Jul 15, 2009 -- Datamonitor

Royal Dutch Shell has opened its second hydrogen filling station at the JFK International Airport in the greater New York City area. The station is the result of a partnership between Shell, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, the US Department of Energy and General Motors.

A third station in the Bronx, due to open late in July 2009, has been developed with the New York City Department of Sanitation. A station has been operating in White Plains, New York, since April 2008.

The company has said that the cluster of stations will provide New York drivers of hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles with greater flexibility and convenience. The average range of a hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle is between 150 and 200 miles. The three hydrogen stations in New York are within approximately 30 miles of each other.

Duncan Macleod, vice president of Shell hydrogen, said: "The prospects for hydrogen fuel-cell vehicles are strong in the longer-term. This first cluster is an important step as we continue to build capability in retailing hydrogen fuel, in line with the auto makers' plans to develop hydrogen vehicles."

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