BOC, a Linde company, and bp Australia announced a new agreement to build a H₂ refueling station at the bp Truckstop in Lytton, Queensland.

It will be the first service station in Australia with H₂ refueling capability. The Queensland Government’s fleet of five H₂-powered Hyundai NEXOs will be the first to use the new refueler to be opened later in the year.

BOC will supply and install the state-of-the-art Linde H₂ refueling station. It will dispense green H₂ produced by BOC at its Bulwer Island production site, just 10 minutes from the bp Truckstop in Lytton. The green H₂ will be produced by a 220-kW electrolyzer powered by solar energy generated onsite.

John Evans, Managing Director of BOC South Pacific said the partnership with bp Australia was an important step forward in developing a H₂ refueling service station network in Queensland.

“BOC is committed to supporting the development of H₂ as a zero emissions fuel and decarbonizing the transport sector in Australia,” said Mr Evans.

“Working closely with our partner bp we will demonstrate how state-of-the-art H₂ refueling stations can be safely integrated into the existing service station network, paving the way for more infrastructure to facilitate H₂ trucks and buses.

“We look forward to opening this facility to the public in the future, and working with our project partners ARENA, the Queensland Government and bp to showcase a world class end-to-end green H₂ production, storage, supply and refueling solution.”

Frédéric Baudry, president, bp Australia and SVP fuels & low carbon solutions, Asia Pacific said, "bp is proud to be partnering with BOC and the Queensland Government in the development of Australia’s first green H₂ refueler on an existing service station. H₂ will play an important part in the future energy and mobility mix, and partnerships – such as this one between Government, BOC and bp – will be essential in decarbonizing industry and transport. bp has extensive industrial experience with H₂ and is now linking that with our expertise in supplying energy to the world, creating end-to-end offers and decarbonization solutions for our customers. We are excited to be developing and deploying innovative offers that meet the changing mobility needs of our customers' today and for the future.”

Minister for Energy, Renewables and H₂ Mick De Brenni said it was critical that locally made fuel continued to be available to power our heavy transport sector as it moved to lower its emissions and looked forward to supporting greener H₂ initiatives from traditional fuel suppliers.

“The importance of this for our economic future cannot be overstated because this is another link in the supply chain, ensuring Queensland cements its status as a global force in the H₂ industry,” said Minister de Brenni.

“From H₂-powered trucks and coaches to trains and marine vessels, we are exploring every opportunity to capitalize on the opportunities of Queensland’s energy transformation.”

The H₂ refueling station will have capacity to refill a H₂ car in 3-5 minutes and will in future be made available to drivers with a bp plus card who register with bp for access to the supply of H₂.

Linde has installed over 200 H₂ refueling stations globally and successfully completed the H₂ refueling of over 1.5 MM cars, buses and forklifts.