The planned location for the hydrogen refuelling station is a site not far from the A1 and A20 motorway junction. Mabanaft already operates a diesel refuelling station on the same site. The hydrogen refuelling station is specifically designed to meet the needs of heavy goods vehicles and will eventually be able to serve up to 50 lorries per day. The planning applications for the construction have already been submitted. Construction will then take place in the second half of the year. The project has already received a grant commitment of over €5.1 million in 2022 under the German government’s ‘Climate-Friendly Commercial Vehicles and Infrastructure (KsNI)’ scheme. The aim is to further boost the market for hydrogen and fuel cell technology, particularly for light and heavy commercial vehicles.
By investing in a hydrogen refuelling station, Mabanaft is committed to the multi-fuel approach
“We are convinced of the multi-fuel approach – that is, the idea that we can strengthen the energy transition through various fuel solutions. After all, we want to offer our customers precisely the energy solutions they need on their path to decarbonisation. Our planned hydrogen refuelling station in Lübeck is a further commitment to this,” explains Volker Ebeling, Senior Vice President New Energy, Supply & Infrastructure at Mabanaft.
“Hydrogen clearly holds enormous potential for heavy-duty transport, particularly over long distances: Refuelling times and payloads are comparable to those of diesel-powered vehicles, and the range per tankful is up to 800 kilometres,” emphasises Florian Lückmann, Head of Commercial Road Transport at Mabanaft. He continues: “We also want to realise the potential of hydrogen through a reliable and comprehensive network of hydrogen refuelling stations. To this end, we are planning the gradual roll-out of a cross-border refuelling infrastructure for hydrogen.”
The EU’s AFIR (Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Regulation) stipulates that, by 2030, hydrogen refuelling stations for lorries and cars must be established every 200 km along the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) and at all urban hubs. With the hydrogen refuelling station in Lübeck, Mabanaft is making a contribution to this planned network. The company is particularly focused on hydrogen refuelling stations designed to meet the capacity and accessibility requirements of heavy goods vehicles. Through its Swedish subsidiary PS Energi, Mabanaft has already built two hydrogen refuelling stations in Sweden and secured funding for three further Swedish sites.
Mabanaft is implementing the project in collaboration with Hypion
The project was developed to investment-ready stage under the leadership of Hypion, a project developer from Schleswig-Holstein specialising in the hydrogen economy. Mabanaft is joining the project with immediate effect as the sole investor for the Lübeck site and will continue to implement it in collaboration with Hypion. Subject to regulatory approvals, Mabanaft could begin construction work from this summer. “An experienced and competent partner with reliable knowledge of the region is indispensable in a project of this kind,” said Volker Ebeling of Mabanaft. He emphasised: “In the project developer Hypion, we have found just such a partner who shares our values and our vision of an energy transition tailored to our customers’ needs.”
“Now is the time to pick up the pace in the transport sector too and, with the help of hydrogen as an energy carrier, to play our part in decarbonising our economy. The challenges are still considerable, but with a forward-thinking and determined partner like Mabanaft, we can succeed,” says Dr Stefan Rehm, Managing Director of Hypion.
Scheduled operation of the hydrogen refuelling station in the tankpool24 network
The hydrogen refuelling station will be operated as a Staack Pool station within the tankpool24 network. Tankpool24 is the market leader and a specialist in the planning, construction and operation of 24/7 automated lorry refuelling stations, with a Europe-wide network of over 2,000 stations, more than 750 of which are in Germany. The Mabanaft Group is the largest shareholder in the tankpool24 group of companies.
The Mabanaft Group is a leading independent and integrated energy company that offers its customers tailor-made energy solutions in the transport, heating, industrial and agricultural sectors. The Group is active in the import, distribution and marketing of petroleum products, natural gas liquids, chemicals and biofuels, and supports its customers in the transition to cleaner fuels by offering alternative long-term solutions.
As a project developer,Hypion is dedicated to establishing integrated green hydrogen economies to supply clean energy to the transport sector, industry, buildings and the electricity market. Hypion’s core expertise as a specialist in the green hydrogen economy stems from the development, planning, implementation and operation of economically viable end-user solutions.
