Hydrogen refuelling stations in Denmark shut down due to low demand

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【Summary】Danish hydrogen company Everfuel is closing its hydrogen refuelling stations for cars due to a lack of hydrogen vehicles and problems with its technology. The company will focus on refuelling heavy duty vehicles and green hydrogen production instead. Everfuel cited immature technology, project complexities, delayed hydrogen sources, supply chain constraints, and cost inflation as reasons for the closure.

FutureCar Staff Sep 19, 2023 9:30 AM PT

Hydrogen refuelling stations in Denmark shut down due to low demand

Everfuel, a Danish-based hydrogen fuel company, has announced that it will be closing its "loss-making legacy" hydrogen refuelling stations for cars. The decision was made due to various problems with the company's technology, including the grounding of its hydrogen trailer fleet and the closure of some stations. Everfuel also cited the lack of hydrogen cars and a shortage of skilled personnel as contributing factors.

The company attributed its decision to the "immature technology, project complexities, delayed third-party hydrogen sources, supply chain constraints, and cost inflation." It also mentioned the delayed roll-out of hydrogen vehicles at scale, a limited pool of competent personnel, and limited access to capital in the current market environment.

In order to ensure financial stability, Everfuel will be closing its loss-making legacy stations. Instead, the company will focus on developing a network for refuelling heavy-duty vehicles and on green hydrogen production, which it believes is better supported by EU policies.

Everfuel, founded in 2019, aims to build a hydrogen production and supply system for heavy-duty vehicles across Europe. The company has already established partnerships in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium.

CEO Jacob Krogsgaard expressed apologies to customers and employees for the inconvenience caused by the closures, stating that the company cannot continue to subsidize public hydrogen refuelling. However, Everfuel will continue to honor existing firm supply contracts.

This announcement comes after Everfuel grounded its hydrogen trailer fleet a few months ago due to a malfunction and leak of a valve on one of the trailers. The company's existing refuelling stations also experienced continuous low technical uptime, highlighting the immaturity of hydrogen technology.

Everfuel is currently developing several refuelling stations that align with the AFIR legislation. These sites include locations in the Port of Aarhus, Taulov, and Vordingborg in Denmark, Alnabru in Norway, Trelleborg and Karlstad in Sweden, and the Frankfurt and Wuppertal bus stations in Germany.