ATCO Hydrogen Refueller
WA’s first Hydrogen Refuelling Station has opened at energy infrastructure company ATCO’s Jandakot Operations Centre.
Initiative progress
Complete
The station can fill hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, such as the Toyota Mirai, with renewable hydrogen in five minutes and will use renewable hydrogen produced onsite.
This innovative technology and infrastructure introduces a new era of cleaner transportation, where hydrogen vehicles can refuel and travel with zero emissions.
Key Stats
Timeline and Milestones
April 2020 – Announcement of project to develop and operate a hydrogen refuelling facility at ATCO’s existing Jandakot Operations.
August 2020 – Funding announced to support delivery of project from the Renewable Hydrogen Fund.
December 2022 – Western Australia’s first high-speed hydrogen refueller officially opens.
WA’s first Hydrogen Refuelling Station
The Hydrogen Refuelling Station (HRS) will provide ATCO, Fortescue Future Industries and agreed third parties, such as WA Police, with the opportunity to refuel vehicles capable of utilising hydrogen as the primary fuel source.
The HRS is capable of refuelling hydrogen vehicles with a full tank of renewable hydrogen in approximately five minutes, allowing the Toyota Mirai 2023 to travel up to 650 kilometres emissions-free.
The station will use renewable hydrogen produced onsite at ATCO’s Clean Energy Innovation Hub through electrolysis to fuel the hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles, contributing further to lower emissions.
What is a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle?
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are an innovative and emerging technology, providing a number of benefits such as fast refuelling, long range travel, and zero carbon emissions.
A fuel cell enables electricity to be formed using hydrogen and oxygen through a process called electrolysis, powering the electric motor that drives the car. Unlike a traditional combustion engine, which produces carbon dioxide, the only by-product of hydrogen fuel cell cars is water vapour and heat, meaning there are no harmful tailpipe emissions.
In the future renewable hydrogen will be able to be used as a clean energy source for cars, buses, trucks, industry heavy vehicles and even aircraft.
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Hydrogen Refueller | ATCOLearn more about the Western Australian renewable hydrogen industry.
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