In France, the first Hyliko hydrogen truck center is powered by Lhyfe green hydrogen

Green hydrogen producer Lhyfe will supply the very first Hyliko hydrogen truck center in France. Indeed, Hyliko have recently showcased their hydrogen centre of excellence, dedicated to heavy goods vehicles. The centre, which is due to officially open next September, marks a turning point in the history of decarbonisation and the achievement of carbon neutrality for transport.

The hydrogen center is located in Villabé (Essonne, France), 30 km south of Paris. The site brings together a green hydrogen refuelling station dedicated to HGVs, with fast refuelling and a compression capacity of 350 bars, eventually to be upped to 700 bars, as well as a maintenance centre dedicated to hydrogen-powered HGVs, with professionals trained to handle this technology. This way, HGVs that come to this public station will be able to fill up in almost 20 minutes, with green hydrogen currently produced by Lhyfe.

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This first new-generation 26-tonne truck is fitted with a 100 kW fuel cell and has a range of 400 kilometres. It will refuel at the multi-energy station in La Roche-sur-Yon, which opened in December 2021, and will be supplied with 100% renewable green hydrogen by Lhyfe.

Lhyfe contribution to the new Hyliko hydrogen truck center

The first hydrogen vehicles retrofitted by Hyliko are already being used on the road by Point P’s haulage operators, the Berto Group and Labatut LVI, as well as by Bert&You and Toyota. In all, some five vehicles – three HGVs retrofitted by Hyliko and two vehicles from the Korean manufacturer Hyundai – will be using the site from this summer, forming the largest hydrogen HGV community in France, and marking the real start of the hydrogen chain for road goods haulage.

Matthieu Guesné, Founder and CEO of Lhyfe, commented: “Heavy mobility, and road transport in particular, is one of the key sectors for decarbonisation. The HGV fuel chain, which has been developing for several months, is now ready and complete: we’re proud to be part of France’s first centre of excellence for hydrogen trucks. Haulage operators need hydrogen vehicles, green hydrogen, refuelling stations and maintenance centres to service them. This complete chain has just been presented in the Paris region, and it’s a major step forward for hydrogen mobility.”