The Port of Oakland has welcomed U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) to celebrate the formal inauguration of the first Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) Hydrogen Hub in the US.
This supports a $1.2 billion government investment in California for hydrogen projects.
Port Board President Michael Colbruno and Executive Director Danny Wan led a tour of the Port on the WETA’s (Water Emergency Transportation Authority) new fuel cell ferry, Sea Change.
The tour centred on hydrogen and zero-emissions developments at the Oakland Seaport.
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Port of Oakland Executive Director, Danny Wan, said: “We are grateful to the Biden-Harris Administration and Newsom Administration for making federal funding available to build the nation’s first Hydrogen Hub in Oakland.
“We are on a road to zero emissions at the Port, but it requires major investments. Thank you to the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Senator Padilla, and Governor Newsom for your leadership, ARCHES for supporting hydrogen projects that serve Northern California, and for selecting Oakland to be a part of this clean energy hub.”
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California is reportedly the first state in the US to establish a hydrogen hub. California’s ARCHES initiative aims to advance renewable hydrogen projects and infrastructure.
The Hydrogen Hub will promote hydrogen as a fuel for electricity generation, transportation, and industry.
The federal government picked California as one of seven areas to receive funds from the $7 billion Bipartisan Infrastructure Act. As a result, the domestic market for low-cost clean hydrogen would be expanded.
There are 30 zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell trucks in service at Oakland. This is the largest deployment of hydrogen fuel cell, heavy-duty trucks in the nation.
The hydrogen fueling station is located next to the Port of Oakland.
