(Herning / Denmark) – The Danish Everfuel A/S has opened a second hydrogen filling station in Oslo, Norway. Depending on demand, capacity can be expanded, says Jacob Krogsgaard, managing director of Everfuel. Switching fossil-fuel-powered trucks and buses to zero-emission fuels “is essential if we want to achieve our goal of reducing the city’s emissions by 2030 percent by 95,” says Petter N. Christiansen, mobility consultant at the city’s Climate Agency.
7,6 million euros in funding for eight gas stations
The stations in Oslo are part of the plan to build hydrogen infrastructure across Northern Europe. Everfuel says it wants to build another eight hydrogen filling stations, one in Germany, two in Sweden and five in Denmark. The company received funding of 7,67 million euros for this. The funds come from the EU fund “Connecting Europe Facility” (CEF), which in turn comes from the “Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Facility” (AFIF) program, which supports the expansion of the trans-European networks (Trans-European Transport Network, TEN-T). . In addition to the aforementioned hydrogen infrastructure, this also includes roads, railways and airports as well as telecommunications and energy networks.
The four countries Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway are involved in the “String” network (South Western Baltic Sea Transregional Area – Implementing New Geography). It includes eight regions, five cities and three metropolitan areas with a cumulative population of 14 million. © stringnetwork.org
The eight planned gas stations are part of the “Greater4H” projects led by “String”. The network is initiating a total of 14 such stations along the main transport route from Hamburg to Oslo (TEN-T corridor). All structures will be equipped with 350 and 700 bar fuel pumps, allowing refueling of passenger cars and heavy commercial vehicles; The locations have already been secured for two, says Everfuel managing director Jacob Krogsgaard.
Gas station in Denmark too
In May, Everfuel announced that the company also wanted to build a hydrogen filling station in the Danish port city of Vordingborg at the future Fehmarnbelt Tunnel.
Rendering of Everfuel's planned hydrogen filling station on a motorway near the Danish port city of Vordingborg at the future Fehmarnbelt Tunnel. © Everfuel A/S
The tunnel is part of the trans-European networks as part of the Scandinavian-Mediterranean axis. As soon as this connects Denmark and Germany, many heavy goods transports would roll through the Vordingborg junction, says Jacob Krogsgaard.
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Everfuel gas station. © Everfuel A/S
