OWNERS of the Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell, the only hydrogen fuel cell car on sale in the UK, can now fuel at a new hydrogen station, one of the world’s greenest gas stations.
Located just off the M1 motorway near Sheffield, it uses a wind turbine and water supply to create hydrogen fuel and is completely self-sufficient.
Hydrogen fuelling stations expand
- Drivers of Hyundai’s ix35 Fuel Cell can now fill up at an ultra-green hydrogen filling station just off the M1 near Sheffield;
- New station is self-sufficient teaming an on-site wind turbine with its own water supply allowing it to produce its own hydrogen;
- Filling station has been developed by hydrogen fuel cell experts ITM Power;
- Opening of new site is another leap forward in the UK’s national hydrogen infrastructure.
Situated on The Advanced Manufacturing Park within easy reach of Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley and Doncaster, the site consists of a 225kW wind turbine coupled directly to an electrolyser, 220kg of hydrogen storage, a hydrogen dispensing unit and even a 30kW fuel cell which is capable of providing backup power for nearby buildings.
The site, developed by ITM Power, is open to the public and is capable of producing 80kg of hydrogen a day, enough for 16 fuel cell cars in one 24-hour period.
It joins other high-tech facilities in Hendon, Heathrow and Swindon and is the latest new filling station to be opened as part of the government’s £6.6m hydrogen infrastructure investment strategy, which will also see two new stations in the Greater London area, a new mobile refuelling station for the south of England and upgrades to existing stations in Swindon, Wales and London.
Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai Motor UK CEO, commented: “It is very encouraging indeed that the UK’s hydrogen filling station infrastructure is continually developing. We welcome this ultra-green new site in the north of England, which will serve a very large area and is clearly one of the most advanced sites ever constructed.
“Hydrogen-powered cars are the future and Hyundai is the leader in the field. This new self-sufficient filling station is exactly what’s needed.”
The opening of the new site comes only a few months after Hyundai announced full pricing for its ix35 Fuel Cell, which costs £53,105 OTR (including part-funding from the Europe-wide HyFive project)
