Westfalen unveils first hydrogen station in Alsace

The site was built in cooperation with Réseau Gaz Naturel Strasbourg and will supply energy for the EU Parliament's vehicle fleet.

Members of the European Union can now see for themselves that hydrogen is a reliable alternative for the mobility sector during their meeting weeks in Strasbourg. The municipal gas company of the city, Réseau Gaz Naturel Strasbourg (R-GDS), in cooperation with the Westfalen Group, has built a new hydrogen fueling facility.

Both companies now offer H2 refueling for the European Parliament's vehicle fleet, after the roll out of the site following a test phase, as the first hydrogen filling station in Alsace.

Westfalen can rely on its own fleet of hydrogen trailers for the supply, with regular delivery to Strasbourg from Germany. The company has over 40 years of experience in dealing with hydrogen as an energy source.

"We are convinced that there is no way around hydrogen as a sustainable energy source for a future-proof supply. We are therefore all the more pleased that we were able to convince R-GDS, a renowned energy company, of our range of services," said Andreas Weisheit, Head of Westfalen's Gases Division.

The Strasbourg-Meinau hydrogen refueling station on the French-German border is part of the H2ME2 project, which was funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. The consortium is supported by the European Union's 2020 research and innovation program, Hydrogen Europe and Hydrogen Europe Research.