Hydrogen has great potential to decarbonize heavy-duty transport, but effective deployment depends on a well-designed refueling network. A new study from Chalmers University (Sweden) simulated demand from long-haul hydrogen trucks across Europe and compared it to the EU’s Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation (AFIR).
The findings show that current EU rules—requiring stations every 200 km by 2030—do not always match actual demand. In some countries, this could lead to tens of millions of euros in unnecessary costs each year, while others may face undercapacity by 2050.
The study highlights the need to align station size and location with real transport patterns to ensure both cost-efficiency and effective rollout of hydrogen mobility.
Read the full study here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319925019342?via%3Dihub
