Port of Oakland secures federal funding for hydrogen projects
The Port of Oakland has announced that its hydrogen projects are in
line to receive state funding of up to $1.2 billion.
This comes after the announcement made by President Biden’s administration
on 13 October, awarding funds to California as a designated hydrogen hub.
“We are grateful to have outstanding federal, state, and local support for
our vision to become a zero emissions seaport,” said Port of Oakland Executive
Director Danny Wan.
“It takes major investments to finance initiatives like hydrogen projects
that will deliver a greener, cleaner environment.
“We thank the leadership of the Newsom Administration and ARCHES and the
funding support from the Department of Energy to advance vital goals that
address climate change,” Wan added.
California was named as one of seven regional hubs across the country that
combined, will receive a total of $7 billion in Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
funding.
The funding is aimed at advancing the domestic market for low-cost, clean
hydrogen. These regional hubs will produce and use hydrogen, improve air
quality, and support California’s workforce with green jobs.
Port of Oakland is a partner in the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen
Energy Systems (ARCHES), a statewide public-private partnership that will build
the framework for California’s renewable, clean hydrogen hub. The San Pedro Bay
ports are also project partners.
ARCHES was the coordinator for California’s federal hydrogen hub grant
application that included Port of Oakland projects.
The port’s projects include construction of hydrogen fuelling stations and
replacement of cargo handling equipment with zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell
technology.
Details of the Port of Oakland’s portion of the grant will be developed
over the coming months, in coordination with ARCHES and the Department of
Energy.
This is the latest milestone in the Port of Oakland’s stride towards its
decarbonisation targets.
Earlier this month, the Port of Oakland hosted the Zero Emissions Truck
Ride and Drive event, providing port operators the opportunity to experience
state-of-the-art zero emissions vehicles first-hand.
More recently, Green Marine certified the Port of Oakland this week through
its environmental programme, the Seaport Air Quality 2020 and Beyond Plan, in
support of the port’s transition to zero emissions operations.
