All-time high sales of hydrogen at Høvik fueling station
Hynion's hydrogen station at Høvik has just completed its busiest month ever. The sales of hydrogen fuel for private cars and taxis have more than doubled since the turn of the year. The increased demand for hydrogen has even created queues for filling up hydrogen cars. Last week, Hynion significantly improved the fueling station's capacity by installing a new and powerful compressor. Refuelling takes place in a few minutes, and the volumes delivered from the station are three times higher than last year.
The substantial improvement in capacity helps an ever-increasing taxi fleet to improve the flow in fueling and driving, says Ulf Hafseld, CEO of Hynion AS. The number of stations in the region is few, and the customers must be able to fill up their cars with hydrogen around the clock. Høvik station meets the increased demand by offering two separate filling lines of high capacity. The new compressor ensures uptime close to 100%, emphasises Hafseld.
In addition, the supply of hydrogen comes in daily. However, we see a need to further secure hydrogen deliveries, Ulf Hafseld pinpoints. Therefore, we will install an electrolyser at the station to produce hydrogen locally. This ensures two different supply sources and paves the way for a further expansion of hydrogen taxi fleets.
Hydrogen production from electricity and water is a scalable technology that makes the need for large central plants redundant. When produced locally at smaller plants, the hydrogen can be delivered when needed. The plants can operate when the power grid is less loaded, thus utilising the grid efficiently.
Contact info:
Ulf Hafseld, Managing Director Hynion AS: +47 908 94 153, [email protected]
About Hynion
Hynion designs, builds and operates hydrogen stations in and around the largest cities in Scandinavia. The company has over 20 years of experience in the hydrogen sector supporting world renowned projects such as HyNor, CUTE, Utsira wind / hydrogen, CEP Berlin, SHHP, NewBusFuel and H2ME. Hynion has extensive experience in the auto industry, and a management team that is well versed in the establishment and operation of start-up companies.