BOC and ITM Power sign hydrogen refuelling agreement
News
14 Apr 2016
BOC and ITM Power have signed a new agreement to work together on developing improved hydrogen refuelling infrastructure across the UK.
Plans and funding are in place to deploy eight refuelling stations around London, with the first to open in May 2016 at the National Physical Laboratory in Teddington and the second scheduled to open in July at the Centre for Engineering and Manufacturing Excellence in East London. ITM Power has also said that three more will be completed and available to the public before the end of the year.
As part of the agreement, BOC, a part of the Linde Group, one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, will source the most appropriate technology, such as hydrogen compressors and dispensers, to be installed at ITM Power’s stations. Hydrogen will be generated at these stations through ITM Power’s proprietary electrolyser technology.
Dr Hamish Nichol, innovation manager for hydrogen at BOC, commented: “It is really exciting to be working with ITM Power to help them deliver their ambitious programme of hydrogen stations. The success of BOC’s refuelling station in Aberdeen will ensure that together with ITM Power we are able to make hydrogen a reliable and accessible clean fuel for future mobility.”
Dr Graham Cooley, CEO of ITM Power, commented: “We are delighted to be working with BOC who have a significant leading role in the UK delivering onsite solutions for industrial and fuel gases. Onsite integrated hydrogen refuelling solutions utilising the leading edge technology of ITM Power and BOC is a world class offering.”
