Hydrogen in road transport
The hydrogen refueling network in Sweden expands from Malmö to Stockholm and Gothenburg
Hydrogen’s way to the road
Hydrogen has grown to be an attractive and, not
to mention, important component in the transition
to a more sustainable road transport system.
Through EU-funded programs and private
initiatives many national and international
constellations have been formed, working mainly
with the introduction to road transport. Lately a
significant number of countries in Europe have
presented “national implementation plans” for
hydrogen. In addition many have also started to
build networks of hydrogen refueling stations
(HRS) in order to facilitate the roll out of the fuel
cell electric vehicles (FCEV:s).
OEM:s are in an initial state of the roll out of their
vehicles but are expected to ramp up their
production gradually. In 2018, nine of the largest
car manufacturers will have at least one FCEV
model each on the market. In Sweden,
component suppliers, industries, municipalities,
consultancies, agencies, universities, institutes,
etc. are active in the growing market.
A scenario map regarding the HRS development
in Europe by 2020 is seen in the picture to the
left1.
Hydrogen
Like battery electric vehicles, fuel cell cars are
zero emission vehicles. Only water vapor is
discharged from the FCEV when driving. Due to
the possibility of keeping the hydrogen production
CO2 lean, FCEV:s could reach climate neutrality
even on a system level. Their main strengths are
that they fulfill important qualities such as driving
range, short refueling time, and emission free
during operation and high efficiency.
Europe hydrogen availability 2020
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Dot = 1 HRS, circle = 2-5 HRS, green = coverage
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Hydrogen can be produced through different
methods; however the most likely alternative in
Sweden is through electrolysis using green
electricity, or production from biogas or biomass.
Some industries in Sweden also have excess
streams of hydrogen as by product, which could
supply several thousands of vehicles. Hydrogen
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Hydrogen in road transport
can serve as energy storage and is a part of
power to gas processes.
Sweco services
Sweco has a major role in the implementation
and development of hydrogen as a vehicle fuel in
Europe.
General production paths
and end use possibilities of hydrogen
Climate driven market development
Sweco leads the EU TEN-T HIT-2-Corridors
project which 1) produces implementation plans
for hydrogen as transport fuel as input for policies
in Finland, Poland, Belgium and Riga, 2) place
hydrogen refueling stations in Stockholm and in
Gothenburg and Voikoski (FI), and 3) includes
strategic analyses on integration of hydrogen in
European core road corridors [hit-2-corridors.eu].
The strong climate targets for 2050 and the
national goal of a fossil free vehicle fleet in 2030
will be supported by the introduction of hydrogen
as a fuel. Hydrogen is a complement to electricity
charging for cars, buses, and light trucks where
the functionality in pure electric vehicles are
limited.
Contact
In a scenario for 2030 (figure below), the
estimated value of the CO2-reductions per year
will be equivalent to about 15 % of the total
investment cost of the infrastructure.
Geert Schaap, Project Manager HIT-2-Corridors
[email protected], +46 (0)8 695 63 24
Dr. Cecilia Wallmark, Section Manager
[email protected], +46 (0)8 696 5003
Farzad Mohseni, Energy system expert
[email protected], +46 (0)8 695 58 28
The strong climate targets for 2050 and the national goal of a fossil free vehicle fleet
in 2030 will be supported by the introduction of hydrogen as a fuel. HRS = hydrogen refueling station
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