# HyNor > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HyNor > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/HyNor.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyNor > Source revision: 1340544023 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}} The HyNor-project was a nationally supported projectSupported by the Norwegian governmental funding agency, Transnova (http://www.transnova.no) which purpose was to facilitate and coordinate the introduction of hydrogen as a fuel in [Norway](/source/Norway), running from 2003 to 2012. Toward the commercial introduction of [hydrogen vehicles](/source/hydrogen_vehicles) in 2015, the HyNor-project focused on acquiring an early pre-commercial fleet of hydrogen vehicles, and keeping a close dialogue with the leading car manufacturers and other similar initiatives in the [Nordic countries](/source/Nordic_countries) and around the world. ==History== The '''HyNor'''-project started out as a [hydrogen highway](/source/hydrogen_highway)-project in [Norway](/source/Norway). It was initiated by large industrial actors such as [Statoil](/source/Statoil) and [Norsk Hydro](/source/Norsk_Hydro) in 2003 with the goal of a market-realistic demonstration of [hydrogen](/source/hydrogen) refuelling stations, as well as [hydrogen vehicles](/source/hydrogen_vehicles). Several [hydrogen refuelling station](/source/Hydrogen_station)s were built along the {{convert|580|km|mi|adj=on|sp=us}} route from Oslo to Stavanger. [Norway](/source/Norway)'s first [hydrogen fueling station](/source/Hydrogen_station) was opened in 2006 near [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), the second in Porsgrunn in 2007, and two stations were opened in Oslo and Lier in 2009. There were also hydrogen stations planned for Bergen and Lyngdal, but these projects were never carried out. The official opening of the HyNor [hydrogen highway](/source/hydrogen_highway) -project took place on 11 May 2009 in Oslo, and most of the stations, except for the one in [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger) are still in operation today. The infrastructure is part of the [Scandinavian hydrogen highway partnership](/source/Scandinavian_hydrogen_highway_partnership). In October 2011, Statoil announced they wanted to close the hydrogen refuelling stations in [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger), [Porsgrunn](/source/Porsgrunn), [Drammen](/source/Drammen) and [Oslo](/source/Oslo) after 2012.{{cite web | url=http://klassekampen.no/59433/article/item/null/hydrogenframtida-i-fare | title=Hydrogenframtida i fare}} A new company, HyOP,[http://www.hyop.no HYOP] was established to take over the ownership and operation of the stations, and has done so since May 2012. In June 2012 a new refueling station was opened at [Akershus EnergiPark](/source/Akershus_EnergiPark) in [Skedsmo](/source/Skedsmo).[http://www.zegpower.com/doc//BioZEG%200812.pdf BioZeg]{{Dead link|date=January 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Investment in hydrogen technology has continued. In 2017, Akershus county put aside 19.5 million kronor to invest in continuing the hydrogen bus scheme into 2019.{{Cite web|last=Dalløkken|first=Per Erlien|date=2017-01-02|title=Bruker 39 millioner kroner slik at hydrogenbussene kan kjøre tre år til|url=https://www.tu.no/artikler/bruker-39-millioner-kroner-slik-at-hydrogenbussene-kan-kjore-tre-ar-til/366419|access-date=2020-12-31|website=Tu.no|language=no}} As at December 2020, IFE's Hynor fuel cell and hydrogen technology test center was located in Kjeller.{{Cite web|title=IFE Hynor Hydrogen Technology Center (IFE Hynor)|url=https://ife.no/en/laboratory/ife-hynor-hydrogen-technology-center-ife-hynor/|access-date=2020-12-31|website=IFE|language=en-GB}} ==Vehicles== The HyNor-project had tested several different hydrogen vehicles: *15 retrofitted [Toyota Prius](/source/Toyota_Prius) hydrogen internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles (2007–2012) *4 [Mazda RX-8 Hydrogen RE](/source/Mazda_RX-8_Hydrogen_RE) dual fuel hydrogen/gasoline ICE vehicles (2009–2012) *10 [Mercedes-Benz B-class F-CELL](/source/Mercedes-Benz_F-Cell) (2011–2014) *5 [Think City](/source/Think_City) hydrogen cars *2 [Hyundai ix35 FCEV](/source/Hyundai_ix35_FCEV)s ==Station network== At its maximum extent it had the following filling stations: * [Stavanger](/source/Stavanger) - H2 from [natural gas](/source/natural_gas) reforming ([steam reforming](/source/steam_reforming)), [HCNG](/source/HCNG) 8%, at 350 and 700 [Bar](/source/Bar_(unit)) (shut down in November 2011) * [Porsgrunn](/source/Porsgrunn) - H2 byproduct from [chlorine](/source/chlorine) production, 700 bar refueling * [Drammen](/source/Drammen) - Trucked-in hydrogen, 700 bar refueling (shutdown in 2015 and moved to Oslo airport Gardermoen)http://www.mynewsdesk.com/no/oslo-lufthavn-as/news/oslo-lufthavn-faar-hydrogenstasjon-121152 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}} *[Oslo](/source/Oslo) - Trucked-in hydrogen, 700 bar refueling *[Oslo](/source/Oslo) - Gaustad - On-site electrolysis (10 Nm3/h), 700 bar refueling *[Oslo](/source/Oslo) - Rosenholm - On-site electrolysis (2x60 Nm3/h), 350 bar refueling (bus-only station) *[Lillestrøm](/source/Lillestr%C3%B8m) - H2 from [biogas](/source/biogas) via Sorption Enhanced Steam Methane Reforming(SE-SMR) and [solar](/source/Photovoltaics) [electrolysis](/source/Electrolysis_of_water), 700 bar refueling.{{Cite web |url=http://newenergy.is/gogn/eldra_efni/naha/hynor_lillestrxm_flyer_for_naha.pdf |title=HyNor Lillestrøm |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-date=10 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223009/http://newenergy.is/gogn/eldra_efni/naha/hynor_lillestrxm_flyer_for_naha.pdf |url-status=dead }}[http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/news-events/news-archive/2013/may/innovation-zone-of-the-hynor-lillestroem-hydrogen-station-now-open Innovation Zone of the Hynor Lillestrøm Hydrogen Station Now Open] ==See also== *[Zero Emission Resource Organisation](/source/Zero_Emission_Resource_Organisation) *[Scandinavian hydrogen highway partnership](/source/Scandinavian_hydrogen_highway_partnership) *[Hydrogen infrastructure](/source/Hydrogen_infrastructure) *[Hydrogen economy](/source/Hydrogen_economy) ==References== ===Notes=== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20031204102351/http://www.hynor.no/ hynor.no] * [http://www.hydrogen.no Norwegian Hydrogen Forum] * [http://www.hyop.no HYOP] {{Coord|59.9755|11.0536|region:NO-30|format=dms|display=title}} Category:Hydrogen infrastructure Category:Road transport in Norway --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [HyNor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyNor) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HyNor?action=history)). 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