Aragon contributes its experience in hydrogen stations. A conference was held in a room at the Aragon Institute of Technology, where hydrogen is no longer the future but the present, which brought together the main players in the deployment of hydrogen plants in Spain. There, among business models, refuelling pressures and mobility strategies, the Aragon Hydrogen Foundation shared its experience in a round table that, according to those who experienced it, was ‘unique’.
Moderated by Zoilo Ríos, president of CEEES, the round table addressed the lessons learned by the stations that already offer public service. Pedro Casero, head of the Technical Area of the Foundation, took the floor to talk about what has been built – and what is yet to come – at Walqa.
Since 2011, the Foundation has been operating a hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) that supplies at 350 bar without cooling. A pioneering installation that has served to test, validate and train. But time moves on, and with it, technology. Thanks to the Complementary Plans, the station is being upgraded to 700 bar with cooling, which will make it possible to fill the tank of a commercial car in less than five minutes, offering a range of more than 600 km.
Since 2011, the Foundation has been operating a hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) supplying at 350 bar without cooling. A pioneering installation that has served to test, validate and train. But time moves on, and with it, technology. Thanks to the Supplementary Plans, the station is being upgraded to reach 700 bar with cooling, which will allow the tank of a commercial car to be filled in less than five minutes, offering a range of more than 600 km.
“We have two generations of stations separated by 15 years of technological evolution,” Casero explained. “This allows us to evaluate behaviour, performance and offer knowledge and infrastructures to companies and organisations interested in hydrogen mobility.
The round table brought together promoters of hydrogenerators for light and heavy vehicles, with diverse business models and strategies ranging from the immediate present to the most ambitious future. It was, as was said at the end of the day, a snapshot of the current hydrogen situation in Spain: plural, technical, decisive.
And Aragon, once again, at the centre of the map.
