Maximator supplies hydrogen refueling station for AVIA in St. Gallen
With the commissioning of the first hydrogen refueling station, AVIA is taking a significant step towards sustainable mobility. The technology for compression and refueling comes from Maximator GmbH in Nordhausen, Germany. "We are very grateful and, of course, proud that AVIA has chosen Maximator as its equipment supplier. With this project, we have successfully completed a first milestone in our collaboration and are very positive about the implementation of further projects with AVIA this year and next," says René Himmelstein, Vice President Sales & Marketing at Maximator GmbH.
Modular hydrogen technology from Maximator
Maximator GmbH supplied gas compressors and valve technology for the first hydrogen refueling station in Germany back in 2006. Due to the high demand and general interest in the use of hydrogen as an energy source for sustainable mobility, Maximator decided to reorganize its hydrogen division in 2017. Maximator Advanced Technology GmbH (MAT) was founded in Vienna under the management of Robert Adler. MAT is responsible for the market-oriented development of our hydrogen refueling stations, consisting of the MAX Compression compressor module, the MAX Power drive module and other modules. In 2018, Maximator GmbH presented the first generation of this pioneering technology and implemented the first major project the following year, a refueling system for 10 hydrogen buses for Stadtwerke Wuppertal. The system technology is produced in Nordhausen.
In addition to MAT, Maximator Gas Solution GmbH was also founded in the same year. Maximator Gas Solution specializes in the necessary hydrogen storage technology. René Himmelstein: "Our experience has shown that technical solutions can only be successfully established on the market if you have the opportunity to bundle know-how and react flexibly to market requirements. It is therefore only logical to be able to offer storage technology as well as compressor technology from a single source." In order to meet the increasing demand, the first series production facility for hydrogen filling stations in Germany is currently being set up in Nordhausen.
The Service division is also geared towards the hydrogen business. In 2017, Maximator Hydrogen Inc. was founded in San Francisco, California, to manage the local service for Maximator hydrogen systems in California.