Umoe Advanced Composites supplies Type 4 H2 storage for Lithuania's eco-bus project
Umoe partners with MT Group to deliver four 20-foot H2 containers for Vilnius’ hydrogen facility, fueling 16 buses and cutting 1,414 tonnes of CO2 emissions annually.
Twenty-foot H2 storage containers at Umoe Advanced Composite’s site in Kristiansand. Source | UAC
Umoe Advanced Composites (UAC, Kristiansand, Norway), a global supplier of large Type 4 glass fiber pressure vessels and transportation modules for compressed natural gas (CNG), biogas and H2, has been selected by MT Group (Vilnius, Lithuania), an EPC contractor, to supply four 20-foot H2 storage containers for an H2 production facility in Vilnius, Lithuania.
The H2 production facility, developed by Miesto Gijos (formerly Vilnius Heat Networks) and constructed by MT Group, will fuel 16 public transport buses, replacing diesel vehicles and cutting an estimated 1,414 tonnes of CO₂ emissions annually, marking a major step toward sustainable urban transport in the Lithuanian capital.
“The Vilnius project demonstrates how strategic planning and political commitment can turn sustainability goals into functional, high-impact infrastructure,” says Mindaugas Zakaras, CEO of MT Group. “Umoe Advanced Composites was able to meet all our requirements at a competitive price and will ensure we deliver a safe, robust and technologically advanced H2 storage solution.”
The H2 refueling station is expected to be operational in the second half of 2026.
UAC’s Type 4 storage vessels balance performance, durability and cost-efficiency. In 2021, the company joined a joint venture with a company in China to build a large-scale production facility.
For more H2-related content, check out CW’s “Market report: Composites and carbon fiber in hydrogen storage.”
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