Technological progress offers prospect of faster hydrogen deployment

One of the challenges facing the expansion of hydrogen supply infrastructure is the need for hydrogen dispensers that can refuel both light-duty and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles faster and more cost-effectively.
Earlier this year, Toyota Motor Europe, in collaboration with Hydrogen Refuelling Solutions (HRS) and ENGIE, announced it is rolling out the next generation of hydrogen refuelling systems to address this challenge. The new solution, called Twin Mid Flow Technology, incorporates a higher-flow dual nozzle, allowing the same hydrogen dispenser to refuel both heavy-duty vehicles and light-duty vehicles.
This innovation eliminates the need for two different types of dispenser at each refuelling station, and in practice it means that a 40-tonne truck will be able to refuel for a 600km range in just eight minutes and for a 900km range in only 12 minutes. A passenger vehicle will be able to refuel in under five minutes.