As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has granted $2.5 million for the development and demonstration of advances in fuel cell technology at the Port of Oakland.
As disclosed, the total project cost will be over $7 million and is a part of the port’s effort to transform all aspects of maritime operations to zero emissions.
Port stakeholders, including the Alameda County Transportation Commission (Alameda CTC), TraPac and Hyster-Yale Group, will provide local project funding under existing cost-sharing agreements, the port revealed, noting that Alameda CTC is providing up to $2 million to support the project.
According to the port, project benefits include:
- advancing the commercialization of zero-emissions container handling equipment (CHE) by developing and demonstrating two zero-emissions fuel cell electric…
