GP JOULE produces green hydrogen and refuels the new Vivaro-e HYDROGEN with it – this is how a sustainable energy and circular economy works in practice

The innovative Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN stands for sustainable mobility and energy transition - just like GP JOULE. The specialist for the planning, construction and operational management of solar, wind, heating and mobility applications has been active in the hydrogen business for more than eleven years. In order to close the value chain from the generation to the use of green hydrogen, GP JOULE is now also using the Vivaro-e HYDROGEN for mobile operational management services . Andreas Kunkat, Head of Major Accounts Stellantis Germany, handed over the hydrogen fuel cell van from Opel to GP JOULE SERVICE Managing Director Helge Feddersen at the GP JOULE headquarters in North Friesland in front of invited guests from politics and business. "For our goal of 100% renewable, we are already consistently using renewable energies in the area of mobility. Our service team covers hundreds of kilometers every week. Therefore, the decarbonization of this service is an important step for us. We are showing how a sustainable energy and circular economy is becoming a reality: We generate green hydrogen from solar and wind power - and now use it with the Vivaro-e HYDROGEN as a fuel in our vehicle fleet. This is how the energy transition works in everyday life," says Helge Feddersen, pleased about the resource-saving addition to the fleet. The state secretary in the Schleswig-Holstein Ministry for Economic Affairs, Transport, Labour, Technology and Tourism, Julia Carstens, also agrees: “The decarbonisation of the economy and transport is a major task that we will have to master together in the next few years. This requires strong partners like GP JOULE and Opel. GP JOULE supplies industry, transport and society with renewable energies - and Opel, as one of the leading manufacturers of electrified drives, provides the right vehicles suitable for everyday use." Like Opel , GP JOULE has long recognized that hydrogen - and here in particular green hydrogen - can make a decisive contribution to the decarbonization of the transport sector and society. The company covers all areas of the hydrogen value chain: the production of green hydrogen from regional, renewable energies through to marketing it at hydrogen filling stations. GP JOULE has exemplified this sustainable energy supply with the North Frisian project "eFarm" and was awarded the "German Mobility Prize" for it last year. Flexible in use: For emission-free operation of renewable energy systems The innovative Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN fits perfectly into the concept and the fleet. Because the van based on the "International Van of the Year 2021" Vivaro-e, with its combination of hydrogen fuel cell drive and plug-in battery, can travel up to 400 kilometers with a full tank (according to WLTP1). The 45 kW fuel cell delivers enough power for longer journeys on the motorway. Refueling with hydrogen takes just three minutes – as short as stopping to refuel with conventional diesel or petrol. When starting or accelerating, the 10.5 kWh lithium-ion battery housed under the front seats provides more engine power for short periods of time. The fuel cell system always works under optimal operating conditions, which increases its service life. In addition, the Vivaro-e HYDROGEN offers the great advantage of a hybrid system: Braking energy can be recovered and fed into the battery as electricity via the electric motor (generator) (recuperation). The entire drive technology is housed in such a space-saving manner that the hydrogen transporter does not make any compromises in terms of space compared to conventional combustion engines. “With the Opel Vivaro-e HYDROGEN, the GP JOULE employees will in future be on the road in customer service with zero local emissions – reliably, flexibly and in a time-saving manner. Because our hydrogen fuel cell transporter can drive up to 400 kilometers without stopping, can then be refueled quickly and offers the same load space size as a Vivaro with electric or combustion engine drive. It is the ideal vehicle for a company that has made it its mission to advance the energy transition,” said Andreas Kunkat at the handover on the North Frisian coast.

New Hydrogen Fuel Cell Transporter From Opel for the Mobile on-Site Service of the Gp Joule Operations Management