Imagine moving hydrogen like we move liquid gas, but at much higher pressures to fit more in one trip. This project builds a smarter way to compress hydrogen and transport it in specialized trailers that unload more efficiently. It's like upgrading from a small delivery van to a high-capacity semi-truck to make the fuel cheaper at the pump.
Hydrogen distribution is currently expensive due to low transport density and high operational costs of compression. This makes the final price of hydrogen at the pump too high for widespread vehicle adoption.
A high-pressure supply chain including a 2t/day filling center, two 1.25-ton 500-bar trailers with cascading unloading, and adapted refuelling stations.
If you are a logistics provider dealing with high transport costs and low payload per trip — this project developed high pressure trailers capable of transporting 1.25 tons of H2 at 500 bar that optimize filling and unloading.
If you are a producer dealing with the challenge of moving large volumes of gas from electrolysis to users — this project developed a filling center able to compress and fill over 2t/day of H2.
If you are a fleet operator dealing with expensive fuel prices at the nozzle — this project developed HRS adaptations and a high-pressure chain that reduces CAPEX and OPEX to lower the final price of hydrogen.
The project aims to reduce the price of hydrogen at the nozzle by demonstrating a strong reduction in CAPEX, OPEX, and the physical footprint of the infrastructure.
The system includes a filling center for over 2t/day of H2 and trailers that can each carry 1.25 tons of H2 at 500 bar.
Based on available project data, specific licensing terms are not mentioned, but the project focuses on standardization and generic design of component interfaces to facilitate replication.
The project identifies all requirements regarding design, safety, economic, and regulatory aspects, providing recommendations to simplify future implementations.
The project period runs from 2024-01-01 to 2026-12-31, with a 14-month demonstration phase planned in the Paris region.
The consortium is highly commercially oriented, with a 50% industry ratio consisting of 4 industrial partners, 4 of which are SMEs. This balance, combined with 3 research institutes and 1 university across 4 countries (DE, FR, IT, SI), suggests a strong focus on translating technical research into marketable products for the hydrogen supply chain.
Contact EIFER (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology) regarding high-pressure H2 distribution standards.
Contact us to connect with the HYGHER consortium for licensing high-pressure trailer designs.
