The two companies have announced their intention to supply green hydrogen from Lower Bavaria in the run-up to the ceremony for the megawatt electrolysis project on the site of the future hydrogen centre in Pfeffenhausen. Green hydrogen is to be supplied to H2 Mobility hydrogen stations, especially in Bavaria.

Demand for hydrogen at German filling stations is increasing, and in the last year alone, the amount of H2 refuelled in Germany has doubled.

The commercial vehicle sector in particular is growing significantly. However, in order for hydrogen to contribute to complete decarbonisation, it must be produced electrolytically from renewable energies. However, green H2 is still in short supply in Germany.

Nikolas Iwan, Managing Director of H2 Mobility Deutschland, said, “Hydrogen mobility can make a decisive contribution to the implementation of regional electrolysis projects and the rapid expansion of electrolysis capacities in Germany, which will also benefit other customers.”

Hy2B’s hydrogen production plant in Pfeffenhausen is part of the HyPerformer model region HyBayern funded by the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and Transport (BMDV).

On the site south of Schmatzhausener Straße on the municipal territory of the Pfeffenhausen market, a hydrogen technology and user center will be built in the coming years. From the second half of 2023, the plant will produce green hydrogen with renewable electricity from a newly built ground-mounted photovoltaic system, and later from wind turbines in the immediate vicinity. 

The importance of such grid-supporting electrolysis plants is currently also increasing in the context of the energy crisis drastically intensified by the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine, as a stable power grid is a prerequisite for accelerating the expansion of renewable energies. 

German hydrogen filling station network 

Currently, fuel cell drivers can refuel at almost 100 public hydrogen filling stations in Germany with 700 bar cars, smaller commercial vehicles and, for example, garbage collectors.

Nine further filling stations are being planned, built or commissioned. At 12 stations, refuelling at 350 bar is also possible for buses and trucks. A further seven stations are in the process of being implemented.

H2 Mobility Deutschland now has over 90 hydrogen filling stations. The further expansion of the German hydrogen filling station infrastructure is demand-oriented, including along the TEN-T corridors for commercial vehicles.