HyFIVE project , now fuel cell cars can drive all the way through Denmark!

On January 21st the eighth hydrogen refueling station opened in Denmark, Aarhus.

On the same day ten hydrogen cars were handed over to the municipality of Aarhus. The municipality chose two Toyota Mirai and eight Hyundai ix35 vehicles. Aarhus, the second largest city in Denmark, is one out of many ‘green’ municipalities in Denmark who have invested in hydrogen cars. The opening event was followed by a great seminar on hydrogen transportation, where more than 70 participants engaged in a dialog on clean transportation.

                                      

This event took place as part of the FCH JU funded project HyFIVE, focusing on the remaining pre-commercial barriers, moving key regions in Europe from a demonstration to a market initiation phase.

 

The Danish Way

There is an existing model for rolling hydrogen transportation and it is very successful in Denmark, so called "The Danish Way". It’s quite simple and is focused on delivering cars together with a hydrogen refueling station. If a smaller region decides to invest in 5-10 hydrogen cars, the leading national stations provider, H2 Logic, will build a station. This way the station is used from day one and other people in the region can view the hydrogen technology in action every day. This same strategy was effectively used in Aarhus.

Read the full press release here

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