As efforts to achieve carbon neutrality proceed worldwide, the demand for large-scale hydrogen refueling stations that service commercial fuel cell vehicles (such as trucks and buses) is expected to increase in the future. Since long travel distance and high operating rate are required for commercial vehicles, technology to fill a large amount of hydrogen in a short time is indispensable for the popularization of fuel cell vehicles. Liquid hydrogen booster pumps are equipment that facilitate large-capacity and high-speed hydrogen refueling. However, since any pump failure will directly lead to station downtime, reliability of the equipment is extremely important. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. has developed a large-flow, highly reliable, ultra-high pressure liquid hydrogen booster pump. As a result of long-term endurance tests conducted at a hydrogen transportation terminals in the United States, the pump demonstrated durability of over 1,200 hours and could contribute to the stable operation of a large-scale hydrogen refueling station.
