Archives: Hydrogen Fueling Stations

At the CEATEC JAPAN 2014 exhibition, a new mockup of a Honda smart hydrogen fueling station has been unveiled. A couple of the key features of this smart hydrogen station (SHS) are that it electrolyzes water to create H2 and it creates high pressure output without using a compressor. According to Auto Car Pro, “The • Read More »

In Vienna, Austria the Linde Group has opened the world’s first small-series production facility for building hydrogen fueling stations. Now that Hyundai has built the first assembly line produced fuel cell vehicle in Japan with others to follow, it makes sense that hydrogen fueling stations should also be built with economies of scale in mind. • Read More »

Who would have thought that the use of ultra-conservative and overly restrictive fire codes was holding back the building of the hydrogen refueling infrastructure in California? Researchers at the Sandia National Laboratories discovered that by going with science-based, risk-informed fire codes aligned with the U. S. Department of Energy, that hydrogen pumps can be installed • Read More »

Houston-based startup company HydrogeNXT is proposing a next generation hydrogen fueling station plus smartphone app that will work together efficiently to fuel up any fuel cell car. According to the press release, “HydrogeNXT‘s fueling solution relies on a patented, app-based reservation system that allows hydrogen customers to locate nearby stations, see how much fuel is • Read More »

In Berlin, Germany a Green Hydrogen Hub (H2BER) has just opened at the airport. At this fueling station, the hydrogen is produced using water, electrolysis, solar and wind power. According to McPhy.com, “H2BER’s operating principle is based on applying hydrogen as an energy source produced using wind power and solar energy. The electricity required for • Read More »

Washington State University (WSU) students recently won a hydrogen fueling station design contest. The challenge was to create an H2 fueling station that was low cost to build and maintain, portable and could be used in real world conditions right now. According to WSU News, “The competition called for students to create a fueling station • Read More »

The California Energy Commission has awarded $46.6 million in funding to several companies in order to build 28 new hydrogen fueling stations. Currently in California there are 9 existing H2 stations and 17 in development. The 28 new stations will be in addition to these 26 other stations. Last year, the California legislature allocated $20 • Read More »

FirstElement Fuel has received $27.6 million in grants from the California Energy Commission so that they can operate at least 19 new hydrogen fueling stations in the Golden State. Toyota has also committed to allocating $7.2 million to FirstElement Fuel for the same reason. According to Bloomberg, “’This is really the first step in creating • Read More »

By 2015, 50 hydrogen fueling stations have been confirmed for Germany for both the metropolitan areas and major roadways. Compare this to California which right now, has 9 public hydrogen fueling stations open and 19 in development. In addition, California intends to have 100 hydrogen fueling stations open by 2023. But, Germany has clearly taken • Read More »

The SAE International Fuel Cell Taskforce has come out with two technical standards (SAE J2602 and SAE J2799) that will help to standardize hydrogen fueling stations across the globe. The new standards will affect stations that dispense compressed hydrogen gas at 5,000 psi and 10,000 psi. According to the SAE press release, “SAE J2601 defines • Read More »