First hydrogen filling station for Dutch port

The OrangeGas filling station is located on the Australiëhavenweg, along the A5 motorway and is open 24/7. In addition to hydrogen, bio-CNG (green gas), electricity, liquid CO2, HVO100 and LBG will be added later. HVO100 is a synthetic fuel made 100% from residual materials from vegetable oils and fats. LBG is Liquefied Bio Gas.

Joyce van Os de Man, director Benelux at OrangeGas, said: “It’s incredibly cool that the hydrogen station in Amsterdam is now open. This filling station also offers other clean fuels. With this station we are perfectly in line with Amsterdam’s zero-emissions policy.”

Great expectations

The municipality of Amsterdam is one of the customers of the hydrogen filling station. Together with seven other port companies, their ambition is to have 20 vehicles running on hydrogen within two years. There are also taxis and private individuals that are already using hydrogen. The port said it has seen a great deal of interest from the transport and construction sectors in switching to hydrogen-powered trucks and more hydrogen stations in the port will open soon.

“Port of Amsterdam will be focusing on hydrogen in the coming years. In order to achieve a climate-neutral society in 2050, we will need not only sustainable energy sources such as solar and wind energy, but also bio- and synthetic fuels and hydrogen. This hydrogen station is one of the many initiatives in which Port of Amsterdam is playing a role by facilitating and/or investing,” said the port.

Hydrogen is not a fuel but an energy carrier. Cars fill up with hydrogen, which is converted into electrical energy by a fuel cell in the vehicle.