TotalEnergies opens new hydrogen station in Netherlands

The complete multi-fuel station has been built in cooperation with Berkman and Tigchelaar of MobilityHUB Breda.

TotalEnergies has opened a new hydrogen refuelling station in Breda, The Netherlands. The station is part of the Interreg project 'Hydrogen region 2.0', which is coordinated by H2 knowledge and cooperation platform WaterstofNet.

TotalEnergies Marketing Nederland has built the station and takes care of the operation. The complete multi-fuel station has been realized in cooperation with Berkman and Tigchelaar of MobilityHUB Breda. In addition to hydrogen refueling, it provides traditional liquid fuels and fast charging at up to 175 kW.

The station supplies hydrogen with both 700 and 350 bar filling pressures. Passenger cars and other light-duty vehicles refuel at 700 bar, while 350 bar is used mainly for heavy-duty vehicles, such as buses and trucks. For example, two hydrogen-powered garbage trucks from the municipality of Breda will fuel up at the site.

TotalEnergies Marketing Netherlands is working to expand its network of service stations with new energy sources such as biomethane, hydrogen, LNG and electricity. The innovative multi-fuel service station in Breda contributes to TotalEnergies' sustainability mission in the Netherlands.

"The Netherlands has high ambitions in the field of sustainability. The right refuelling and charging infrastructure makes the transition to cleaner and more sustainable transport easier. As TotalEnergies in the Netherlands, we are very pleased to be able to contribute to this by making affordable and clean energy for transport widely available,” said Nathalie Baras, Retail Director of TotalEnergies Marketing Netherlands.

Daan Quaars, demissionary alderman of Breda, spoke about the need to have hydrogen infrastructure that can support the deployment of fuel cell vehicles.

"We want to make our garbage trucks more sustainable. But there are still very few hydrogen filling stations for trucks in the Netherlands. So it's cool that Breda now has a permanent hydrogen filling station! And everyone can go there. So we can fill up our garbage trucks with hydrogen once and let them drive around for no less than two days,” said Quaars.

TotalEnergies is involved as a player in the development of hydrogen, notably in Germany where 24 TotalEnergies service stations offer the fuel as part of the H2 Mobility joint venture.