Three New Partners Join Forces with Volvo Group to Deploy Hydrogen Trucks Across Europe

Volvo hydrogen fuel‑cell truck under testing in the H2Accelerate TRUCKS project.

Brussels — The H2Accelerate TRUCKS project, Europe’s largest flagship initiatives for zero-emission hydrogen/fuel cell heavy-duty transport, has successfully achieved renewed commitment to hydrogen truck deployment. Awarded ~30 M€ of funding from the Clean Hydrogen partnership, the project aims at deploying 125 hydrogen trucks in six European Member States/Associated Countries.

Four truck deployment partners to drive change

In response to the evolving market conditions and strategic realignment in the sector, H2Accelerate TRUCKS welcomes three new truck deployment partners alongside the Volvo Group.

Scania Pilot Partner, Hyundai Hydrogen Mobility Germany, and Hyliko have recently joined the consortium, bringing additional sector expertise and momentum to the project.

Volvo Group remains a core partner and has significantly renewed its engagement within the project by committing to an increased number of vehicles. As part of this transition, Iveco Group and Shell, two of the initiative’s original partners, have concluded their participation in the project. Altogether, the new consortium aims to deploy 125 fuel cell trucks, with the first vehicles expected to enter operation already during 2026.

TEAL Mobility to strengthen the hydrogen refuelling network

The trucks will operate on a growing network of hydrogen refuelling stations, designed specifically for heavy-duty vehicles. TotalEnergies and Everfuel have confirmed their commitment to the project in supporting the deployment of the vehicles with their deployed refuelling infrastructures. The infrastructure network will be further supported by the newly welcomed partner TEAL Mobility, the joint venture between TotalEnergies and Air Liquide created in 2024, with the goal to become Europe’s #1 hydrogen station network for trucks and currently operating 15 stations across France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany.

This new generation of refuelling stations will aim to offer a dispensing capacity of over 1,000 kg per day, initially concentrated in key manufacturing regions, with future expansion planned along major TEN-T corridors. Where possible, stations will be supplied with green hydrogen from electrolysers, meeting RED II and RED III requirements and backed by Guarantees of Origin.

Project scope and objectives

The vehicles equipped with 700 bar hydrogen storage solutions will have a range of more than 600 km between refuelling. The fleet to be deployed will include 41–44 tonne articulated models suitable for long-haul operations as well as rigid trucks for regional distribution and 350 bar hydrogen storage solutions.

More than 20 European truck operators will participate, ensuring that the vehicles are tested in diverse, real-world conditions and providing valuable insights to support the future commercial rollout of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty transport.

The core objectives of the H2Accelerate TRUCKS project have been reaffirmed, with participants committed to working together to:

• Operate on a hydrogen refuelling network designed specifically for zero-emission truck deployment, contribute to increasing the availability of hydrogen and reliability of the European refuelling network
• Raise awareness of the benefits of using green hydrogen for trucking in Europe and increase public confidence in this technology as a solution for decarbonizing the transport sector
• Display the viability of hydrogen and fuel-cell trucks as a solution to decarbonizing road freight by analyzing technical, environmental, economic and attitudinal data