano small-scale hydrogen fuel station
HYDROGEN TRANSITION
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How the rapidly growing global demand for hydrogen refuelling infrastructure is supporting the move to net zero
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hen produced via renewable energy sources, hydrogen fuel can be considered
a good candidate to contribute to the decarbonisation of the mobility sector. The main advantages of fuel cell electric vehicles include the zero emission of CO2 and pollutants, as well as the higher efficiency of fuel cells compared with internal combustion engines (ICEs). Hydrogen can be used in both
ICE and fuel cell vehicles directly as an energy source, where the fuel cell uses the chemical energy of hydrogen to cleanly and efficiently produce electricity. There are various mobility applications where hydrogen fuel makes sense, such as fuel cell-
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powered industrial trucks that operate indoors, trains where electrification is not possible, potential energy providers for aircraft, on-board power supply for shipping vessels, public transport buses, and fuel cell hydrogen trucks in the heavy-duty vehicle segment. While hydrogen fuel is not a new
concept, to advance the adoption of hydrogen-fuelled vehicles attention is now shifting towards developing the necessary refuelling infrastructure to support this transition.
HOW DOES HYDROGEN REFUELLING WORK? Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles can be refuelled quickly and efficiently at a hydrogen refuelling station, in a
process comparable to traditional refuelling methods such as petrol or diesel. One company leading the development of such refuelling stations is UK-based Haskel, which has been innovating compression, storage and dispensing technologies for hydrogen for decades. In recent years, the firm has focused on developing standardised hydrogen refuelling stations, of which it shipped 12 last year. “Fuelling these vehicles in a safe
manner is our foremost priority, as is how we can do this in line with the transition to net zero,” says Jake Martin, International Hydrogen Business Development Leader at Haskel. “We shipped 12 of our big hydrogen refuelling stations last year,
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