(AOF) – HRS and Engie Solutions have announced that they are combining their know-how to accelerate the implementation of hydrogen-related projects, with a target of 15 projects by 2026, including 4 by 2024, primarily for carbon-free mobility ecosystems. “This major agreement will make it possible to share the complementary industrial know-how of the two partners with the aim of responding effectively and quickly to the needs of public and private players in terms of hydrogen infrastructure”, explain the two companies.
The objective of the partners is to create an offer of hydrogen refueling stations adapted to the needs of Engie Solutions, which could in particular take the form of a new range of products.
Initially, a modular architecture according to the projects will be considered, while aiming for the standardization of solutions, then a move upmarket, moving from units of several hundred kg per day of capacity to quickly 1 ton per day then 2 tons. per day, due to the growing intensity of needs and the significant focus of partners on heavy mobility.
These solutions will be integrated into ecosystems that may include different elements, such as the production and supply of hydrogen, the hydrogen distribution station (fuel station, multi-use), the scalability of the stations or the setting up automobile and/or heavy mobility fuel cell fleets.
In addition, the partners will work together to develop hydrogen mobility ecosystem projects, focusing primarily on heavy mobility, captive fleets and fuel-consuming off-road vehicles.
As part of these joint projects, Engie Solutions placed an order for a first hydrogen refueling station. This first station associated with the growing production capacity of HRS will allow rapid deployment of the first projects identified by the partners.
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