Zlínský kraj centrem zelené revoluce: Společnost Solar Global v Napajedlech vybuduje jednu z prvních plnících stanic na zelený vodík

Solar Global will build in Napajedla one of the first publicly available Czech filling stations for hydrogen produced purely from renewable energy sources. The station will be publicly available for passenger and freight transport, and is the first ever comprehensive pilot project for the commercial production and use of emission-free green hydrogen. The project has also been successful in its application for funding under the Transport subsidy programme and will be supported by the Ministry of Transport with approximately CZK 40 million. The Ministry has allocated CZK 300 million to support hydrogen infrastructure. Six projects applied for the call and Solar Global is one of the three successful applicants.

The green hydrogen filling station will be the next stage of the project, which also includes a 600 kilowatt-peak (kWp) photovoltaic power plant and a 100 kilowatt(kW) battery system with a capacity of 200 kilowatt-hours (kWh) and a 225 kW electrolyser. Annual hydrogen production is expected to reach 8 tonnes. This amount of fuel represents a range of approximately 800 000 kilometres for a hydrogen passenger car or 80 000 kilometres for a hydrogen bus. In addition to the filling station, the project will also include an additional high-pressure hydrogen storage tank. All technologies, including the publicly accessible refuelling station, will be located at the Solar Global Group headquarters in Napajedla.

"Green hydrogen, produced from renewable energy sources, is key to decarbonising the Czech economy and energy sector. The Czech Republic has lagged far behind Western countries in the development of hydrogen infrastructure and I am pleased that Solar Global will provide one of the first green hydrogen production centres in the Czech Republic in its home region of Zlín. Just as we were among the first to get the Czech solar power industry moving and put the first large-scale battery system into operation, our goal is to lay the foundations for a hydrogen economy linked specifically to renewable energy production as a direct replacement for fossil fuels. Solar Global Group has long been among the pioneers of hydrogen infrastructure development in the Czech Republic and our green hydrogen filling station project is proof of this," says Vítězslav Skopal, Chairman of the Board of Solar Global Group.

The total investment in the construction of the hydrogen filling station and related infrastructure will be around CZK 90 million. The current expected completion date of the project is at the turn of 2024 and 2025.

"At the moment we already have a building permit for the entire hydrogen technology. Thus, we can start the selection of a contractor for the implementation project documentation and subsequently for the delivery of the entire technology. The filling station in Napajedle will have state-of-the-art technologies that will enable filling of hydrogen tanks in cars to their full operating pressure, i.e. more than 700 bar, in just five minutes," adds Zdeněk Tříska, Solar Global's CEO, about the project.

The hydrogen filling station and green hydrogen production plant project in Napajedle is one of three planned projects by Solar Global to produce and distribute green hydrogen in the Czech Republic. The company is planning other projects in Ovčary near Kolín and near Třemošnice. Solar Global estimates the total cost of building the hydrogen projects to be approximately CZK 330 million.

Contact for more information:
Ondřej Novák, Obnovitelně PR, pr@obnovitelne.cz , +420 722 901 138

Zlín Region at the centre of the green revolution: Solar Global to build one of the first green hydrogen filling stations in Napajedla

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