Home Refueling Appliance
for gaseous fuel powered vehicles
for gaseous fuel powered vehicles
TRANSFORMING GAS GRID INTO VEHICLE REFUELING NETWORK
The existing gas distribution grid delivers gas to more than 200 M private homes worldwide. Our mission is to transform the gas grid into the largest alternative vehicle refueling infrastructure on Earth.
HYGEN enable gas companies to:
- Capture a part of +30 B EUR suburban passenger vehicle fuel market.
- Help clean up cities from smog and other local pollutants.
- Substentially reduce CO2 emission in the transportation by utilizing renewable gas from feedstock, waste, wind or solar is used.
Source: KPMG market study
FILL UP YOUR CAR AT YOUR DOORSTEPS
0.3 €/GLE
Total costs of ownership
20 years
lifetime
3 min
At home refueling
0.5 kwh/m3
Electric consumption
TRANSFORMING GAS BUSINESS
Gas companies:
MUCH LOWER COST OF OWNERSHIP THAN ANY OTHER COMPARABLE PRODUCT
HYGEN enables gas companies to offer their customers CNG at competitive price compared to gasoline and the unique customer experience of fast at home refueling. Depending on regulatory environment of gas business, HYGEN provides:
- Gas retailer: increase gas sales
- Year around volume increase (Not seasonal)
- Helps win and lock in new customers
- TSO & DSO: Increase utilisation of existing assets
- Known and predictable customer aquisition costs
- Way to decarbonize the grid with more expensive biomethane or syngas
- New & Fresh market positioning
End user:
40% CUT IN FUEL COSTS AND UNIQUE CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
Buying car has become much more affordable while fueling the car has not. Fuel accounts for more than 70% from total cost of ownership of the car. This is not sustainable. HYGEN makes cars much more affordable, sustainable, convenient and prestigious:
- Cuts fuel costs by >40% (10 000 EUR/USD savings in average car’s lifetime)
- Convenience (filling at home)
- No investment from end user (Hygen’s HRS is part of gas utility infrastructure)
- Gratification from cleaning up and preserving the planet for the generations to come (emission cut and CO2 reduction)
- Additional benefits (free parking, bus & taxi lane, tax reduction)
PATENTED MONO STAGE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIQUID PISTON COMPRESSION TECHNOLOGY
• 95% of components are mass produced and available today (Low cost)
• No friction. No oil vapours. Minimal heating (Long lifetime)
• 98% efficiency of gas transfer from storage system (Effective fast fill capability)
• Production process is an assembly of available components (Low costs)
• Modularity & Flexibility (Low cost & fit)
• Patented in 40 countries
HYGEN HAS A PROVEN TEAM
- Heading European Standardization committee CEN/TC/326 WP6 (Vehicles Fueling Appliances)
- Highly technical team structure with deep R&D knowledge and expertise the field
- Operational experience via setting-up and piloting local CNG projects
- Supported by the best and the most experienced industry professionals in advisory board
- Recognized by the European Institute of Innovation & Technology
Mario Pirraglia
CEOExecutive positions at FuelMaker, BRC Compressors and Mansfield Gas Equipment. Former Chairman of NGV America’s Marketing Committee and VP of the International Association of NGVs. President of SAFE North America recently.
Alex Safronov
Founder & CTO20 years of technical & entrepreneurial background. 15 years in CNG industry. Inventor of technology. Member of EU standartization com.326 and ISO/PC 252 (CNG/LNG).
Robert Strods
Co-Founder & COO10 years of investment banking and entrepreneurial background. Raised > 30M EUR of funding. 7 years in CNG industry. Member of EU standardization com.326 (CNG/LNG).
Ansis Mezulis
Scientific Officer15 years of R&D background developing theoretical models for the real technical devices and setups. Doctor at University of Pierre and Marie Curie, Paris.
THE GOAL IS TO LAUNCH THE PRODUCT TO MARKET IN 2Q 2019
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MAKING NGV’S AVAILABLE FOR MASSES.”
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Address
Matisa street 103A – 3,
Latvia, Riga, LV-1009
Latvia, Riga, LV-1009
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