Australia’s First Hydrogen Car Launched, with Solar Refueller
RenewEconomy.com.au |Sophie Vorrath | 1 April 2015



Nearly four months after its arrival on Australian soil, the nation’s first hydrogen fuel cell passenger vehicle has been officially unveiled in Sydney, alongside another first – a solar powered hydrogen refuelling station.

The South Korean-made Hyundai SUV ix35 Fuel Cell, which first arrived in Sydney in early December, was launched by federal industry minister Ian Macfarlane – who, according to this report, was also “taken for a spin” in the vehicle – at Hyundai Australia’s Macquarie Park headquarters on Wednesday.

In December, the company flagged its plans to build its own solar powered hydrogen refueller, as well as its own electrolyser, in partnership with Australian company Sefca.

The hydrogen electrolyser was also to be powered by the solar array, making the whole operation fully self-sustainable, with hydrogen made on-site.

Hyundai also touched on plans to build a ‘Hydrogen Highway’ in Australia, similar to those already in operation overseas, with one proposal being ‘Hume by Hydrogen’ – a hydrogen fuel highway linking Melbourne and Sydney via the nation’s capital.

Hydrogen fuelis considered by many as the Holy Grail of clean energy fuel sources, being abundant, easily produced and emitting only water when burned. But its use in powering cars is still in the fairly early stages...snip

...“The potential to produce hydrogen from renewable solar and wind energy, particularly for fuel cell powered electric vehicles, is of significant interest and potential economic benefit for Australia,” said CEFC CEO Oliver Yates. “The refuelling facility at Ryde in Sydney will generate hydrogen from solar panels – demonstrating that you can bottle sunshine to refuel cars,” he said...SNIP- MORE
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Related: Australia kicks off plans for ‘Hydrogen Highway’

Australia’s Industry and Science Minister Ian Macfarlane has unveiled the country’s first cell passenger vehicle as well as its first hydrogen refuelling station as part of plans for a ‘hydrogen highway’.

The Hyundai SUV ix35 Fuel Cell arrived in Australia in June 2014 and has been undergoing operational trials since.

The official unveiling was accompanied by the installation of Australia’s first solar powered hydrogen refuelling station at Hyundai Motor Company Australia’s Macquarie Park headquarters.

The site is currently using hydrogen provided by gas partner Coregas Australia, but soon to be creating its own hydrogen onsite through the use of an electrolyser and harnessing solar power...
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Anyone can make Hydrogen in their garage