The state of California is a major proponent of fuel cell technology for vehicles , and has committed to having filling stations operating by More by Chris Jennewein. This website, like most media sites, uses small files called cookies to anonymously customize the advertising that you see.
Learn more about how we use cookies in our cookie policy. Three fuel cell vehicles wait to be refueled at the True Zero pump in Carmel Valley. The H2 is stored and O2 released into the air. How can we use excess renewable energy? A National Fuel Cell Research Center report shows that low-cost renewable hydrogen production in California is possible over the next decade with the right policy incentives.
Countries across the world are deploying fuel cell cars, bus, trucks, trains and more as well as hydrogen fueling infrastructure. China, Germany, Japan and South Korea are in the forefront and other countries have followed them in releasing their own hydrogen road maps or strategies. California is also in the forefront of fuel cell electric vehicle deployment, and the successes and lessons learned here contribute to deployment efforts around the globe.
In , CaFCP released its vision , foreshadowing the strategy documents released by other countries. In early , the U. Hydrogen Economy Road Map was released. The AB 8 statute authorizes the California Energy Commission to develop and deploy alternative and renewable fuels and advanced transportation technologies to help meet the state's goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum dependence in the transportation sector.
Towards Competitive Refueling Infrastructure Shell. Hydrogen is safely transported through miles of US pipelines and 70 million gallons of liquid hydrogen is transported annually by truck over US highways without major incident. Hydrogen is produced and transported across the US and around the world every day.
Hydrogen is the smallest element, with one proton and one electron. It has an average atomic weight of 1. Because of these properties, hydrogen is lighter than air and is impossible to pool or puddle in one place. At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a nontoxic, nonmetallic, odorless, tasteless, and colorless. It will won't pool or puddle, pollute groundwater, ruin beaches or harm wildlife.
It won't drip on your shoes, make your hands smell or make the asphalt slippery. Hydrogen is non-toxic, non-polluting and environmentally benign. As more retail stations open and have higher utilization, the price per kilogram of hydrogen is projected to drop to ranges more competitive with the prices of gasoline.
For example, in late , the True Zero Oakland hydrogen station opened with three times the capacity of previous stations. In addition, drivers of fuel cell electric cars are offered free fuel by automakers for three years, to bridge the time it takes the market to become more competitive with other fuel options. Reports, studies, and white papers from the Hydrogen Council, NREL and Shell, among others, all point to reductions in the price of fuel and fueling infrastructure for various reasons scaling up, standardization, etc.
Please note: The information above pertains to hydrogen stations serving light-duty fuel cell electric vehicles passenger cars and, therefore, does not reflect the cost or price of hydrogen for buses, trucks or any other fuel cell electric vehicle category. Automakers include three years of hydrogen fuel with the sale or lease of a vehicle. Hydrogen is the most abundant chemical substance in the universe, especially in stars and gas giant planets.
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