Port of Oakland receives $2.5 million hydrogen grant
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has given a $2.5 million grant
to the Port of Oakland for the development and demonstration of fuel cell
technological breakthroughs.
The award is under the Biden/Harris Administration’s Bipartisan
Infrastructure Law. The project will reportedly cost more than $7 million and is
part of the port’s commitment to transition all elements of marine operations to
zero emissions.
The Port of Oakland’s project aims to advance the commercialisation of
zero-emissions container handling equipment (CHE) by creating and demonstrating
two zero-emissions fuel cell electric top loaders (FCETLs) at high technical
readiness.
Additionally, the project intends to fill a significant technical gap by
employing Hyundai’s Class 8 fuel cell electric truck to construct the first
zero-emission hydrogen wet-hose mobile refuelled, while providing fuel to
hydrogen vehicles at ports and other businesses while maintaining maximum
operational uptime.
Port stakeholders, including the Alameda County Transportation Commission
(Alameda CTC), TraPac, and the Hyster-Yale Group, will contribute to local
project funds through existing cost-sharing arrangements.
Alameda CTC will provide up to $2 million to fund this project.
Port of Oakland Executive Director, Danny Wan, said: “We are working
non-stop towards achieving the goal of becoming a zero-emissions port. We thank
the U.S. Department of Energy for selecting Oakland to be part of this hydrogen
project.”
In August, the loaded container volume at the Port of Oakland steadily
increased month after month (MoM).
