Fuel distribution facilities – HRS

Abstract

The European Commission's strategy to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 aims at reducing the consumption of fossil fuels and improve air quality, especially in cities. One way to achieve this goal is to decarbonize the economy, including the transport sector, which is crucial for companies in terms of global supply chains. Many experts believe that the zero emission and low emission hydrogen used in electric vehicles with hydrogen fuel cells is the key to meeting this challenge in passenger and heavy duty transport including land, sea and air transport. However, for hydrogen to become a commonly used fuel in transport, it is necessary to develop the essential infrastructure and adequate legal regulations. The paper presents the genesis of the creation of hydrogen fuel distribution facilities, and indicates the key aspects of the implementation of hydrogen fuels in the world, in Europe and in Poland. The paper also discusses the data available on the number of facilities distributing this type of fuel owned by gas and oil corporations that want to achieve climate neutrality and, at the same time, have to provide transport fuels for recipients. It was found that the energy transformation and the type of energy carriers and motor fuels used to power motor vehicles will be related to the change and evolution of fuel distribution facilities.