Toyota Motor Europe partners with Hydrogen Refueling Solutions and ENGIE for a fast and cost-efficient hydrogen refuelling infrastructure
Industry newsTwin Mid Flow Technology allows faster refuelling and significantly lower investment for hydrogen stations
The partnership aims to support the hydrogen sector in meeting the targets set out in the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to deploy publicly accessible hydrogen stations at every 200km along the TEN-T networks by 2030
40-tonne trucks will be able to refuel for 600km in only 8 minutes and 900km in just 12 minutes
One of the challenges for expanding hydrogen supply infrastructure is the need for hydrogen dispensers that can refuel both light-duty and heavy-duty fuel cell vehicles faster.
The new Twin Mid Flow Technology addresses this challenge by incorporating a higher-flow dual nozzle, allowing one hydrogen dispenser to refuel heavy-duty vehicles in less than 10 minutes and light-duty vehicles in less than 5 minutes. This innovation eliminates the need for two different types of dispensers at each refuelling station.
The practical benefit is that a 40-tonne truck will be able to refuel for a 600km range in just 8 minutes and for a 900km range in only 12 minutes.
The installation cost of such hydrogen refuelling stations will be significantly lower, which will help accelerate their deployment in line with the target set out by European Union’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR) to deploy publicly accessible hydrogen stations at every 200km along the TEN-T networks by 2030.
Through the newly signed agreement, Toyota will provide a test bench and a truck equipped with the Twin Mid Flow Technology. Hydrogen Refueling Solutions and ENGIE will develop new-generation hydrogen refuelling stations compatible with this innovation, which will be tested in the RHeaDHy project as from the fourth quarter of 2025.