The station, described by the gas producer as “a high-tech hydrogen filling station” operating at 350 and 700 bar, allowed the vehicles to fill up both for the purpose of carrying out various tests and assessments from the Tempelhof test centre, near Berlin (Germany), and for demonstrations. “This participation in the challenge offers the fuel cell vehicles equipped with the latest technologies a chance to demonstrate their performance on the road under real driving conditions,” says Air Liquide.
Based on patented Air Liquide technologies, this hydrogen filling station enabled vehicles to fuel up in less than 5 minutes, for a driving range that can reach up 500 kilometres for some vehicles.
The Challenge Bibendum was held from 18 to 22 May and was organised by Michelin. It brought together over five thousand representatives from business and industry, the scientific community, international and national institutions and NGOs to explore the challenges and solutions for sustainable road mobility. This international event, which involves around 300 vehicles, is an opportunity to showcase innovation in trucks, buses, cars, clean urban vehicles and, in particular, vehicles powered by hydrogen.
Benoît Potier, Chairman and CEO of Air Liquide, also participated in the “Leaders Forum” on 20 May, bringing together politicians and economic representatives around the three themes of the Challenge: “clean, safe & connected”.
As the world leader in its industry, Air Liquide intends to facilitate access to clean and renewable energy to as wide a public as possible. Air Liquide is contributing to a very large number of projects and events aimed at advancing research and innovation, as well as promoting social acceptance of the new energy carrier hydrogen energy.
Over the last four years, Air Liquide has designed, built and commissioned a growing number of hydrogen filling stations. Around 50 Air Liquide stations have been installed throughout the world to date. In 2010, Air Liquide provided more than 40,000 hydrogen fills.
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