Hydrogen electrification of the transport offer for heavy duty vehicles

Purpose and goal:

The purpose of the project was to produce new knowledge and investigate how heavy hydrogen electrified transportation can be carried out in practice, based on system analysis, interviews and business-specific data, as well as taking economics into account. The funding has meant that such an analysis has been carried out, which has led to increased knowledge about the practical and economic differences of switching from HVO to hydrogen operation in heavy transport tasks.

Expected results and effects:

The results indicate that it is practically and economically possible to switch from HVO to hydrogen in heavy transport tasks. The range of hydrogen trucks and the refueling stations planned are sufficient to carrying out transport tasks without noticeable routine changes. Drivers´ acceptance of hydrogen trucks is therefore high.

From an economic perspective, the step is short to go from HVO to hydrogen with a maximum increase in Total Cost of Ownership of 10%. With a potentially reduced price of hydrogen, hydrogen driven transport is quickly becoming the cheaper option. Approach and implementation:

The project has been carried out by Gustav Green (RISE) in collaboration with mainly Stay Fresh Sweden AB and other project parties. Two calculation models have been developed within the project; one for calculating fuel needs (both HVO and hydrogen) and one for calculating TCO. It is largely through these models, as well as interviews, that practical and economic aspects have been analyzed.

The project´s results have been disseminated in various forums and through the industry organization Sveriges Åkeriföretag.