Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure

The California Energy Commission's Clean Transportation Program announces a competitive grant solicitation for hydrogen refueling infrastructure projects. Up to $115.7 million in grant funds are available, subject to future appropriations and Clean Transportation Program Investment Plan funding allocations, with $45.7 million currently available. This funding will support projects that expand California's early commercial light duty hydrogen refueling and fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) markets to accommodate the projected FCEV roll-out in 2021-2024.

The solicitation encourages projects that include fueling agreements with fleets of commercial vehicles and transit buses to increase station throughput and support the transition of California's commercial vehicle and bus fleets to zero-emission alternatives. The network of hydrogen refueling stations, hydrogen fuel supply, and FCEV deployment will contribute to California's air quality improvement and climate change goals by reducing carbon intensity (CI) of transportation fuels.

Key Dates and Events:

• Release Date: December 26, 2019
• Pre-Application Workshop #1: January 15, 2020, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Art Rosenfeld Hearing Room, Sacramento)
• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Hydrogen Safety Panel Workshop: January 15, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Art Rosenfeld Hearing Room, Sacramento)
• Pre-Application Workshop #2: January 21, 2020, 10:00 AM - 12:30 PM (Fresno, CA)
• Pre-Application Workshop #3: January 24, 2020, 1:00 PM - 3:30 PM (Diamond Bar, CA)
• Questions Deadline: January 29, 2020, 5:00 PM
• Submission Deadline: May 22, 2020, 5:00 PM

Note: This solicitation has been awarded as of May 12, 2023.