The California Energy Commission will award $46.6 million to 8 different applicants to accelerate the development of publicly accessible hydrogen refueling stations in California in order to promote a consumer market for zero-emission fuel cell vehicles.

The recommended funding awards were made through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP).

The recommended awards include six 100% renewable hydrogen refueling stations and will add 13 new locations in Northern California and 15 in Southern California, strategically located to create a refueling network along major corridors and in regional centers. The mobile refueler will provide added reliability to the early hydrogen refueling network to provide refueling capability when stations are off-line.

The new awards will add 28 new stations to 9 existing and the 17 stations currently under development. These 54 hydrogen refueling stations represent significant progress towards meeting California’s goal of establishing a 100-station network to support the full commercialization of fuel cell vehicles in California.

Award recipients:

• Air Liquide Industrial US LP will receive $2,125,000 to construct a 100% renewable hydrogen refueling station in Palo Alto.
• FirstElement Fuel, Inc. will receive $2,902,000 to construct two 100 percent renewable refueling stations in Los Angeles, and $24,667,000 for 17 stations in Campbell, Coalinga, Costa Mesa, Hayward, Laguna Niguel, Lake Forest, La Canada Flintridge, Long Beach, Mill Valley, San Diego, San Jose, Santa Barbara, Saratoga, South Pasadena, South San Francisco, Redwood City and Truckee.
• HyGen Industries, LLC will receive $5,306,814 to construct three 100% renewable hydrogen refueling stations in Orange, Pacific Palisades and Rohnert Park.
• Institute of Gas Technology will receive $999,677 for a mobile refueling unit.
• ITM Power, Inc. will receive $2,125,000 to construct a station in Riverside.
• Linde LLC will receive $4,250,000 to construct stations in Oakland and San Ramon.
• Hydrogen Technology & Energy Corporation (HTEC) will receive $2,125,000 to construct a station in Woodside.
• Ontario CNG Station Inc. will receive $2,125,000 to construct a station in Ontario.