Federal grant to bring hydrogen truck fueling to Texas
In Texas, Texas Standard reported that the $70 million awarded to the North Central Texas Council of Governments will add hydrogen fuel stations to existing truck stops along the highways of the Texas Triangle. Right now, hydrogen-powered trucks can only operate in California and a few East Coast areas where hydrogen fuel is available, according to the report. The report added that the new funding is part of a $623 billion package announced earlier this month. The North Central Texas Council of Governments won the hydrogen project in a competitive bidding process, along with an additional grant of $15 million to build electric vehicle charging stations in the 16-county NCTCG region. “I would characterize it as a transformative award, a transformative project, because there is no hydrogen fueling infrastructure for heavy trucks in the state of Texas right now,” said Lori Clark, senior program manager of clean fleet and energy programs for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. “So this is going to enable us to jumpstart a network.”
