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The COSMHYC DEMO hydrogen refuelling station was officially inaugurated on 15-05-2024 today in Sorigny, near Tours (France), marking a significant milestone for hydrogen mobility in the Centre-Val de Loire region and across Europe. The event brought together representatives from regional and local authorities, from the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, industry stakeholders, and project partners to celebrate the launch and explore the innovative technology behind the station.
Co-funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme, the COSMHYC DEMO project aims to demonstrate an innovative hybrid hydrogen compression technology. This system combines mechanical and thermochemical technologies, resulting in more efficient, reliable, and cost-effective hydrogen compression solution. By addressing key techno-economic barriers in the hydrogen value chain, this solution supports the widespread delivery of clean hydrogen for mobility and industrial uses.
The Touraine Vallée de l’Indre Community of Municipalities (CCTVI), is a key project partner in COSMHYC DEMO, with its new refuelling station. The station is now fully operational and open to the public at the Isoparc business park where the innovative compression solution will be demonstrated in real-world conditions. During the inauguration of the new station, participants heard from leading voices in the hydrogen and clean mobility sectors.
“The COSMHYC DEMO station is more than a technical achievement: it’s a real-world demonstration of what’s possible when innovation, sustainability, and European collaboration come together,” said Rami Chahrouri, project coordinator. “We’re proud to contribute to Europe’s growing hydrogen infrastructure.” Strategically located near Tours, an urban area of 300,000 residents, and integrated into the Isoparc business park, the station is well positioned to serve a wide range of future users, including public, private, and industrial fleets. Just one kilometre from the A10 motorway, part of the Trans-European Transport Network connecting Paris to Bordeaux—and by extension the Benelux region to Spain and Portugal—the station fills a critical gap in France’s hydrogen refuelling infrastructure.
“The COSMHYC project series, including COSMHYC, COSMHYC XL, and COSMHYC DEMO, clearly demonstrates the long-term value of EU-funded R&D in maturing game-changing technologies,” said Pietro Caloprisco, Project Officer at the Clean Hydrogen Partnership. “This latest milestone brings us closer to delivering a cost-effective and reliable hydrogen compression solution, with real benefits at both European and regional levels.”
Eric Loizon (President of CCTVI), Alain Esnault (Mayor of Sorigny and CCTVI Vice President in charge of economic development, professional integration, and hydrogen), Catherine Gay (Representative of the Centre-Val de Loire Region), and Xavier Luquet (Secretary-General of the Prefecture), all underlined the strategic importance of this new infrastructure for the region’s fast-evolving hydrogen ecosystem.
This new station is a strategic asset for CCTVI and the region, which has made a clear and strategic commitment to low-carbon solutions by placing hydrogen at the heart of its innovation and sustainability agenda. It forms a critical link in the region’s growing hydrogen value chain, complementing both existing equipment (including a fleet of hydrogen-powered bikes, light duty vehicles and an hydrogen-powered garbage truck) and ongoing initiative, such as the Hy’Touraine project, which will soon enable local production of green hydrogen to power the sustainable transformation of heavy-duty transport and industrial applications.
EIFER and Steinbeis Europa Zentrum have been working together on European research projects since 2010 and have acquired around € 25.5 million in EU funding through six funded projects. Steinbeis Europa Zentrum supports the submission of project proposals and assists EIFER with the implementation of the project and the communication, dissemination and exploitation of research results. Together with other European partners, EIFER and Steinbeis promote the market entry of hydrogen technologies.
About the project:
COSMHYC DEMO is a Horizon 2020 EU project funded by the Clean Hydrogen Partnership, coordinated by the European Institute For Energy Research (EIFER, Germany) which aims to demonstrate the maturity of an innovative hydrogen compression technology by installing it into an HRS in the “Touraine Vallée de l'Indre” region in France. With a budget of 3.7 M €, six consortium partners are working on improving this essential step of the hydrogen refuelling process. Cost reductions and improvements of the compression efficiency of are crucial for the success of hydrogen mobility.
More details on the COSMHYC projects series: www.cosmhyc.eu. Regular updates and news LinkedIn (@COSMHYC project series).
For further information visit www.cosmhyc.eu, contact info@cosmhyc.eu or:
Anséric Leon, CCTVI, France
anseric.leon@tourainevalleedelindre.fr
Anséric Leon, CCTVI, France
anseric.leon@tourainevalleedelindre.fr
http://www.cosmhyc.eu - For further information
http://www.steinbeis-europa.de/en/post/climate-neutral-with-hydrogen- Success Story EIFER and Steinbeis Europa Zentrum
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