H2 ZERO PARKLET

The H2 ZERØ Parklet is an innovative solution that unites intelligent design to a hydrogen system in a business model that can enable smart cities to fight back against cars for city space.

H2 ZERØ occupies one or two regular parking spots adding value to people’s quality of life by providing a space where people can interact with each other, relax, and get information about the city, instead of using valuable space with idle cars.

So why a parklet? These are relatively cheap ways to provide more open space for the public in urban areas where this has become rare. In a parklet, parking spots which are exclusive spaces dedicated to polluting cars, are transformed in quality of life for citizens. Research has proved that parklets help increase economic activity in their areas by fomenting foot traffic, especially in commercial spaces. The additional movement helps reduce car travel speeds, increasing safety for both pedestrians and drivers. The micro-mobility trend seen in modern cities can be incorporated into parklets, providing parking and charging to service providers. Parklets offer an attractive solution for encouraging orderly parking of e-scooters, bikes, and other modes.

H2 ZERØ is also a canvas for the public and private sector to reach their public creatively. By enabling a few tailored features in a pre-assembled and pre-designed structure, companies can share the installation and advertising costs while reducing local emissions by using renewable energy and fomenting clean energy vehicles.

By crafting partnerships between local companies and municipalities, H2 ZERØ is a way for brands to get closer to customers while reducing their environmental footprint. Limitless possibilities of additional interactive features can be implemented in the parklet using the parklet’s interactive screen and hotspot network. H2 ZERØ achieves close contact with the public that can boost marketing campaigns, result in lower costs of customer acquisition and outreach for partner brands.


Technical description

The system’s energy management follows the availability of renewable energy supply, most notably solar photovoltaic. When solar energy is available, clean electricity directly powers the devices in the parklet. Excess electrical energy can be stored in a small battery for short-term storage, turned into clean hydrogen for long-term storage, and supply hydrogen fuel for fuel cell cars, motorcycles, and bikes as an additional feature.

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