KEYOU finds new partner for green hydrogen distribution in Northern Germany
Hypion provides green hydrogen at "attractive conditions" at the hydrogen filling station in Neumünster. There, Hypion has built the first filling station with a capacity of up to two tons of green hydrogen per day in 2023, specially optimized for heavy commercial vehicles, such as the 40-ton KEYOU truck, which is offered in a pay-per-use model.
Hydrogen retrofitter KEYOU (here’s the interview we published with the company’s founder) is about to cooperate with Hypion, a Kiel-based project developer and full-service provider in the field of Power-to-X.
Hypion provides green hydrogen at “attractive conditions” at the hydrogen filling station in Neumünster. There, Hypion has built the first filling station with a capacity of up to two tons of green hydrogen per day in 2023, specially optimized for heavy commercial vehicles, such as the 40-ton KEYOU truck, which is offered in a pay-per-use model. Sales of the KEYOU 40-ton truck have just begun, and the launch of the semitrailer tractor is planned for 2026. Also, the station is part of a hydrogen hub, the first major distribution infrastructure to comply with the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).
KEYOU wants to solve the “chicken-and-egg” issue on hydrogen
Together, KEYOU and Hypion “want to solve the chicken-and-egg problem” of hydrogen mobility. KEYOU’s “H2 Mobility as a Service” offer includes not only the zero-emission vehicle, but also a comprehensive service and maintenance package, a 24/7 breakdown service, comprehensive and liability insurance, and the fuel itself. The aim is to enable transport companies to decarbonize their fleets as easily, predictably and with as little risk as possible.
“What we share with KEYOU is the strong conviction that green hydrogen will play a key role in the decarbonization of heavy-duty transportation,” said Stefan Rehm, Managing Director of Hypion. “Only by joining forces can we advance this technology and thus agreen future for road transport. We are therefore pleased to support KEYOU in successfully bringing its hydrogen combustion technology to the market”.
Pedro Bravo, CSO of KEYOU, added: “The cooperation with Hypion allows us to make our already excellent offer even more attractive and to extend it to customers in Schleswig-Holstein. Transport companies can only really benefit from our offer and decarbonize their fleet with our CO2-free and toll-reduced hydrogen vehicles if there is an appropriate infrastructure and affordable hydrogen prices. Every partnership with hydrogen producers and filling station operators brings us a big step forward in our mission to establish a real alternative to diesel in the market”.
