Sweden’s Port of Gothenburg opens busy truck green hydrogen station

The location sees some of the highest amounts of truck traffic in the country

The Port of Gothenburg in Sweden sees some of the highest numbers of heavy-duty truck traffic in the country and is opening a new hydrogen station that will dispense only H2 produced using renewable energy.

The location for the facility will be at one of the busiest gates at the port

The hydrogen station will be used for refueling H2-powered heavy-duty vehicles such as shipping trucks that frequent the location.  This will help to improve the availability of the zero-carbon emission fuel. The facility is operated by Hydri, which is a Swedish company with a focus on improving the H2 infrastructure network throughout the country. Its goal is to bring about 20 H2 refueling locations online throughout this year and next year.  The location at the Port of Gothenburg is the first that it is installing and has received partial funding from the Swedish Energy Agency.

The hydrogen station location is particularly central to truck traffic

“The large flow of trucks to the port and the possibility to refuel work machinery make the location for this hydrogen refueling station ideal. Combined with several existing charging stations around the port, heavy land transport at the Port of Gothenburg is now fully ready for a transition to both electricity and hydrogen,” explained Port of Gothenburg Head of Innovation Viktor Allgurén.

Only green

The new facility’s position is directly next to Gate 6, which is the entrance used for the Port of Gothenburg RoRo Terminal.  The supply of H2 available at the hydrogen station will be comprised exclusively of green hydrogen.  This means that not only will the fuel be used without producing carbon emissions from the vehicle, but it will also be produced without greenhouse gas emissions. The access road that provides access to Gate 6 at the Port of Gothenburg is the road in Sweden with the highest amount of traffic every day.  Estimates state that it sees more than 400,000 heavy vehicles traveling through every year. This will make it possible for fleet operators to be able to choose H2 as they decarbonize, as their vehicles will have access to refueling during their regular operations.