Nippon Gases Germany and HOYER Group have received a hydrogen-powered truck from hylane, which they will use to transport dry ice.
The truck is a Hyundai XCIENT fuel cell vehicle which hylane has equipped with a dry box and air ducts to meet the logistic requirements of Nippon Gases and HOYER.
H2 View understands that the vehicle has a range of up to 450km and can be refuelled in under 15 minutes, making it “ideal for everyday use to transport dry ice” according to HOYER’s online statement.
Mona Neubaur, Minister for Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Protection and Energy of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia, completed the first test run of the vehicle as the co-driver. She highlighted the importance of the technology to sustainable mobility in Germany.
“Hydrogen-powered fuel-cell trucks have their strengths as a result of short refuelling times and long ranges, which is exactly where battery-electric drives reach their limits,” Neubaur said.
“Therefore, the State supports the construction of hydrogen service stations for heavy goods vehicles and procurement initiatives such as HyTrucks.NRW.
“Because one thing is clear: reducing CO2 emissions in the transport sector is an important building block on North Rhine-Westphalia’s pathway to becoming Europe’s first climate-neutral industrial region.”
Christoph Laumen, Managing Director at Nippon Gases Germany, added, “Even with the single use of this new vehicle, we expect to save around 69,000kg of CO₂ in vehicle operation compared to conventional diesel trucks.
“In addition, we will gain important experience and knowledge that will enable us to use this CO₂-neutral transport for other products,” Laumen concluded.