Abstract:
In this paper,hydrogen refuelling stations in USA,Europe,Japan,and China are studied,including the investment and operation of industry,the manufacturers,and the relevant technical standards. The results show that USA,Europe,and Japan have had mature experience in management of the investment,and the operation of hydrogen refuelling stations. Germany and Japan maintain a leading position in the technologies of hydrogen compression,hydrogen storage,and hydrogen refuelling. USA is the leader in many areas of technologies of gaseous hydrogen and liquid hydrogen. Britain,France,Norway,and Russia has its own advantages in some subdivided technical areas. Moreover,for the standards on hydrogen refuelling station,complete system of standard is established in USA and Japan,respectively. Some technical limitations involving the compression,the storage,and the refuelling of gaseous hydrogen in 70MPa refuelling station are being overcome by China. However,compared with other countries,further efforts need to be made in the research and development of ionic hydrogen compressor,cryogenic liquid hydrogen pump,cryogenic liquid hydrogen storage tank,and distributor for liquid hydrogen for China.