A turnkey station built around the CryoPump module refuels up to eight heavy-duty trucks an hour, with up to 50% lower investment costs
For hydrogen to compete with diesel in heavy transport, the trucks are only half of the problem. The other half is infrastructure: refuelling stations are complex, expensive and slow to build. Bosch Rexroth and Bosch Manufacturing Solutions are targeting that bottleneck with a turnkey solution for hydrogen refuelling stations, presented at the Hydrogen Technology World Expo 2026.
The headline figures speak directly to fleet operators. A station equipped with the cryogenic pump unit can refuel up to eight heavy-duty trucks per hour, giving each an average range of 1,000 kilometres. Bosch Rexroth says this brings refuelling time and range to a level comparable with diesel operation.
One pump, two hydrogen formats
At the heart of the system is an integrated CryoPump module developed by Bosch Rexroth, which combines the central pump, hydraulic and control functions in a single unit. Apart from the module, a station only needs a liquid hydrogen tank, a vaporiser and a dispenser.
The patented CryoPump delivers both subcooled liquid hydrogen (sLH2) and high-pressure gaseous hydrogen directly into vehicle tanks, covering the two refuelling concepts used for hydrogen trucks and buses in North America and Europe. According to Bosch Rexroth, sLH2 is establishing itself mainly in Europe.
Direct refuelling reduces the technical complexity of a station. Fewer high-pressure components are needed, planning and construction costs fall and the footprint is smaller. By eliminating high-pressure storage and the chiller, Bosch Rexroth says investment costs can be cut by up to 50 percent.
Proven in California
The first station using the pump technology has been operating since October 2025 at the Port of Oakland, California. Minimal boil-off losses and long maintenance cycles have reduced operating costs by up to 70 percent, according to the company. That experience convinced SamTrans, the public bus operator in San Mateo County near San Francisco. Together with US hydrogen infrastructure company Fastech, Bosch Rexroth will build a station in 2027 to refuel 175 hydrogen buses.
Now coming to Europe
Bosch Rexroth is now making the technology available in Europe, where Bosch Manufacturing Solutions handles technical planning, project engineering and integration of the other components. The package covers planning, design and commissioning, and is based on electrohydraulic series components and a modular design intended to shorten project lead times.
The company points to supportive funding: the Federal Ministry of Transport has set up a 220-million-euro programme for 2026 to support the expansion of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure and the development of hydrogen-powered heavy-duty vehicles.
For hauliers and fleet owners watching hydrogen, cheaper and simpler stations are a precondition for the vehicles to make economic sense. Bosch Rexroth and Bosch Manufacturing Solutions are exhibiting the solution in Hall B6, booth 6C14.
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