(New Plymoth / New Zealand) – Hiringa Energy Ltd. has started building a hydrogen refueling infrastructure in New Zealand. The first phase includes four high-capacity fueling stations for zero-emission heavy fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs) such as trucks and buses. According to Andrew Clennett, CEO of Hiringa Energy, this requires an investment of 50 million New Zealand dollars (31 million euros). 
The stations would be installed in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga and Palmerston North. The New Zealand government is contributing 16 million dollars (9,8 million euros) to the project from the Covid-19 recovery program (“Recovery Fund”). Other donors came from Asia and North America, as well as the New Zealand investment company K1W1 Ltd. by Stephen Tindall involved. Hiringa Energy also has strategic alliances with the Japanese conglomerate Mitsui and Co. Pte Ltd. and agreements on hydrogen cooperation between Japan and New Zealand.
Gas station network for the most important truck routes
The first gas stations serve the most important routes for heavy goods traffic on the northern part of the island. The operator is the Waitomo Group, which already has a network of 70 conventional filling stations. “We plan to expand our network to the South Island by 2023 to fully cover all New Zealand heavy haul routes,” explains Andrew Clennett. 
As demand for zero-emission transport increases, Hiringa Refueling New Zealand plans to have over 24 service stations operational across New Zealand in the next four to five years. Hydrogen Systems Group, part of Haskel International, will install the high-capacity filling stations in 2022. Haskel's hydrogen compression system enables buses and trucks to be refueled at a working pressure of 350 bar.
Hyzon supplies hydrogen trucks to Hiringa
Had in February Hyzon Motors Inc., a US provider of hydrogen-powered commercial vehicles, announced that it plans to deliver around 2026 trucks to Hiringa by 1.500. The first batch will be launched by the end of 2021. At the beginning of November, Hyzon confirmed this plan and stated that twenty 55-ton fuel cell trucks would initially be delivered as part of the agreement. The vehicles would have a range of around 600 kilometers on one tank of fuel. The contractual partner is the TR Group, New Zealand's largest fleet operator. The company, in turn, will lease the Hyzon trucks to several leading logistics companies.
The Hydrogen Systems Group is part of the US group Haskel International Inc., which was acquired by Ingersoll Rand Inc. in 2019 and incorporated into its Precision and Science Technologies segment. Hydrogen Systems is based in Sunderland, UK, and is active in the business areas of refueling infrastructure, hydrogen filling stations and hydrogen delivery systems.
Hiringa Refueling New Zealand is a subsidiary of Hiringa Energy. The company was founded in 2016 and is dedicated to building green hydrogen production projects using renewable energy.
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Rendering of Hiringa's green hydrogen production facility on a Waitomo site. © Hiringa
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Haskel Hydrogen's “Geno-Range” filling station system for large vehicle fleets. © Haskel
