A hydrogen station is a storage or
filling station for
hydrogen fuel. The hydrogen is dispensed by weight. Two filling pressures are in common use: H70 or 700
bar, and the older standard H35 or 350 bar. , around 550 filling stations were available worldwide. although this number clearly conflicts with those published by AFDC.
Types of recharging stations Home hydrogen fueling station Home hydrogen fueling stations have been offered for purchase. A model that could produce 12 kilograms of hydrogen per day sold for $325,000 in 2019. Solar powered water electrolysing hydrogen home stations are composed of
solar cells,
power converter,
water purifier,
electrolyzer, piping,
hydrogen purifier, oxygen purifier,
compressor,
pressure vessels and a hydrogen outlet.
Disadvantages Volatility Hydrogen fuel is hazardous because of its low ignition energy, high combustion energy, and because it easily leaks from tanks. Explosions at hydrogen filling stations have been reported.
Supply Hydrogen fuelling stations generally receive deliveries by truck from hydrogen suppliers. An interruption at a hydrogen supply facility can shut down multiple hydrogen fuelling stations due to an interruption of the supply of hydrogen.
Costs There are far fewer Hydrogen filling stations than gasoline fuel stations, which in the US alone numbered 168,000 in 2004. Replacing the US gasoline infrastructure with hydrogen fuel infrastructure is estimated to cost a half
trillion U.S. dollars. A hydrogen fueling station costs between $1 million and $4 million to build. In comparison, battery electric vehicles can charge at home or at public chargers. As of 2025, there are more than 70,000 public charging stations in the United States, with more than 200,000 chargers.
Freezing of the nozzle During refueling, the flow of cold hydrogen can cause frost to form on the dispenser nozzle, sometimes leading to the nozzle becoming frozen to the vehicle being refueled.
Locations H2stations.org tracks global hydrogen filling stations and publishes statistics and a map. They count a total of 980 hydrogen fuelling stations in operation worldwide (including bus stations and non-retail stations) as of the end of 2024.
Asia In 2019, there were 178 publicly available hydrogen fuel stations in operation. By the end of 2024, there were more than 550 in operation in Asia, including about 200 in China. , Tokyo , there were 167 publicly available hydrogen fuel stations in operation in Japan. In 2012 there were 17 hydrogen stations, and in 2021, there were 137 publicly available hydrogen fuel stations in Japan. In November 2023, however, due to hydrogen supply problems and broken stations, most fueling stations in South Korea offered no hydrogen. 41 out of the 159 hydrogen stations in the country were listed as open, and some of these were rationing supplies of hydrogen.
Europe In 2019, there were 177 stations in Europe. According to H2stations.org, there were nearly 300 hydrogen refuelling stations in Europe by the end of 2024. there were 2 publicly available hydrogen fuel stations in Norway, both in the Oslo area. Since the explosion at the hydrogen filling station in
Sandvika in June 2019, the sale of hydrogen cars in Norway has halted. In 2023, Everfuel announced the closure of its two public hydrogen stations in Norway and cancelled the opening of a third. there were 11 publicly available hydrogen fuel stations in the United Kingdom, In 2022, Shell closed its three hydrogen stations in the UK,
North America Canada As of May 2025, there were 7 fueling stations in Canada, 6 of which were open to the public: • British Columbia: Five stations are in the Greater Vancouver Area and Vancouver Island, with one station in
Kelowna. • Ontario: One station in
Mississauga is operated by
Hydrogenics Corporation. The station is only available to certain commercial customers. • Quebec: The one station in
Quebec City is operated by Harnois Énergies (co-branded with Esso). and one in Washington. • California: there were 49 retail stations. In 2023, Shell closed its hydrogen stations in the state and discontinued plans to build further stations. In 2024 it was reported that "a majority of the hydrogen stations in Southern California are offline or operating with reduced hours" due to hydrogen shortages and unreliable station performance. • Hawaii has one hydrogen station in
Honolulu. No publicly accessible stations are in operation in Michigan. == Hydrogen tank==