Mansfield Hydrogen Fueling Station Gets Final Approval

MANSFIELD, MA — The state’s public first hydrogen fuel station is coming to Mansfield and now has the approval of the board of selectmen.

Wednesday night, the board approved the station, to be located at the Stop and Shop gas station on Chauncy Street. The project from the supermarket and Air Liquide has received the proper approvals from the planning board and the zoning board of appeals.

Officials for the project said the experience will be like that of a gasoline dispenser. The station will have a detection system that will halt the system if any faults are detected.

Fire Chief Neil Boldrighini said he believes the station is safe and his department only needs training, which Air Liquide is committed to providing, he said.

Roy Bant of Air Liquide said the station will open in the next month or two and will go under a stringent series of test to make sure the user experience is flawless.

Air Liquide operates one other New England station in Hartford. A Braintree station is in the works.

Currently, Toyota, Honda, and Hyundai are the only makers of hydrogen fuel vehicles.

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