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Norway's first hydrogen highway:

From Oslo to Stavanger on hydrogen

The 600 kilometres from Oslo to Stavanger, the capital of Norway's petroleum industry, on the southwestern coast can now be traversed in a hydrogen-powered vehicle. This project has received funding from the Research Council of Norway via the RENERGI programme.

The HyNor project is leading the development of Norway's hydrogen highway. Four hydrogen fuelling stations have been situated along the route and an additional four are under planning.

The Norwegian hydrogen highway. The Norwegian hydrogen highway.

The transport sector enters the renewable era

Liv Signe Navarsete Liv Signe Navarsete (Photo: Claude R. Olsen) "Hydrogen, biofuels and electricity are essential to bringing the transport sector out of the fossil-fuel ages and into the renewable era," said Norwegian Minister of Transport and Communications Liv Signe Navarsete at the opening of the hydrogen highway. Navarsete emphasised the importance of project funding allocated under the RENERGI programme, as it would be impossible to build hydrogen infrastructure in Norway without such public support

Royal rally driver

HRH Crown Prince Haakon receiving instructions before the hydrogen and electric car rally between Oslo and Stavanger. HRH Crown Prince Haakon receiving instructions before the hydrogen and electric car rally between Oslo and Stavanger. (Photo: Claude R. Olsen)

The completion of the hydrogen highway was marked by a hydrogen and electric car rally from Oslo to Stavanger. His Royal Highness Crown Prince Haakon drove the first leg of the rally to Drammen, after having tested the brand-new hydrogen fuelling station in Oslo.

The participants in this year's Viking Rally crossed the finishing line in Stavanger on the opening day of EVS24 - the world's largest electric and hydrogen vehicle symposium.

Written by:
Claude R. Olsen/Else Lie. Translation: Victoria Coleman/Carol B. Eckmann
Published:
 14.05.2009
Last updated:
18.05.2009

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