Renewable Hydrogen Refuelling Pilot

September 23rd, 2020

Renewable Hydrogen Refuelling Pilot

This project is piloting the use of 20 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (to be included in the ACT Government fleet) powered by renewable hydrogen.

Main proponents:

ACT Government, Neoen, ActewAGL, Hyundai, sgfleet

 Main end-use classification:

Hydrogen mobility

 Status:

Operating – March 2021

 Estimated cost:

 
Other involvement:

 

 Production details:
Hydrogen production – Initially producing 21 kilograms (kg) hydrogen per day		 Location:

Australian Capital Territory (ACT), Australia

 Announced funding:

 

Project description

This project is piloting the use of a fleet of fuel cell electric vehicles powered by renewable hydrogen.

The ACT Government has partnered with Neoen, Hyundai, ActewAGL and sgfleet on a hydrogen mobility demonstration project, which includes refuelling infrastructure and the integration of 20 hydrogen fuel cell vehicles into the ACT Government fleet.

ActewAGL is the owner and operator of the refuelling station, which is located in Fyshwick.

Hyundai is providing and servicing 20 Nexos fuel cell vehicles under a leasing arrangement.

The hydrogen refuelling station pilot will use renewable electricity sourced from the grid (which is 100% renewable in the ACT) to produce hydrogen on-site with an electrolyser. The electrolyser is a Nel Hydrogen Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser (0.075 MW size) and can produce 21 kg of hydrogen per day. The produced hydrogen is compressed and stored in three tanks (all held at different pressures) which together can hold 44 kg of hydrogen (and from which the hydrogen is drawn during fuelling).

Limited additional access to the refuelling station will also be available for privately-owned hydrogen vehicles by arrangement with ActewAGL, with the first private vehicle to be welcomed in August 2021.

Consideration will also be given to installing solar panels at the station to provide a direct source of renewable energy.

This project will allow Canberra-based industry and researchers to gain valuable firsthand knowledge of hydrogen refuelling operating models, transport supply chains, and consumer refuelling patterns.

The refuelling station was officially launched on 26 March 2021.

 

Updated: August 2021