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Germany, Stuttgart
OMV in cooperation with Linde AG and Daimler AG has opened Baden-Württemberg’s first publicly accessible hydrogen filling station on the site of the OMV service station at Stuttgart Airport, in close proximity to Daimler AG’s research and development centers. The station, subsidized by the State of Baden-Württemberg, incorporates ion-compressor technology developed by Linde, which can refuel buses and cars within a matter of minutes with hydrogen at a pressure of either 350 or 700 bar.
“By entering the field of hydrogen technology we are protecting natural resources, while at the same time reducing our dependence on the import of fossil fuels,” said Baden-Württemberg’s Minister-President Günther H. Oettinger.
The establishment of a public hydrogen infrastructure is considered by all parties to be crucial to the successful introduction of hydrogen-powered vehicles. Clusters in Berlin and Hamburg have already been established. Of the currently almost 30 hydrogen stations in Germany, six are integrated into public filling station operations. The cooperative project being carried out at Stuttgart Airport’s OMV filling station is now Germany’s seventh publicly accessible hydrogen station and the first in the State of Baden-Württemberg. (Press Release)
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