The California Energy Commission’s (CEC’s) Clean Transportation Program announces the availability of up to $27 million in grant funds for projects that will provide publicly available hydrogen refueling stations to enable continued growth of the California fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) market.
Donor Name: California Energy Commission
State: California
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $10 million
Details:
Solicitation objectives are to:
- Provide funding to support additional hydrogen refueling stations to achieve the goal of 200 stations by 2025 per Executive Order B-48-18. Prior to the release of this solicitation, the CEC counts 176 stations already funded.
- Bring hydrogen fueling to areas of California currently without a hydrogen refueling station.
- Support fuel cell deployment in multiple vehicle market segments in addition to personal passenger FCEVs, including fuel cell electric trucks (FCETs) for goods movement and fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) for public transportation.
- Foster an excellent customer experience at each station.
- Encourage increased transparency and use of renewable hydrogen from direct sources.
Funding competitions
This solicitation has two funding competitions:
- Light-Duty Vehicle Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure, to which $24 million of the available funds is dedicated.
- Multi-Use Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure, to which $3 million of the available funds is dedicated.
Any funds above $27 million will first be allocated to fully fund partially funded applications. Then, the next overall highest scoring application(s), regardless of funding competition type, shall be awarded in ranked order until all funds available under this solicitation are exhausted. CEC, at its sole discretion, reserves the right to increase or decrease the amount of funds dedicated to each competition.
Funding Information
- Light-Duty Vehicle Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure: The total project minimum award for light duty hydrogen refueling stations is $4 million. The maximum award for light duty hydrogen refueling stations is $10 million. Projects may be composed of four or more hydrogen refueling stations that will primarily serve light-duty FCEVs. The per station maximum award amount for a light-duty station is $1 million.
- Multi-Use Hydrogen Refueling Infrastructure: There is no minimum award for this competition. The total project maximum award for multi-use hydrogen refueling stations is $3 million. Projects may be composed of one or more multi-use hydrogen refueling stations that serve multiple uses, including light-duty FCEVs in one public fueling area and FCETs or FCEBs in a separate fueling area. The per station maximum award amount for a multi-use hydrogen refueling station is $3 million.
Eligibility Criteria
This solicitation is open to all public and private entities.
- To be eligible, Applicants (or key project partners) shall:
- Employ key personnel for the proposed project with a minimum of three (3) years of experience designing, planning, constructing, testing, operating, or maintaining hydrogen refueling stations or other pressurized gaseous fueling stations.
For more information, visit CEC.
