Plastic Omnium and Hyliko to decarbonize heavy mobility with hydrogen storage vessels

Plastic Omnium (Île-de-France, France) has announced a partnership with Hyliko (Île-de-France), a mobility specialist decarbonizing heavy-vehicle fleets, through the integration of hydrogen storage systems. The first phase of the partnership covers an order of a total of 315 high-pressure hydrogen vessels to equip 45 trucks by the end of 2024 — Plastic Omnium’s tanks are Type IV tanks (carbon fiber-wrapped shells with a plastic liner). The partners also plan to work together to develop new hydrogen storage systems that will increase truck ranges to more than 750 kilometers (~466 miles), an uplift of almost 60%. 

“We are delighted that Hyliko has chosen our storage systems to leverage the development of highly specialized solutions for decarbonizing heavy vehicle fleets,” Marc Perraudin, CEO of Plastic Omnium New Energies, says. “This announcement is further proof of the existence of a buoyant market for hydrogen mobility in the commercial transportation sector.” 

Hyliko provides transporters and logistics operators with an all-in-one solution, combining leasing and maintaining hydrogen-powered trucks, supplying hydrogen produced from biomass residues and managing the fleets’ carbon footprint. By 2030, Hyliko aims to avoid the emission of 1.5 million tons of CO₂, to equip 10% of the European hydrogen truck market (around 15,000 vehicles) and to deploy 100 hydrogen production and storage stations in Europe. 

Plastic Omnium says it has pioneered hydrogen mobility since 2015. Its New Energies division develops and produces comprehensive hydrogen systems for all forms of mobility, ranging from storage to management system, including fuel cell modules. 

“The partnership will also mean we can boost the operational performance of our vehicles,” Florent Bergeret, chairman and founder of Hyliko, adds.