New hydrogen station in Belgium to be operated by Air Liquide
Construction on the first hydrogen station has begun in Belgium, and﻿ is to be operated by Air Liquide. The hydrogen station is expected to be open to the public by mid-2016. As part of the SWARM project, the station received funding from the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen-Joint Undertaking, a private/public partnership in support of the development of hydrogen related applications. The SWARM project aims to deploy 90 passenger hydrogen fuel cell cars in Europe and support infrastructure deployment, the two countries taking part are Belgium and Germany. 

Construction has started on the first public hydrogen station in Belgium, to be operated by Air Liquide. The hydrogen station (700 bar to the vehicle) will be open to the public by mid-2016, and will be built, maintained and operated by Air Liquide on Toyota land adjacent to the R&D Technical and Training Centers of Toyota Motor Europe (TME) in Zaventem. TME is granting the right to use the land for free over a period of 20 years.

As part of the SWARM project, the station has received funding from the European Fuel Cells and Hydrogen-Joint Undertaking, a private/public partnership in support of the development of hydrogen related applications.

The SWARM (Small 4-Wheel fuel cell passenger vehicle Applications in Regional and Municipal transport) project aims to deploy 90 passenger hydrogen fuel cell cars in Europe and support infrastructure deployment. Two regions of Europe are taking part in this project: the Brussels region in Belgium, and the Wer-Ems region in Germany.

Air Liquide Group is actively involved in developing hydrogen stations around the world with a track record of 75 designed and delivered hydrogen stations globally. Recently the Group has also announced the opening of stations in Germany, Denmark and France in 2015, in keeping with its intention of building the first hydrogen distribution network in Europe.

The Toyota Mirai fuel cell sedan is currently being launched in three countries in Europe (Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom). In the first half of 2016, Toyota will also bring the Mirai to Belgium, a fourth European market. Toyota Motor Europe will also operate its Fuel Cell Vehicle Care Center from its Technical Center in Zaventem, and as such will be one of the customers of the new hydrogen station in Zaventem. Mirai drivers, as well as drivers of other fuel cell vehicles, will have access to the station 24x7.