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INFRASTRUCTURE hydrogen

Hype, the hydrogen-powered taxi fleet (source: Air
Liquide)

Hydrogen refuelling
station (HRS) supplied by
Air Liquide and financed
by Hyundai Motor Group,
Busan, South Korea
(source: Air Liquide)

will be built every year. As far as
private vehicles are concerned,
Great Wall Motors has invested
heavily in research & development and is aiming to bring out
its first hydrogen-powered model by 2022. Dongfeng Motor
Corporation has followed suit
by entering into industrial partnerships with a number of local
stakeholders.
France: the world's first
fleet of hydrogen taxis
Unlike more advanced countries
in the field of hydrogen mobility,
France never implemented longterm national government plans
so far. In 1990, an initial programme focusing on cars was introduced at the initiative of public authorities and manufacturers.
Between 2013 and 2017, another
programme coordinated by Air
Liquide - Horizon Hydrogen
Energy (H2E) - contributed to
the emergence of the sector. Since
2014, Hydrogen Mobility France
has, moreover, provided for the
synchronized development of vehicles and stations. First of all, it
is introducing captive fleets, such
as Hype. Launched in 2015, during COP21, by the STEP startup
in partnership with Air Liquide,

Hype is a fleet of hydrogen taxis
operating in Paris and the Ile-deFrance. It is the first in the world
and currently boasts more than
100 vehicles and four stations. To
accelerate the fleet's deployment,
Air Liquide, Idex, STEP, Toyota
and Kouros invested in HysetCo,
the first asset company dedicated
to developing hydrogen mobility
in the Paris region. The goal is
to reach 600 taxis by the end of
2020.
To go beyond this first captive
fleet, France announced its new
ambitions in 2018 via its hydrogen deployment plan for the energy transition: 500 light vehicles, 200 heavy vehicles and 100
stations by 2023. And by 2028,
20 to 50,000 light vehicles, 800 to
2,000 heavy vehicles and 400 to
1,000 stations.
Korea: a newcomer
with big ambitions
In January 2019, Moon Jae-in, the
President of Korea, reaffirmed the
country's hydrogen mobility ambitions: 67,000 vehicles by 2022
and 820,000 in 2030 (including
20,000 trucks and 20,000 buses).
This is a necessary transition for
this small country, which is the
fifth largest consumer of energy

in the world, more than 95% of
which is imported. Besides energy independence and the urgent
fight against fine particles that are
invading cities, the government
intends to develop a new economy. This should result in the
creation of 200,000 new jobs by
2030. The government also wants
the country to become the world
leader in hydrogen cars.
The financial means are also significant. The country plans to
invest €2.5 billion to encourage
the emergence of public-private
partnerships with a goal of 310
stations by 2022 and 700 by
2030. Air Liquide is involved in
the operational implementation
of this plan with the installation
of four stations in the country.
The government also knows how
to win over consumers with very
incentivizing aids: the State will
cover half of the purchase cost of
a hydrogen vehicle. Car manufacturer Hyundai is heavily focused
on hydrogen vehicles, with an investment plan of €6 billion over
ten years to be able to produce
500,000 vehicles per year in 2030.
In 2018, it opened a second plant
to manufacture fuel cell systems.
Its annual production is 3,000
units. It is aiming for 40,000 in
2022 and 70,000 in 2030, that's
more than the number of vehicles
produced. The goal is to sell its
engines to other manufacturers.
Korea's ambitions are also focused
on buses: the first hydrogen bus
went into operation at the end
of 2018 in the city of Uslan and
1,000 will be on the road by 2022
in several of the country's cities.
Thirteen companies, including
Hyundai and Air Liquide, formed
the HyNet company with a view
to implementing 100 dedicated
stations before the end of 2022.

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