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Hydrogen in road transport
The hydrogen refueling network in Sweden expands from Malmö to Stockholm and Gothenburg
Hydrogen’s way to the road Hydrogen has grown to be an attractive and, not to mention, important component in the transition to a more sustainable road transport system. Through EU-funded programs and private initiatives many national and international constellations have been formed, working mainly with the introduction to road transport. Lately a significant number of countries in Europe have presented “national implementation plans” for hydrogen. In addition many have also started to build networks of hydrogen refueling stations (HRS) in order to facilitate the roll out of the fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEV:s).
OEM:s are in an initial state of the roll out of their vehicles but are expected to ramp up their production gradually. In 2018, nine of the largest car manufacturers will have at least one FCEV model each on the market. In Sweden, component suppliers, industries, municipalities, consultancies, agencies, universities, institutes, etc. are active in the growing market. A scenario map regarding the HRS development in Europe by 2020 is seen in the picture to the left1. Hydrogen Like battery electric vehicles, fuel cell cars are zero emission vehicles. Only water vapor is discharged from the FCEV when driving. Due to the possibility of keeping the hydrogen production CO2 lean, FCEV:s could reach climate neutrality even on a system level. Their main strengths are that they fulfill important qualities such as driving range, short refueling time, and emission free during operation and high efficiency.
Europe hydrogen availability 2020 1 Dot = 1 HRS, circle = 2-5 HRS, green = coverage
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Hydrogen can be produced through different methods; however the most likely alternative in Sweden is through electrolysis using green electricity, or production from biogas or biomass. Some industries in Sweden also have excess streams of hydrogen as by product, which could supply several thousands of vehicles. Hydrogen
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Hydrogen in road transport can serve as energy storage and is a part of power to gas processes. Sweco services Sweco has a major role in the implementation and development of hydrogen as a vehicle fuel in Europe.
General production paths and end use possibilities of hydrogen
Climate driven market development
Sweco leads the EU TEN-T HIT-2-Corridors project which 1) produces implementation plans for hydrogen as transport fuel as input for policies in Finland, Poland, Belgium and Riga, 2) place hydrogen refueling stations in Stockholm and in Gothenburg and Voikoski (FI), and 3) includes strategic analyses on integration of hydrogen in European core road corridors [hit-2-corridors.eu].
The strong climate targets for 2050 and the national goal of a fossil free vehicle fleet in 2030 will be supported by the introduction of hydrogen as a fuel. Hydrogen is a complement to electricity charging for cars, buses, and light trucks where the functionality in pure electric vehicles are limited.
Contact
In a scenario for 2030 (figure below), the estimated value of the CO2-reductions per year will be equivalent to about 15 % of the total investment cost of the infrastructure.
Geert Schaap, Project Manager HIT-2-Corridors
[email protected], +46 (0)8 695 63 24
Dr. Cecilia Wallmark, Section Manager
[email protected], +46 (0)8 696 5003 Farzad Mohseni, Energy system expert
[email protected], +46 (0)8 695 58 28
The strong climate targets for 2050 and the national goal of a fossil free vehicle fleet in 2030 will be supported by the introduction of hydrogen as a fuel. HRS = hydrogen refueling station
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