SOCAR Energy launches first hydrogen station on a Swiss motorway
The company aims to develop a nationwide network of hydrogen refueling sites to promote sustainable mobility across the country.
SOCAR Energy Switzerland has opened the first green hydrogen refueling station (HRS) on a Swiss Motorway.
The Grauholz Süd facility features dedicated hydrogen dispensers for fuel-cell cars and trucks. Strategically located on the motorway connecting Bern to Zurich, it will be able to provide up to 600 kilograms of green hydrogen per day, equivalent to about 1650 liters of petrol.
The official event was attended by the representatives of the company as well as the governmental departments involved. Guests included Christoph Neuhaus, Government Councillor of the canton of Bern and Director of the Building and Public Transport Office, Jürg Röthlisberger, the Director of the Federal Roads Office, and Edgar Bachmann, the CEO of SOCAR.
“Hydrogen technology provides the necessary elements for a sustainable reduction of CO2 emissions from road traffic. SOCAR's first hydrogen refueling station on a highway will make a significant contribution to sustainable mobility and thus to the energy transition,” said Bachmann.
SOCAR is committed to promoting environmentally friendly solutions and will exclusively sell green hydrogen at the station.
