BOC, a Linde company, and bp Australia have signed an agreement to build a hydrogen refuelling station at the bp truckstop in Lytton, Queensland.
The hydrogen refueling station, which will have the capacity to refill a hydrogen automobile in 3 to 5 minutes, will initially be used by the Queensland Government’s current fleet of five hydrogen-powered Hyundai NEXOs.
It will eventually be made available to drivers with a bp plus card who register with bp for access to the supply of hydrogen.
The BOC-supplied Linde hydrogen refuelling station will dispense green hydrogen produced by a 220 kW electrolyser powered by a 100kW solar array at BOC’s Bulwer Island facility.
John Evans, Managing Director of BOC South Pacific described the partnership with bp Australia as “an important step forward” in developing a hydrogen refuelling service station network in Queensland.
“BOC is committed to supporting the development of hydrogen as a zero emissions fuel and decarbonising the transport sector in Australia,” Mr Evans said.
“Working closely with our partner bp we will demonstrate how state-of-the-art hydrogen refuelling stations can be safely integrated into the existing service station network, paving the way for more infrastructure to facilitate hydrogen trucks and buses.
“We look forward to opening this facility to the public in the future, and working with our project partners ARENA, the Queensland Government and bp to showcase a world class end-to-end green hydrogen production, storage, supply and refuelling solution.”
Frédéric Baudry, president, bp Australia, said hydrogen would play an important part in the future energy and mobility mix, and will be essential in decarbonizing industry and transport.
“bp has extensive industrial experience with hydrogen and is now linking that with our expertise in supplying energy to the world, creating end-to-end offers and decarbonisation solutions for our customers,” he continued.
“We are excited to be developing and deploying innovative offers that meet the changing mobility needs of our customers’ today and for the future.”
The new refueller is expected to be opened later in the year.
