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Hydrogen refuelling station opens in Arjeplog

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Customers at Colmis Proving Ground have been expressing a desire to test their electric cars and fuel cells in a cold climate for some time now. On 1 February this year, their requests were finally met when a hydrogen refuelling station opened in Arjeplog.


Several automobile manufacturers have recently come out with hydrogen gas powered electric vehicles that can boast performance on par with conventional combustion engine vehicles. According to some of the biggest automakers, hundreds of thousands of these fuel cell vehicles will roll out onto the market in 2015.


What’s left now is to eliminate all doubt concerning the performance of fuel cells in cold, wintry climates. This makes the test arena in northern Sweden a very attractive option. Over the years, there has been a steady rise in demand among automakers in both the light and heavy vehicle sectors to test gas-powered vehicles in cold climates. Such large volumes are anticipated that the possibility of commissioning one or two refuelling stations for common use in the testing arena is under consideration.  


“We want to be one of the first in the world to offer hydrogen refuelling stations and thereby develop and strengthen northern Sweden’s position as a global leader in winter vehicle testing sites. In collaboration with business development organization Argentis in Arjeplog, and CASTT at Luleå University of Technology, we are investigating the possibility of expanding the refuelling station into a multi-fuel station that can also offer higher pressure hydrogen gas and compressed natural gas (CNG).” – Peter Öhman, Programme Manager, Test Site Sweden at Lindholmen Science Park in Gothenburg.



“A multi-fuel station would not only meet commercial interests, but also offer a base for research and development, which is essential to achieving a reduction in climatic and environmental impact,” – Eva Quist, Pre-Study Project Manager, Argentis.


This is Sweden’s second hydrogen refuelling station; the other is located in Malmö. Vätgas Sverige operates under the Scandinavian Hydrogen Highway Partnership for the expansion of hydrogen refuelling stations, and links this with the ambitious efforts in hydrogen gas infrastructure currently under implementation, particularly in Germany.


Danish company H2Logic has previously supplied mobile refuelling stations. Plans to implement permanent systems are expected to be realized in the near future. The station is leased and operated by Anders Wikström. The Municipality of Arjeplog and Vätgas Sverige were also active in the effort to commission the refuelling station.


For more information contact:
Test Site Sweden, Lindholmen Science Park
Peter Öhman, Programme Manager, peter.ohman@testsitesweden.com, +46 31 764 7014


Fixarn (Handyman) in Arjeplog, www.fixarn.se
Anders Wikström, anders@fixarn.se, +46 70 24 73 777


Colmis Proving Ground, www.colmis.com
Harald Fjellström, harald@colmisab.se, +46 961 720 102


Argentis, www.argentis.se
Eva Quist, eva.quist@arjeplog.net, +46 70 395 67 23


Luleå University of Technology, www.ltu.se
Peter Jeppsson, peter.jeppsson@ltu.se, +46 70 544 71 51


Vätgas Sverige, www.vatgas.se
Björn Aronsson, bjorn.aronsson@vatgas.se, +46 31 334 37 78


H2Logic, www.h2logic.com
Steven Westenholz, swe@h2logic.com, +45 96 26 55 63