Commercial, Fuel and Honolulu

Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

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FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A Sandia National Laboratories project team, including a number of industry partners, is designing and building a cold-ironing fuel cell system that will be deployed in the Port of Honolulu in 2015. Many ports have begun to enact sustainability goals or adopt green practices—an area in which fuel cells can play a role.

Honolulu

Honolulu 2015 Fuel Building

Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

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JULY 22, 2017

A recent project demonstrated a 100 kW fuel cell generator with 72 kg of hydrogen storage for marine applications. Project partner Young Brothers operated the generator for 10 months powering refrigerated containers in Honolulu, Hawaii. One opportunity to do so was identified in Honolulu Harbor at the Young Brothers Ltd. (YB)

Parts

Parts Fuel Honolulu Hydrogen

US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

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JUNE 19, 2014

California-based US Hybrid Corporation has been awarded a contract by the Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies (HCATT) for the design, integration and delivery of its H 2 Ride Fuel Cell Plug-In Shuttle Bus for operation by the County of Hawaii Mass Transit Agency’s (MTA) HELE-ON Big Island bus service. Earlier post.).

Hawaii

Hawaii Plug-in Plug Hybrid

Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy issue RFI to advance drop-in biofuels for military and commercial transportation

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AUGUST 30, 2011

The main objective of this government-industry partnership is the construction or retrofit of several domestic commercial or pre-commercial scale advanced drop-in biofuel refineries.

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Commercial Honolulu Minneapolis Energy

Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

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FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Electrify America will invest in metro-based direct current fast charging (DCFC) stations in 18 metro areas, including these new metro areas in Cycle 2: Atlanta, Baltimore, Honolulu, Las Vegas and Phoenix. Metro DCFC stations will be placed in retail locations and are intended to serve EV drivers in their daily fueling needs.

America

America Las Vegas Renewable New York City

Proton Onsite to install hydrogen generator at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Proton OnSite has been awarded a purchase order from HydraFLX Systems Ltd to install a hydrogen generator at the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) facility outside Honolulu, Hawaii. This will be the fourth Proton hydrogen generator to be delivered for vehicle fueling in the US this year.

Hawaii

Hawaii Installation Hydrogen Honolulu

15 Air Carriers Sign Non-Binding MOUs on Synthetic Jet Fuel Purchases with Two Providers: AltAir and RenTech

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DECEMBER 15, 2009

A core group of 15 commercial airlines has signed non-binding memoranda of understanding (MOUs) for negotiating purchases from two different producers of synthetic jet fuel: AltAir Fuels LLC and RenTech Inc. Our intention as an airline industry is to continue to do our part by supporting the use of alternative fuels.

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Purchase Fuel Coal Alternative Fuels

ATI FlyZero project finds green liquid hydrogen most viable zero-carbon emission fuel for aircraft

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MARCH 28, 2022

FlyZero is the UK’s Aerospace Technology Institute (ATI) project aiming to realize zero-carbon emission commercial aviation by 2030. Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, the project FlyZero began in early 2021 as an intensive research project investigating zero-carbon emission commercial flight.

Hydrogen

Hydrogen Carbon Emissions Green

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. million for hydrogen fuel cell buses. 1,225,000. 500,000.

Purchase

Purchase St. Louis Jacksonville Fleet

Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

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JUNE 28, 2013

Basic concept of a fuel cell barge. A study by researchers at Sandia National Laboratories found that hydrogen fuel cell barges may be both technically feasible and commercially attractive as a clean, quiet and efficient power source to provide electrical power for some types of vessels at berth or at anchorage.

Fuel

Fuel Hawaii Hydrogen Honolulu

Can the Artemis Moon Mission Revive the Glamour of Big Tech?

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MAY 17, 2022

This Martin M-130 flying boat, called the China Clipper, took off on a test flight from San Francisco Bay in October 1935—one month before it made the first commercial transpacific flight. On 22 November 1935, the first transpacific commercial flight took to the skies. FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images. At 3:46 p.m.,

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San Francisco Honolulu Philippines Florida

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The island gets on average nearly 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, putting it on a par with Honolulu and Brisbane, Australia. times as great as the combined growth in the commercial and industrial sectors. The average cost of electricity for commercial users in Puerto Rico is about 29 U.S. megawatts to 224.6

Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Connect Connected Solar

ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Macroalgae can be utilized as a feedstock for domestic transportation fuels, chemicals and other commercial products without competing with food crops for land and water. Today, nearly all domestic biomass produced for electricity generation and liquid fuels occurs on land. —ARPA-E Acting Director Eric Rohlfing.

Mariner

Mariner Production Energy Alaska

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Sandia Labs project team building fuel cell cold ironing system for deployment at Port of Honolulu in 2015

Project shows maritime fuel cell generator can increase energy efficiency by up to 30% at part load; reliability and cost issues

US Hybrid awarded contract to deliver plug-in fuel cell shuttle bus to Hawaii County Mass Transit Agency

Departments of Agriculture, Energy and Navy issue RFI to advance drop-in biofuels for military and commercial transportation

Electrify America releases $300M Cycle 2 national ZEV investment plan; metro charging, autonomous charging, renewable generation

Proton Onsite to install hydrogen generator at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii

15 Air Carriers Sign Non-Binding MOUs on Synthetic Jet Fuel Purchases with Two Providers: AltAir and RenTech

ATI FlyZero project finds green liquid hydrogen most viable zero-carbon emission fuel for aircraft

USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

Sandia study finds fuel cell barges may be attractive lower-cost cold-ironing solution for some types of vessels at some ports

Can the Artemis Moon Mission Revive the Glamour of Big Tech?

Why the Next Microgrids Will Be Well Connected

ARPA-E to award $22M to 18 projects to accelerate production of macroalgae for energy and other uses; MARINER

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