Angstrom Advanced: hydrogen cars gaining momentum

As an important infrastructure for the downstream application and development of the hydrogen energy industry, hydrogen refuelling stations are the focus of the construction and layout of various countries. As of the end of 2020, a total of 553 hydrogen refuelling stations have been put into operation worldwide, and 107 new hydrogen refuelling stations have been put into operation throughout the year. From the perspective of regional distribution, Asia and Europe are the most active regions for the construction of hydrogen refuelling stations in the world. As of the end of 2020, Asia has the largest number of hydrogen refuelling stations, with a total of 275 hydrogen refuelling stations, accounting for 50% of the world's total; followed by Europe, with 200 hydrogen refuelling stations, accounting for 36%; North America has only 75 hydrogen refuelling stations, accounting for 14 %. At present, there are generally two types of hydrogen refuelling stations in the world, large public hydrogen refuelling stations and small self-made hydrogen refuelling stations.

Small hydrogen refuelling stations are suitable for customers with urgent hydrogen refuelling needs or small hydrogen demand. This type of hydrogen refuelling station is easy to maintain and install, has high safety, and is convenient for users. The CUBE series all-in-one hydrogen refueller, developed by the Angstrom Group, only requires water and electric connection for hydrogen refuelling at either 35 MPa or 70 MPa, making it safe, convenient, and reliable.

Large-scale hydrogen refuelling stations are usually suitable for public transportation and massive hydrogen refuelling. Although this type of hydrogen refuelling station produces more hydrogen, it occupies a large area and is complicated to install and maintain. At present, the 500 kg/day containerised hydrogen refuelling station designed by Angstrom overcomes the problems of large area and complicated installation and maintenance of hydrogen refuelling stations in the past. This product has the characteristics of a smaller footprint, simple installation and maintenance, low investment cost, and higher safety and automation levels compared with traditional hydrogen stations. The station has a daily refuelling capacity of 500 kg (12 hrs). The whole system includes a 40 ft container (integrated manifold, compressor, dispenser, and safety and controls), a hydrogen ground storage (200 kg at 43.8 MPa), a compression cooling-water machine chiller (for the compressor), and a low temp chiller for hydrogen cooling. Refuelling pressure is 35 MPa, with TK16 and TK25 dual nozzle.

The construction and popularity of hydrogen refuelling stations will determine the commercialisation process of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The operation of vehicles relies on hydrogen refuelling infrastructure. If there is no hydrogen refuelling station or the capacity of the hydrogen refuelling station is insufficient, the operation and promotion of vehicles will be difficult.

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