Teddington welcomes new hydrogen refuelling station opened

ITM Power has opened a new public access hydrogen refuelling station in London at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington.

The station is the first of three UK stations to be deployed as part of the pan European HyFive project, which is being funded by the European Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (FCHJU) and the UK Government Office of Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV).

The hydrogen refuelling station is situated close to the A316 and A308 trunk roads and is available for commercial and private fleets operating fuel cell electric vehicles. A further four elelctrolyser based refuelling stations are expected to be opened both in and around London before the end of the year.

Commenting on the new station, Paul Van der Burgh, Toyota (GB) PLC president and managing director, said: “The opening of ITM Power’s new filling station is an excellent example of how a coordinated hydrogen fuel infrastructure is successfully being developed in the UK. We are pleased to continue our support for the wider provision of hydrogen fuel outlets, which will encourage increased customer uptake of zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell vehicles such as the Toyota Mirai saloon.”

Tony Whitehorn, Hyundai Motor UK’s president and CEO, added: “Hyundai UK is very pleased to see the launch of ITM Power’s refuelling station at Teddington, under HyFive, and is looking forward to a further four stations planned to be deployed in London by ITM this year. It’s very encouraging to see the infrastructure growing, making it even more feasible for businesses and consumers to own and run zero-emission fuel cell vehicles. This is very timely, supporting the growing interest and sales of the iX35 Fuel Cell car, and Hyundai Motor Group’s plan to bring to market two new fuel cell vehicles by 2020.”

Dr Graham Cooley, CEO, ITM Power, commented: “We are extremely pleased to have launched the first of the company’s HyFive hydrogen refuelling stations in London providing clean fuel for a range of fuel cell electric vehicle types that are now available from the auto OEMs.  ITM Power are grateful for the co-operation of our HyFive partners and for the funding support of FCH JU and OLEV.”

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