And finally, hydrogen-electric driving is less dependent on certain rare materials. This often prevents the installation of own charging infrastructure, today an important condition for the switch to battery-electric driving. For example, when the electricity grid is congested or when charging is taking place in a higher-density urban context where apartment buildings are the main form of housing. In a number of circumstances, hydrogen-electric can play off its complementary role with battery-electric. And hydrogen will certainly have its place in this, alongside battery-electric driving.
But it is important to get as many people as possible on board for the transition to emission-free driving. For a majority of Belgians, this will eventually be feasible. We also sincerely believe that electric driving will become the norm. Raf Flebus, Business Unit Manager of DATS 24, emphasises that it is a positive story: “Hydrogen will play an essential role in industry, logistics processes and in transport activities. But also for passenger transport and mobility, as a complement to battery-electric driving. Both for industry and for transport and logistics applications. The importance and potential of hydrogen as a sustainable energy carrier is growing rapidly. Besides industrial and logistics applications, hydrogen also has a role to play in the decarbonisation of transport and mobility. With this opening DATS 24 emphasises its belief in hydrogen as a fuel for electric vehicles.Īfter all, hydrogen fuel cell station was made possible thanks to support from the EU’s H2Benelux programme.
When driving, only water vapor is produced and therefore no harmful emissions are emitted. Refueling is just as easy, quick and safe as with conventional vehicles that run on diesel or petrol.Īs a rule, a hydrogen car has a range of up to 700 kilometers – which is absolutely comparable to vehicles with a classic combustion engine. The practical test shows that one tank of fuel is enough for an average of 600 kilometers.DATA 24, Colruyt Group’s energy and fuel supplier, is opening its third H2 filling station at the Researchpark in Haasrode. In the end, the only by-product is water.
There, a chemical reaction involving the oxygen in the air and hydrogen creates electricitypowering Mirai. At the core of Mirai, hydrogen from the fuel tank and air entering from the intake grille meet in the Fuel Cell Stack. Pure water vapor is produced when driving.īackground: A hydrogen-powered car is an electric car that does not store electrical energy in batteries, but generates it itself using a fuel cell in the vehicle. This is because hydrogen reacts with oxygen in the fuel cell and thus generates electrical energy to drive the electric motor. Mirai generates power by combining hydrogen with oxygen from the outside air. These hydrogen experts see themselves as business innovators for renewable energies and produce hydrogen with sustainably produced electricity through their participation in Hydrospider AG directly at a Swiss river power plant in order to then deliver it to the filling stations via short transport routes. To this end, it works closely with H2 Energy AG. The name says it all: Hydrogen is produced electrolytically from water. It is important for Avia that only sustainably produced hydrogen is offered at the filling station in Rümlang. Patrick Staubli, Managing Director of Avia Vereinigung: “As a founding member of the H2 Mobility Switzerland association, the Avia Vereinigung is convinced that hydrogen will play a key role as an energy source for mobility in the future. With our member companies we are in the process of expanding the geographical network of hydrogen filling stations. Further projects are being planned, because green hydrogen is the way to independent and ecological electric mobility. With the increasing availability of green hydrogen at Swiss filling stations, hydrogen electromobility is becoming a real alternative for reducing CO 2 emissions in road traffic – and not only for commercial vehicles, but also for passenger transport. With the commissioning of the first commercial hydrogen filling station in the canton of Zurich, the Avia Association and its member company – Osterwalder Zürich AG – are setting an important example in this area. The hydrogen filling station is located on the LARAG AG site at Riedgrabenstrasse 26 in Rümlang and is a pioneering step in the field of electromobility for AVIA and Osterwalder Zürich AG. With the opening of the first hydrogen filling station in the canton of Zurich, the most important Swiss economic axis east-west will be further developed.
Hydrogen (H 2 ) is the future-oriented fuel for sustainable electric mobility with short refueling times and a long range. From now on, cars and commercial vehicles can obtain green hydrogen produced in Switzerland at the first commercial hydrogen filling station in the canton of Zurich.
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