Hiringa opens green hydrogen station in Wiri

In our Autumn 2024 edition of Wirilink, we introduced you to the Hiringa and the benefits of green hydrogen. On 23 April, Wiri Business joined Hiringa along with investors and partners to launch Australasia’s first zero-emission green hydrogen refuelling network.

The hydrogen refuel station is located at Waitomo on Roscommon Road, and was officially opened by the Minister of Energy and Transport, Hon Simeon Brown. It makes up one of three stations that Hiringa has recently opened in the North Island and will service the “Golden triangle” of freight movement between Auckland, Hamilton and Tauranga.

These refuelling stations will enable hydrogen-powered heavy vehicles, including buses, to refuel in 10 to 20 minutes. With heavy vehicles making up 25 percent of New Zealand’s transport carbon emissions, green hydrogen offers the transport sector an opportunity to radically reduce emissions.

Wiri Business sponsored the coffee van for the opening; see some of the pictures from the event to the left.