The municipality of Mariestad in Sweden, energy company VänerEnergi and Nilsson Energy are working together to establish the world’s first solar-powered hydrogen (H2) refuelling station.
Nilsson Energy won the contract in November last year to build an independent off-grid H2 production plant connected to the existing H2 fuelling station in Mariestad. The contract also includes building a solar park, whose solar energy constitutes the fuel for the system.
Founding father of Nilsson Energy Hans-Olof Nilsson said, “We have the “recipe” for harvesting solar and wind energy, adding water and building completely self-sufficient energy system solutions for all types of energy consumers. Being the first in the world contracted to build an off-grid H2 fuelling station ‘fed’ by the sun is obviously fun and important.
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