Air Liquide and Iveco Group reaffirm their commitment to hydrogen

This inauguration marks a step forward in the two companies’ commitment to the development of hydrogen mobility in Europe, in line with the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in December 2021. The MoU aims to advance hydrogen as a crucial enabler for the energy transition of the transport industry by leveraging Air Liquide’s expertise across the entire hydrogen value chain, and the know-how of IVECO, a manufacturer of vehicles powered by alternative fuels.

Guests at the inauguration that took place on 26 June 2023 had the opportunity to visit the large-capacity high-pressure station (1 tpd) supplied with low-carbon hydrogen via pipeline, and to see first-hand a prototype of an IVECO heavy-duty fuel cell truck. This transport solution for long haulage features a fast refuelling time at 700 bar pressure.

The Fos-sur-Mer station is part of the HyAMMED (Hydrogène à Aix-Marseille pour une Mobilité Ecologique et Durable) project supported by French funding. The new station is also part of H2Haul, the European project co-financed by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. A second high-capacity station (700 bar, 2 tpd) dedicated to heavy vehicles will be installed in Salon-de-Provence, France, to supply a potential fleet of 50 hydrogen IVECO trucks from 2025 in the framework of the R’HySE project.

Erwin Penfornis, Vice-President of Hydrogen Energy World Business Line, Air Liquide, said: “to encourage the widespread use of hydrogen, we must collectively create the conditions for the sector to flourish. It is imperative to develop a network of high-capacity stations dense enough to enable vehicle manufacturers and transport operators to embark on this transition. The HyAMMED project is part of this approach: it’s a decisive first step and the kick-off to a greater ambition that we share with our partner IVECO”. Gerrit Marx, CEO of Iveco Group affirmed: “today we showed that we have all capabilities, both the vehicles and the stations, to put a true hydrogen mobility ecosystem on the road: the strategy is becoming a reality”.

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