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PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BMW GROUP AND TOTAL
Fri Sep 08 10:00:00 CEST 2006 Press Release
Munich. The installation of the hydrogen tank on 7 September 2006 marked the start of construction work on the first public hydrogen filling station in the Munich metropolitan area. It is situated in Detmoldstraße, not far from BMW Group's Research and Innovation Centre. The installation of an underground storage tank for liquid hydrogen at the TOTAL filling station is a first for Germany and means the hydrogen filling station will be visibly indistinguishable from a conventional petrol station.
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Construction is underway on the first public hydrogen filling station in the
Munich area.
Munich. The installation of the hydrogen tank on 7 September 2006 marked the
start of construction work on the first public hydrogen filling station in the
Munich metropolitan area. It is situated in Detmoldstraße, not far from BMW
Group's Research and Innovation Centre. The installation of an underground
storage tank for liquid hydrogen at the TOTAL filling station is a first for
Germany and means the hydrogen filling station will be visibly
indistinguishable from a conventional petrol station. "This marks a significant
advance in the integration of hydrogen as a future fuel into the day-to-day
refuelling infrastructure," emphasises Daniel Le Breton, Director Transport and
Energy of the TOTAL Group. As well as hydrogen, the new filling station will
also offer petrol and diesel fuel and is scheduled to go on stream at the end
of the year.
Professor Dr. Burkhard Göschel, BMW Member of the Board for Development and
Purchasing, commented: "In tandem with setting up a hydrogen infrastructure,
BMW Group is systematically driving forward its development of technology for
hydrogen-powered vehicles. A BMW 7 Series with a hydrogen combustion engine is
currently being developed to production standard."
The new filling station has been made possible thanks to the close partnership
between BMW Group and TOTAL that is promoting hydrogen as an energy source for
road traffic. The two companies signed an agreement in May 2006 which will see
TOTAL setting up and operating three hydrogen filling stations in Europe by the
end of 2007.