Carson

BP And Edison Plan $1 Billion 500MW Hydrogen Power Plant

Energy giants BP and Edison are considering investing $1 billion for a new use of hydrogen – generating electricity on a large scale. Instead of this large scale plant using coal, natural gas or nuclear, it will use hydrogen. The plant would be in Carson, California, near BP’s current oil-refining operations that heavily use hydrogen to produce cleaner, high-octane gasoline.

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Oakland

AC Transit Leadership with Hydrogen Buses and Cars

The HyRoad program is considered the most comprehensive hydrogen fuel cell demonstration in North America because it includes:

* Over 1,000 riders per day in full service
* 3 zero-emission fuel cell buses
* 10 zero-emission Hyundai and Kia fuel cell cars to be delivered
* UTC fuel cells in buses and cars
* Hybrid design to save money and extend range in all vehicles

AC Transit's General Manager Rick Fernandez, "The place to begin demonstrating any advanced transportation system is with fleet application, which offers the convenience of centralized fueling and maintenance. We also believe that our program, and the pathway we are following, holds the most promise toward achieving the long-term goal of using hydrogen fuel cell technology in the transportation sector." Complete AC Transit Article

Torrance

There is uproar over the cost of gasoline. Congress is threatening a windfall tax on oil companies. State governments are suing. Even former oilman President George Bush announced that “we are addicted to oil.”

A hydrogen future is being promoted as a way to end our dependency on oil, but will hydrogen ever be less expensive than gasoline? The long-term answer is yes. Cheap hydrogen has the same theme as buying the right house – “location, location, location.” In Torrance, the major oil refiners use hydrogen to make our gasoline cleaner and high octane. In Torrance, there is a hydrogen pipeline. That pipeline is being extended to a new hydrogen fueling station, where hydrogen will be less expensive than gasoline. Hydrogen is expected to cost under $3 per gasoline gallon equivalent at the pump. Complete Article

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