E.ON builds hydrogen filling station in Essen
The state of North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany has granted the company a €2.3 million fund for building a hydrogen refueling site in the city harbor.
E.ON is embarking on the construction of a public hydrogen filling station for heavy goods vehicles and cars in Essen's city harbor.
Thanks to a €2.3 million grant from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, the company is strengthening hydrogen mobility in the region and supporting the transition to nationwide sustainable mobility. This is part of the state’s funding program for the construction of hydrogen refueling infrastructure across the region.
"With the help of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy, we can respond to the great demand from our customers for refueling facilities for fuel cell trucks. In close cooperation with the state of NRW, we are thus achieving a milestone for the entire region,” said Carsten Borchers, Managing Director at E.ON Hydrogen.
The Rhine-Ruhr region is a key transportation hub in Germany. By using a 350 and a 700 bar pump at the planned hydrogen filling station, E.ON wants to enable the refueling of all fuel cell vehicles available on the market.
