Orange County (California) Transportation Authority said Clean Energy Fuels Corp., will build a new private hydrogen fueling facility at the OCTA’s Garden Grove bus base.
The $27.5 million facility will support OCTA’s fleet of zero-emission hydrogen fuel cell buses. As part of the contract, Clean Energy will provide the design and build services for the hydrogen station and facility upgrades, as well as operations and maintenance, and liquid hydrogen fuel. Officials said the project is expected to be completed by 2028.
“OCTA has built a reputation as a forward-thinking transit agency that continues to invest in clean transportation technology,” Alphonse Anderson, Senior Account Manager at Clean Energy, said. “As they expand their hydrogen fleet, we’re honored to help deliver the infrastructure that will support those operations for years to come. Clean Energy is headquartered in Orange County and has built hydrogen stations for other Southern Californian transit agencies, so being selected to build OCTA’s station locally makes this project especially meaningful for our team.”
Currently, OCTA operates a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell, battery-electric and compressed natural gas buses and plans to transition to a 100 percent zero-emission bus fleet by 2040. The transit agency has 10 hydrogen fuel cell buses in service and has plans to add an additional 40 more by 2028.
One of the largest transportation agencies in Southern California, OCTA oversees bus services for more than 3.1 million residents, as well as regional transportation planning, road improvements and rail programs. The agency operates, maintains and fuels four locations, one of which is the Garden Grove bus base where the new station will be located.