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Pioneer for pioneers: our mobile hydrogen filling station for H2 vehicles.
Are you interested in hydrogen vehicles, but you lack the necessary local filling station network? As a hydrogen pioneer, do you want to start with just a few vehicles? A stationary hydrogen filling station is not worth it?
Then the mobile hydrogen filling station "Pioneer" is exactly the right solution for you! We developed the container-based solution for 350 bar refuelling in cooperation with the British company NanoSun. Get your community or company moving with H2 commercial vehicles - for a quiet and clean ride!
Dr. Nicolas Dohn, Business Manager Hydrogen Westfalen AG, uses the prototype to explain the mobile hydrogen filling station and its features.
The mobile hydrogen filling station from Westfalen and cooperation partner NanoSun is our solution for hydrogen newcomers and commercial vehicle starter fleets of one to two buses or trucks. It brings the energy carrier hydrogen wherever it is needed: As a fast-fill solution in a container, it enables reliable hydrogen refuelling of vehicles with fuel cell or other hydrogen drive at almost any location. The mobile hydrogen filling station is also suitable for supplying energy-intensive construction sites.
The hydrogen filling station is equipped with an intelligent control system and operates completely autonomously except for a 230 V power connection. In addition, remote maintenance is possible at any time. In addition to the technically simple design as a pressure storage tank, the mobile solution does not require a compressor or other rotating parts and thus runs particularly reliably. When the filling station container is empty, it is simply exchanged for a full container or refilled.
The costs of the hydrogen filling station are only about a quarter of what operators of a stationary filling station have to invest.
If the fleet grows, the mobile filling station can be expanded. If it is replaced by a stationary public hydrogen filling station due to increasing demand, the capital remains usable: because the tank container can be repositioned at another location.
Type | Tank size | Number | Ø Filling time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forklift | 0,5 kg | 750 | < 5 Min. |
| large Bus | 25 kg | 10 | < 20 Min. |
| Truck/commercial vehicle | 40 kg | 6 | < 25 Min. |
| Car (bis 350 bar, ~50%) | 5 kg | 95 | < 10 Min. |
Industrial trucks refuel at the mobile hydrogen filling station in less than five minutes. This video shows exactly what this looks like, using our filling station prototype as an example.
The mobile hydrogen filling station has convinced you? We understand. We offer two ways to use the container:
Hydrogen storage, distribution and delivery take place in a single ISO container.
About 230 kg can be refuelled at 350 bar per filling station. This quantity can be distributed or called up on the same day.
The refuelling process works exactly like at a stationary hydrogen filling station. The operator will find similar controls. We will be happy to train your staff before commissioning the mobile hydrogen filling station. The system is designed for independent operation.
Yes, a permit must be obtained to operate the container. Westfalen can assist here with the application and all the necessary documents.
Inside the container is a Type IV composite container. This means that inside the mobile hydrogen filling station there are individual cylinders that are connected to each other. The basic structure of the system is similar to a tube trailer.
The filling level can be read at the hydrogen filling station. In addition, there is data communication. With the help of level transmitters, fully automated reordering can also be integrated in the future.
The mobile hydrogen filling station consists of a container. Remote maintenance and remote control function reduce the risk of a malfunction and thus ensure high availability. In the event of a major malfunction, the container is replaced. In the event of structural defects, the manufacturer/distributor of the container is liable. Malfunctions that occur during regular operation and are not caused by structural defects must be assumed by the buyer. In the pay-per-kilo model, this responsibility lies with Westfalen.
The container is designed as a flexible system. If there is a load-bearing ground and the corresponding permits exist, the container can also be used alternately at several locations.
The container is designed for continuous operation for 15 years, provided that regular maintenance takes place. Wear parts must be replaced regularly, the tanks must be subjected to regular inspections and replaced if necessary. In principle, maintenance can be carried out by Westfalen or a service partner. At the end of its service life, the container, like all industrial goods, must be sent for recycling.
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