Consumer Incentives for California Hydrogen Drivers
Multiple grant programs support the adoption of hydrogen vehicles through air quality management districts, providing funding for vehicle replacements, infrastructure development, and workforce training. Explore incentives in your area. The Clean Transportation Program (previously known as the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program) invests in projects throughout the state. The Energy Commission leverages public and private investments to…
California's Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment: A Roadmap for Zero-Emission Freight Infrastructure
The California Transportation Commission's Senate Bill 671 Clean Freight Corridor Efficiency Assessment delivers a comprehensive strategy for transitioning medium- and heavy-duty trucks to zero-emission vehicles across California's most critical freight corridors. This report identifies six priority corridors that collectively represent over 50% of the state's truck vehicle miles traveled. The report addresses critical challenges facing fleet operators, including station development…
U.S. Hydrogen Economy Roadmap 2050: Infrastructure Investment and Market Deployment Strategy
This comprehensive hydrogen economy roadmap, developed by 20 leading energy companies and organizations, provides critical insights for industry stakeholders planning clean energy infrastructure investments through 2050. The report details hydrogen production costs, fuel cell technology deployment timelines, and decarbonization strategies across transportation, industrial, and power generation sectors. Key applications for hydrogen infrastructure include: Transportation Fuel: Fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs)…
California Freight Mobility Plan 2020: Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks Essential for Zero-Emission Goals
California's newly updated Freight Mobility Plan 2020 (CalTrans, 2020) reinforces what hydrogen fuel cell industry leaders have long known: fuel cell electric trucks are essential for achieving the state's zero-emission freight transportation goals while maintaining economic competitiveness. The plan reveals the massive economic footprint of freight transportation, which contributed to the state's $3.12 trillion GDP in 2018. With 12 seaports…
Chevron Launches Second Hydrogen Station in Vacaville, California
Today, the Golden State welcomes Chevron’s second retail hydrogen station, located in Vacaville, further strengthening the company’s commitment to advancing hydrogen mobility across California. Cavendish Hydrogen served as an equipment supplier for the Chevron hydrogen refueling station in Vacaville, contributing key components to support the station’s fueling infrastructure and operational reliability. The station is currently in a soft-opening phase, operating…
Hydrogen Hubs Announcement
Last week, we welcomed the announcement by President Biden and Secretary Granholm of the hydrogen hubs that were selected to help accelerate the hydrogen economy in the United States. What began with more than 70 applicants ended with seven hubs selected to begin negotiations for $7 billion in funding. Each is focused on hydrogen production that is uniquely suited to…
GUEST BLOG: Spoilers: “Glass Onion's” Klear hydrogen fuel is clearly the stuff of Hollywood fiction
by Hydrogen Forward The highly anticipated sequel to 2019’s “Knives Out,” titled “Glass Onion” and starring Daniel Craig, Edward Norton, and Janelle Monáe, began streaming on Netflix last month. In its first week, the streaming service announced that an estimated 35 million households streamed the film. If you’re a regular reader of Hydrogen Forward’s content, you may be asking yourself…
California Fuel Cell Partnership becomes a national organization: the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (HFCP) launches national hydrogen mobility strategy that focuses on building a hydrogen fueling network across the U.S. for heavy-duty trucks, enabling links between ports, hydrogen hubs and more HFCP evolution to a national nonprofit reflects the growth of hydrogen mobility in California and the acceleration of hydrogen in the United States and across the world Anaheim…
Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
From our colleagues at Hydrogen Forward: Hydrogen Forward, a coalition of companies that spans the hydrogen value chain and work to ensure hydrogen is a key contributing solution to the energy transition, applauds the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 by the House of Representatives. The IRA was passed by the Senate on August 7 and now…
Understanding Hydrogen Leakage Today and Tomorrow
by Hydrogen Forward The effort to accelerate hydrogen deployment continues to build momentum this summer. Last month, the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers announced a new Hydrogen Action Pact to ramp up the production and use of low-carbon hydrogen for hard-to-abate sectors. Meanwhile, a new coalition of public and private stakeholders is advancing nuclear hydrogen production as a means…