On October 8, FCHEA, the fuel cell industry, its supporters, and friends celebrated the sixth annual National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day.

The date of October 8 (10/08) was chosen in recognition of the atomic weight of hydrogen (1.008). National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day provides a platform for a nation-wide campaign to raise broader awareness of fuel cell and hydrogen energy technologies.

This year's National Fuel Cell & Hydrogen Day received wide support from federal and state governments, and notable international events such as a celebration in Australia! Check out our posts on each government event or announcement below:

As always, FCHEA, its members, and supporting organizations celebrated National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day in a variety of ways. Here are the top events and announcements from this year:

The Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association welcomes its newest Tier 2 member, Chart Industries, and its newest Tier 3 members, Baker Hughes and RONN Motor Group!

Chart Industries, Inc. is an independent global manufacturer of engineered equipment servicing multiple applications in the Energy and Industrial Gas markets. At the forefront of the clean energy transition, Chart is a leading provider of technology, equipment and services related to hydrogen, liquefied natural gas, biogas and CO₂ Capture, amongst other applications. 

Baker Hughes, based in Houston, Texas, is an energy technology company that provides solutions to energy and industrial customers worldwide. Baker Hughes is currently working with Snam to test the world’s first hydrogen blend turbine for gas networks.

RONN is a multinational zero-emission automaker focused on addressing current global environmental needs through a full line range of new energy vehicles, including sedans, SUVs, trucks, and more.

Click here to visit Chart Industries' webpage, click here to visit Baker Hughes' homepage, click here to visit RONN Motor Group's homepage.

The McKinsey and Company report, Road Map to a US Hydrogen Economy, was launched led by the Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Energy Association (FCHEA) during the week of October 5. This report was developed with the support of major players in the industry, including utilities, automakers, fuel cell and hydrogen companies, as well as the energy sector and lays out how the United States can expand its global energy leadership by scaling up the evolving hydrogen economy.

 

The Road Map details the great potential for hydrogen to provide dramatic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in the United States, as well as transform our economic future. With the ambitious scenario laid out in this report, hydrogen can reduce our nation’s carbon dioxide levels by 16% and our nitrous oxide levels by 36% by 2050. In addition, the Road Map shares that hydrogen can strengthen our economy by generating $140 billion per year in revenue and 700,000 jobs by 2030, and $750 billion per year in revenue and 3.4 million jobs by 2050. With a confluence of public and private sector support, a competitive hydrogen industry can meet 14 percent of U.S. energy demand by 2050.

On September 23, FCHEA member Plug Power announced it has formed a new partnership with Universal Hydrogen, a fuel logistics company working on hydrogen-powered flight, to develop, build, and certify a commercially-viable hydrogen fuel cell propulsion system for commercial regional aircraft.

The project will use Plug Power's ProGen fuel cell technology to build a two-megawatt powertrain for a mid-sized regional turboprop for missions up to 1,000 kilometers (~621 miles). According to Plug, this range covers over 90 percent of existing routes and is farther than what would be achievable with battery power alone. The partners plan to achieve regulatory approval under supplemental type certification by 2024.

Click here for the full press release from Plug Power.

On October 5, FCHEA member Toyota announced a partnership with Hino Trucks to jointly develop a Class 8 fuel cell truck for the North American Market. The companies will use the newly developed Hino XL Series chassis along with Toyota's fuel cell technology. This expands on an existing effort to develop a 25-ton fuel cell truck for the Japanese market.

On September 29, FCHEA member FuelCell Energy announced it has received multiple project awards from Connecticut electric distribution companies Eversource and United Illuminating, as part of the state-sponsored Shared Clean Energy Facility program.

The FuelCell Energy projects include four across Connecticut at 2.8 megawatts (MW) each, totaling 11.2 MW. FuelCell Energy's next steps include working with local utility companies to finalize power agreements, obtaining siting approvals and interconnection agreements, and finalizing site engineering.

Click here for the full press release from FuelCell Energy.

On October 27, KeHE, a wholesale food distributer, announced it will power its food distribution center in Stockton, California, with Bloom Energy Servers. According to KeHE, the company will reduce its annual carbon dioxide emissions by 431 metric tonnes by using FCHEA member Bloom's fuel cell platform. The KeHE facility will utilize a 600-kilowatt Bloom Energy Server system. KeHE states the fuel cells will not only reduce carbon dioxide and particulate matter emissions, but will also provide costs savings benefits.

Click here for the full press release from KeHE.

On October 22, FCHEA member Nel Hydrogen announced it has received a purchase order from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) for a 1.25 megawatt (MW) containerized Proton PEM electrolyzer. The electrolyzer will support the Advance Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) research initiative at the NREL campus in Boulder, Colorado. Under the contract, NREL has the option expanding the capacity to 2.5 MW in the future. The current purchase order is valued at $2 million, with a delivery date scheduled for 2021.

Click here for the full press release from Nel.

On October 26, the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) announced the opening of the Mission Hills True Zero hydrogen station, located in the San Fernando Valley, California, and developed by FirstElement Fuel. The 24/7 station has a capacity of 1,200 kilograms and four fueling positions with a total of five nozzles. The station will be able to simultaneously fill three cars, and offers 100% renewable hydrogen.

On September 24, FCHEA member Plug Power announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Linde for the demonstration of Plug's ProGen fuel cell engine in Class 6 and Class 8 vehicles for use by Linde to deliver products. The fleet of hydrogen trucks is expected to be on the road in early 2021.

Click here for the full press release from Plug Power.

On October 13, FCHEA member Hyundai held a digital premier of its XCIENT fuel cell heady-duty truck. The XCIENT truck is equipped with a 350-bar, 32 kilogram hydrogen tank. The truck has a driving range of 400 kilometers with a full trailer in tow.

On October 8, FCHEA member BayoTech announced a new partnership with New Mexico Gas Company (NMGC), who has awarded BayoTech a research and development grant to jointly explore opportunities for developing the hydrogen economy across the state.

Recently, gas service to BayoTech's facility in Albuquerque, New Mexico, expanded, enabling the company to more efficiently test designs and develop high capacity hydrogen generators. Future opportunities between BayoTech and NMGC include hydrogen injection into the natural gas grid, hydrogen infrastructure, and carbon capture technologies.

Click here for the full press release from BayoTech.

On September 24, Plug Power announced an agreement to source renewable energy supplies from Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, owner and operator of renewable energy platforms, to power Plug's planned renewable hydrogen production plant. According to Plug Power, the plant will be one of the first industrial-scale facilities of its kind in North America. The facility will produce approximately 10 tons of 100 percent renewable hydrogen per day.

Also on September 24, Plug Power announced it was partnering with Apex Clean Energy, a developer and operator of utility-scale wind and solar facilities, to advance the production renewable hydrogen.

The partnerships and facilities are part of Plug Power's goal to source over 50 percent of its hydrogen supplies from renewables by 2024.

Click here for the full press release on the partnership with Brookfield Renewable Partners, and click here for the full press release on the partnership with Apex Clean Energy.

On September 24, Plug Power held its annual Plug Symposium. The Symposium explored the developing micro- and macro-level trends influencing the widespread adoption of hydrogen and fuel cell power to meet the world’s clean energy demands.

Click here for the slides from the symposium, and click here for a recording of the symposium.

On October 22, Chart Industries announced it would be joining the U.S. Department of Energy project "Demonstration and Framework for H2@Scale in Texas and Beyond," currently headed by Frontier Energy and involving a number of other industry players including FCHEA members Toyota and Air Liquide. The H2@Scale project focuses on integrating renewable hydrogen production across Texas facilities to verify scaling up hydrogen for the energy economy.

Click here for the full press release from Chart Industries.

On October 8, the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Energy announced funding for three projects to accelerate advanced nuclear technology development, with two awards going to the integration of light-water reactors (LWR) with hydrogen production systems. FCHEA FuelCell Energy was the recipient of one of these awards.

Under the proposals, FuelCell Energy will work with Idaho National Laboratory to deliver a 250-kilowatt solid oxide electrolysis cell turn-key sub-scale system with ultra-high efficiency and low cost. The system will help demonstrate how nuclear-hydrogen production can help nuclear plants diversify and increase profitability by switching between electricity and hydrogen production. The award is valued at $12,500,000.

The second hydrogen-related award went to Xcel Energy to carry out the planning, design, installation, testing, demonstration, and evaluation of non-electric, hybrid energy technologies connected to a LWR power plant to have a hybrid system with a fully-functioning hydrogen plant operating with electrolysis. The award is valued at $13,769,630.

On October 9, FuelCell Energy announced it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), in collaboration with the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy, for an $8 million funding award to support the design and manufacture of a SureSource solid oxide electrolysis system to be used in conjunction with a nuclear plant.

According to FuelCell Energy, the system will be equipped to receive thermal energy, increasing the electrolysis electrical efficiency to over 90 percent. After manufacturing at FuelCell Energy's Danbury, Connecticut facility, the system will be tested at Idaho National Laboratory to confirm electric efficiency and to utilize nuclear power plant waste heat to obtain efficiencies close to 100 percent.

Click here for the full press release from DOE Office of Nuclear Energy on the LWR award, and here for the full press release from FuelCell Energy for the joint EERE/Nuclear Energy Office award.

On October 8, FCHEA member Aris Energy Solutions announced it has been selected for a $2.66 million, 3-year, Department of Energy funding award for the proposal “Modular Fuel Cells Providing Resiliency to Data Centers and Other Critical Power Users.” Aris' partners include – the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), West Virginia University (WVU), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), Gaia Energy Research Institute, and Velocity Data Centers.

Click here for the full press release from Aris Energy.

On October 8, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) launched the Million Mile Fuel Cell Truck (M²FCT) and the H2NEW consortia to advance fuel cell truck and hydrogen production research and development.

M²FCT will be led by the Los Alamos and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories and will focus on fuel cell durability, performance, and cost. H2NEW will be led by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the Idaho National Laboratory and will focus on making large-scale electrolyzers.

Click here for the full press release from DOE EERE.

On October 6, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) announced a statement of intent (SOI) with the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy’s Directorate General for Climate and Energy to collaborate on collecting, analyzing, and sharing information on hydrogen production and infrastructure technologies.

As part of the SOI, the DOE's Office of Technology Transitions (OTT) will validate the performance and durability of electrolyzers as well as harmonizing safety, codes and standards in emerging areas like hydrogen and natural gas blending.

Click here for the full press release from DOE EERE.

On October 14, the California Energy Commission (CEC) approved a $384 million plan for clean transportation focusing on the adoption of zero-emission cars and trucks to help California reach its climate, energy, and public health goals. Included in the plan is $70 million for hydrogen refueling infrastructure, as well as $129.8 million for medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles and infrastructure, and more. The funds will be available over the next three years.

Click here for the full press release from CEC.

On September 25, FCHEA member PowerCell announced that ZeroAvia, a U.K. hydrogen aviation company, conducted a flight with a six-seater, single-engine aircraft powered by a hydrogen-electric powertrain with a PowerCell MS-100 fuel cell system.

According to PowerCell, the flight was the first commercial single engine aircraft powered by a fuel cell in the world. The flight lasted eight minutes and reached an altitude of 1,000 feet at a speed of 100 knots (~115 miles per hour). The flight is part of the U.K. government's HyFlyer research and development project.

On September 29, Hyundai Mobis announced it has co-developed a prototype mid-to-large sized fuel cell forklift with Hyundai Motor Company and Hyundai Construction Equipment. The forklift, capable of lifting up to five tons of cargo with an operating time of five hours, is planned to begin trials in 2021, with an aim to commercialize by 2023. According to Hyundai Mobis, this is the first mid-to-large sized fuel cell forklift developed.

Click here for the full press release from Hyundai Mobis.

On October 22, Plug Power announced it has expanded its GenDrive product line to include three new fuel cell solutions for European industrial and material handling vehicles. The products were developed, engineered, tested, and released into production over the past year. The new products include the GenDrive 1600-80H CE for Class-1 trucks up to 5 tons, the GenDrive 3342-24 CE for Class-3 trucks, and the GenDrive 6100-48 CE for automated guided vehicles and tow-tractors.

Click here for the full press release from Plug Power.

On October 30, Nel announced it has signed a letter of intent (LOI) with Statkraft AS, a European renewable energy producer, to deliver 40 - 50 megawatts of alkaline electrolyzers to produce renewable hydrogen for green steel production. Statkraft is working with Celsa Armeringsstål AS, a Nordic steel producer, and Mo Industripark, a Nordic industrial park, to establish a complete vale chain for renewable hydrogen for industrial use in high temperature processes for steel. The project is expected to be operational by the end of 2023. Moving towards 2030, the parties intend to increase the electrolyzer capacity, and have identifies other opportunities for renewable hydrogen.

Click here for the full press release from Nel.

On October 13, Toyota, along with Asahi Group Holdings, Seino Transportation Co., NEXT Logistics Japan Co., Yamato Transport Co., and Hino Motors, announced on-the-road trials of heavy-duty fuel cell trucks will begin in the spring of 2022. The trucks have an anticipated range of 600 kilometers (~373 miles), and the companies hope to meet high standards for both environmental performance and practicality as a commercial vehicle.

On October 5, Nel received a purchase order from Everfuel Europe, a renewable energy supplier, for an H2Station hydrogen fueling station to service fuel cell buses in the Netherlands. According to Nel, the station is the latest generation developed for fast refueling of heavy-duty vehicles such as buses and trucks. The purchase order is valued around €1.6 million (~$1.9 million), with the station scheduled to be operational by the end of 2021.

Click here for the full press release from Nel.

On September 30, FCHEA member Ionomr announced it has won the top award for Product and Markets at F-Cell in Stuttgart, for its Pemion hydrocarbon-based proton exchange membrane (PEM) and ionomer used to generate electricity in fuel cell engines. Ionomr is the first Canadian company to win the award.

The product was chosen for the award based on innovation, market potential, and environmental and social benefits. Pemion has a polymer structure that avoids environmental problems associated with the production use and disposal of fluorine-containing polymers.

Click here for the full press release from Ionomr.

On October 14, Nel announced it has received a purchase order from ZE PAK SA, a Polish energy company, for H2Station hydrogen refueling stations, to service passenger vehicles and buses in Poland. The purchase order, valued at €3.2 million (~$3.75 million), will be Nel's first H2Stations in Poland. The stations are scheduled for delivery in 2021.

Click here for the full press release from Nel.

On September 22, Toyota Motor Europe announced the successful integration of its fuel cell module into a hydrogen power generator made by Energy Observer Developments (EODev), the research and development team carried onboard the hydrogen maritime vessel Energy Observer.

The generator, known as the GEH2, uses existing technology that powers Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicles, and follows Toyota's 2019 integration of fuel cells into the Energy Observer itself. The GEH2 weighs 290 kilograms and has a rated net power of 60 kilowatts (kW), with a peak net power of 92kW.

On October 26, IGas, a British oil and gas explorer and developer, announced it was working with BayoTech to produce hydrogen from IGas' existing gas resources. IGas has identified two of its existing sites in the South East where the natural gas can be reformed into hydrogen.

Click here for the full press release from IGas via BayoTech.

On October 29, Toyota announced Bramble Energy, a United Kingdom-based fuel cell and printed circuit board company, has chosen the Toyota Mirai fuel cell vehicle for the company's operations. The company will refuel the Mirai at the hydrogen station at Gatwick Airport.

On October 20, Business Korea reported that FCHEA member Doosan Fuel Cell will be developing solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) starting in 2024. The company has approved a plan to invest 72.4 billion won (~$64 million) by the end of 2023 to build a manufacturing line for SOFC cells and stacks.

Doosan has also signed a technological cooperation agreement with British SOFC company Ceres Power to assist in developing SOFCs. According to Power Engineering International, the two companies have agreed to build a 50 megawatt (MW) fuel cell stack manufacturing facility in South Korea. The three year, £30 million (~$39 million) contract includes a global non-exclusive license to manufacture Ceres' solid oxide fuel cell stacks with technology transfer and joint development. Also included is royalty streams at commencement of production and commercial sale of 5 kilowatt (kW) Ceres SteelCell stacks.

Also included in the contracts is a £6 million (~$7.8 million) to Ceres for long-term testing, sales and integration of stacks while building on a July 2019 licensing agreement between the two companies.

Click here for the article from Business Korea, and click here for the article from Power Engineering International.

On October 21, FCHEA member Johnson Matthey announced it was expanding fuel cell operations into China with the completion and commissioning of a £7.5 million (~$9.8 million) fuel cell component facility in Shanghai. The facility will have capacity to make 4 million membrane electrode assembly components per year. Johnson Matthey expects the facility to be fully operational by January 2021.

Click here for the full press release from Johnson Matthey.

On October 20, Air Liquide announced its hydrogen station at Les Loges-en-Josas, near Versailles, France, will serve as a refueling point for the Solaris hydrogen bus operated by the French transit company RATP, which is currently conducting tests on the bus to verify its operating potential.

Click here for the full press release from Air Liquide.

On September 17, BayoTech announced it has selected H2 ZEST Pvt Ltd., a hydrogen industry consultancy, to help push into the Indian hydrogen market. BayoTech cited India's 13,000 kilometers (~8,000 miles) of natural gas pipelines as a great opportunity for India to take advantage of BayoTech's steam methane reformers.

Click here for the full release from BayoTech.

On September 28, Hyundai Motor announced it has exported four fuel cell vehicles to Saudi Arabia. According to Hyundai, this is the first-ever fuel cell vehicle exports to the Middle East.

Hyundai shipped two Nexo fuel cell SUVs and two Elec City fuel cell buses to Saudi Aramco. Hyundai had previously signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the oil firm to deliver fuel cell vehicles to the country. The current four vehicles will be used to verify their economic feasibility.

On September 24, BayoTech announced it was partnering with La Puerta Colombia, a vehicle and fleet consulting firm, to identify opportunities for BayoTech onsite hydrogen generators throughout Latin America and the Netherlands. Under the partnership, La Puerta Colombia funder Jaco Mijderwijk will become BayoTech's 20^th authorized agent to join in the past 10 months.

Click here for the full press release from BayoTech.

Attend this two-day conference on fuel selection for shipping and energy sectors. Hear from industry representatives on alternative fuels infrastructure, trade, regulations and financing.

Topics will include:

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ACT Expo, the advanced transportation technology and clean fleet event in North America, serves as a meeting place for transportation executives looking to gain insight and hands-on access to the fuels, technologies, and vehicles driving the future of transportation. ACT Expo features dozens of product debuts and major announcements from leading OEMs and suppliers, unparalleled networking opportunities with the most influential and progressive leaders in the industry, peer-to-peer learning for progressive fleet operators, and access to the most comprehensive assembly of advanced commercial vehicles anywhere.

Click here for more information.

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is announcing a request for information (RFI) from industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders on issues related to medium- and heavy-duty freight trucking. Affordable freight movement is essential for the nation's economy. Trucks carry over 70% of the nation's freight on a tonnage basis and 73% of freight on a value basis. There are new opportunities in all commercial vehicle classes to increase efficiency and to introduce alternative fuel sources such as electricity, natural gas, biofuels, and hydrogen.

The RFI is being issued by EERE's Vehicle Technologies Office (VTO), Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO), and Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office (HFTO). Through this RFI, DOE is soliciting input in five categories:

DOE is planning a public workshop in the December 2020 timeframe to share the key findings of the request for information with outside stakeholders. The request for information and workshop discussions will help identify gaps and barriers to commercializing new technologies, and help inform DOE's R&D and competitive funding strategy into the next ten years.

Click here for more information.

Maryland Energy Association (MEA) is providing the Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Commercial, Industrial & Agricultural (CI&A) grant program to support improving the energy efficiency and reducing the energy costs of enterprises in Maryland’s commercial, industrial, and agricultural sector. The FY21 program will be divided into three separate application periods to best support energy efficiency projects for agriculture, manufacturing, and businesses that may be in varying planning stages or at various stages of readiness due to COVID-19.

Up to $1.65 million is available for award from in the FY21 CI&A Program , subject to availability. The Program budget will be divided between three application windows, as follows. If MEA does not award the full application period budget, any remaining funds will be added to the remaining application period’s budget. There will be three funding periods with $550,000 available each period. Applications will be reviewed on a competitive basis by an evaluation team. Award announcements will be made as applications are competitively selected for award.

Period Due Dates:

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The purpose of this solicitation is to fund the electric vehicle (EV) charging or hydrogen-refueling infrastructure needed to support the large-scale conversion of transit bus fleets to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) at multiple transit agencies serving diverse geographic regions and populations.

Click here for more information.

The Western Australian Government is inviting Expressions of Interest from corporations and businesses across the world with the capacity, experience, and vision to be a part of a renewable hydrogen hub at the Oakajee Strategic Industrial Area in the Mid West of Western Australia.

The Oakajee SIA is a 6400ha designated greenfields site located 23 kilometers north of Geraldton. The Western Australian Government intends to transform this site into a globally competitive, multi-product renewable hydrogen industrial precinct focusing on innovative technologies and future value chains.

The EOI will target groups wanting to produce commercial quantities of hydrogen, hydrogen users such as transport, metals refining and ammonia-manufacturing companies, hydrogen industry component manufacturers, and power and other infrastructure providers.

Click here for more information.

This Special Issue of a new journal called Fuels will feature several new peer-reviewed articles on the topic of “Clean and Renewable Hydrogen Fuel”. Articles will be solicited in June 2020 with expected submissions in February 2021 and publication of the Special Issue later in 2021. Key topics include biological production methods including fermentation and algae, gasification/pyrolysis, electrolysis, and other emerging methods for clean hydrogen production.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Click here for more information.

The West Coast Collaborative’s Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Corridor Coalition (WCC AFICC) seeks input on funding needs for plug-in electric, hydrogen, propane, compressed and/or liquefied natural gas fueling stations that are accessible to Class 5+ on-highway vehicles (>16,001 lbs), locomotives, marine vessels, and/or other heavy-duty nonroad equipment.

The WCC AFICC has developed a survey to collect information that will help evaluate funding needs for medium and heavy-duty (MHD) accessible alternative fuel stations along the West Coast. Feedback from this survey will also help to evaluate awareness of and satisfaction with the EPA Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) grant programs.

Submit survey responses regarding needed MHD accessible plug-in electric, hydrogen, propane, compressed and/or liquefied natural gas fueling stations in the WCC states and territories, including: Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Tribal Lands, and the U.S. Pacific Island Territories of American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands. This survey seeks to build upon the findings presented in the CALSTART Medium and Heavy-Duty Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Strategic Development Plan (March 2020).

Click here to take the survey, and click here for more information.

The primary goal of the State Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Clean Fuels Incentive Program (CFIP) is to reduce consumption of imported petroleum through the use of homegrown alternative fuels that will result in a cleaner and greener transportation sector within Maryland, improving the state's economy and environment in the process. With a program budget of $1.3M, there are 2 areas of interest (AOI) under the FY21 CFIP.

Click here for more information.

There are $90 million in funds allocated to this category, for which the first installment was allotted $27 million. The first solicitation is scheduled for release pending approval by the South Coast AQMD Board on Friday, August 7, 2020. If approved, applications will be accepted online beginning Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 1:00 p.m. (PST) and will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis.

Both public and private entities that own and operate eligible vehicles may apply. Funding is available to replace the following vehicles with zero emission technologies:

Class 8 only:

Click here for more information.

The primary goal of the State Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Clean Fuels Incentive Program (CFIP) is to reduce consumption of imported petroleum through the use of homegrown alternative fuels that will result in a cleaner and greener transportation sector within Maryland, improving the state's economy and environment in the process. With a program budget of $1.3M, there are 2 areas of interest (AOI) under the FY21 CFIP.

Click here for more information.

CORE is designed to accelerate deployment of cleaner off-road technologies by providing a streamlined way for fleets ready to purchase specific zero-emission equipment to receive funding to offset the higher cost of such technologies. This project is analogous to the Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), but will specifically target zero-emission off-road freight equipment that is currently in the early stages of commercial deployment.

Click here for more information.