Under the slogan “on the planet’s side”, Gurpea and H2m attended the investment round ‘b – venture 2023’, where they presented a collaborative R&D&i project on sustainable engineering for hydrogen stations: the ‘DIRECT BOOST’.
With the presence at this event, to which the companies were invited by Wolaria, Startup accelerator of the Junta de Castilla y León, Gurpea continues working on the development of the sustainable engineering business line, specifically focused on the manufacturing and compression of natural gases.
The objective of this project lies in accelerating the immersion of sustainable hydrogen mobility, as an alternative to fossil fuels that have been monopolizing the market for decades and that, as stated by Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, “is leading the world to the era of global boiling”.
Julio García, Management and Organization Manager at H2m, explained in his speech that the development of hydrogen refueling infrastructure is not advancing in the market, as it finds itself in the same loop as the electric vehicle. Its high investment and maintenance costs prevent the expansion of hydrogen stations and as a consequence, access to hydrogen consumption as fuel and the manufacture of cars powered by this gas.
It is our obligation to invest and research in more efficient, more versatile and lower cost hydrogen refueling stations to accelerate their use, assured Julio.
The key to the project
In this sense, the ‘DIRECT BOOST’ Hydrogen Station concept, developed by Gurpea and H2m, allows direct compression of hydrogen to the pressure required at any given moment by the vehicle. In addition, the compact design equipment integrated in 20-foot containers offers easy transport and location.
The key to the system lies in the compression offered by the equipment, with high compression capacity and response speed, technology on which Gurpea is working.
Initially, H2m and Gurpea are studying opening the market through dealerships, gas stations, municipalities committed to green mobility, shopping centers and hotels, through the development of a prototype, within 18 months, with which to evolve the technological maturity level of the project from grade 2 to grade 6.
Some of the investors attending the event: Sodena, Clave Capital, Caixa Capital Risk, Kfund, Nekko Capital, Kaf Ventures, EDP, GrayBella Capital and Kapita among others.
More information and contact:
Joseba Lafuente
+34 646822819
jlafuente@gurpea.com
Julio García
+34 639371482 / +34 639616735
desarrollo.negocio@h2mhm.com
