Fuel Cell Systems Ltd (FCS), a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen refuelling systems, has signed a new agreement with HyHAUL Mobility Ltd, part of the Protium group, to supply the UK's largest high-pressure hydrogen refuelling system for heavy goods vehicles. The agreement will support the deployment of a commercially funded refuelling station capable of serving up to 30 heavy goods vehicles a day at both 350 and 700 bar.
The agreement will see the creation of a high-capacity refuelling hub capable of handling 30 heavy goods vehicles per day, located at one of Protium’s existing green hydrogen production and distribution sites. This co-located design will give fleet operators the reliable, high-availability refuelling they need to run zero-emission trucks on intensive commercial duty cycles, and the confidence to deploy fuel cell HGVs at scale – ultimately supporting the decarbonisation of freight across the UK.
Christopher Jackson, CEO and Founder of Protium, said: “HyHAUL set out to prove that green hydrogen trucking works on real routes, and that ambition has not changed. What has changed is how we get there. This agreement puts a serious piece of refuelling capability into the UK market and does it alongside the assets we already own and operate. We continue to see and hear from customers that hydrogen mobility solutions remain an important part of their plans for achieving net zero and as the largest high-pressure refueller in the UK, we believe this asset will be key to enabling the development of the ecosystem further.”
FCS will design, manufacture, test and deliver one complete high-capacity hydrogen refuelling system, comprising a HyFleet refueller and its associated hydrogen storage, gas panels and tube trailer interfaces. The system will dispense at both 350 bar and 700 bar, and can deliver up to 1450 kg of hydrogen to a single fleet in 24 hours. Hydrogen storage will be configured into four banks and use automatic bank selection to sustain high-throughput, back-to-back fuelling for heavy-duty vehicles.
Tom Chicken, CEO of Fuel Cell Systems, commented: This is the kind of high-capacity infrastructure the UK's hydrogen HGV sector needs if fleet operators are going to move from trials to daily operations with confidence. By combining a secure supply and fast refuelling, we're demonstrating what's possible with a system designed around real commercial demands. Today we're deploying the largest high-pressure hydrogen refueller in the UK – in the near future, we hope to see many more like it.
HyHAUL Mobility and FCS first contracted in July 2025 to deliver refuelling infrastructure for the HyHAUL programme. The initial focus was on four refuelling stations for the M4 corridor, and was supported by public funding through Innovate UK’s Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) programme. Following a change to the public funding available, HyHAUL and FCS agreed a revised scope, funded fully on commercial terms.