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Appendix D-List of Nation's Hydrogen Stations

Appendix D-List of Nation's Hydrogen Stations

Hydrogen Analysis Resource Center: Operational Hydrogen Fueling Stations (Updated January 2009)

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State City or Location Name of station Source of Information (see citations at the bottom of the list) Year Station Opened Description (see list of acronyms and abbreviations at the bottom of this table)
AZ Phoenix Arizona Public Service Alternative Fuel Pilot Plant 1,2,3 2001 Fuels: CGH2 and CNG/CGH2 blends (Hythane- HCNG) with maximum inlet pressure rating of 5,000 psi, CNG with maximum inlet pressure rating of 5,000 psi. Supply via two methods: water electrolysis, and off-site production. Vehicles Served: FCV.
CA Arcata Humboldt State University 2,4 2008 Fuel:CGH2;on-site hydrogen generation via electrolysis. System also includes compressor, storage tank, and dispenser. Fuels Toyota Prius converted to run on hydrogen. Vehicle H2 storage at 5000 psig.
CA Burbank Burbank Station 1,2,3,4 2006 Fuel: CGH2; on-site hydrogen generation via electrolysis (Proton Hogen 200 electrolyzer). Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen powered internal combustion engine vehicles. Organizations Involved: City of Burbank, SCAQMD, Quantum, Proton Energy Systems, Air Products.
CA Chino Chino Station 1,2,3,4,5 2005 Fuel: CGH2; autothermal reformer for generation of hydrogen. Organizations Involved: Hyundai, ChevronTexaco, United Technologies, City of Chino, US Department of Energy, AC Transit.
CA Chula Vista Chula Vista Mobile Station 1,2,3,4 2003 Fuel: CGH2 @ 3,600 and 5,000 psi; mobile electrolyzer HySTAT-A 36 Nm/h (3kg/h) can fuel up to 20-30 cars per day. Vehicles Served: Honda FCX FCV. Organizations Involved: City of Chula Vista, Ford, Toyota, Sunline Transit Agency, Hydrogenics.
CA Davis University of California-Davis Fueling Station 1,2,3,4 2004 Fuels: CGH2 @ 5,000 psi to Toyota FC hybrid vehicle, Hythane @ 3,200 to 3,600 psi to buses, Liquid hydrogen produced by Air Products at a reformer plant in Sacramento. Using tanker trailers, LH2 is delivered to a cryogenic storage tank near the refueling station. Organizations Involved: Federal Transit Authority, Toyota, Caltrans, Yolo-Solano Air Quality Management District, Air Products, National Hydrogen Association.
CA Diamond Bar AQMD Hydrogen Highway Network Fueling Station (H2 Station.org); Diamond Bar - Pinnacle SCAQMD 1,2,3,4 2004 Fuel: CGH2; produced via electrolyzer. Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles (DaimlerChrysler, Toyota, Honda). Organizations Involved: South Coast Air Quality Management District; Hydrogenics; DaimlerChrysler; Toyota Motor Sales USA, Inc., American Honda Motor.
CA Irvine National Fuel Cell Research Center 1,2,3,4 2003 CGH2 is delivered. 2006 upgrades include dispensing at 350 bar (5000 psig), and in 2007 upgrades made for dispensing at 700 bar. Organizations Involved: APCI (Air Products), SCAQMD.
CA Irvine National Fuel Cell Research Center 1,4 2005 On-site storage of 3 kg compressed H2. Can fuel 1 to 2 cars per day. Organizations Involved: Hydrogenics; University of California, Irvine.
CA Long Beach Long Beach Station 1,4 2007 Fuel: CGH2; supplied by HF 150 mobile refueler at 150 kg storage. Organizations Involved: Air Products.
CA Los Angeles Honda Fleet Program (Mobile Refueler) 1,2,3,4 2002 Fuel: CGH2, supplied by mobile trailer. Organizations Involved: Honda, Air Products.
CA Los Angeles BP LAX Airport Hydrogen Station 1,2,3,4 2004 Fuel: CGH2; hydrogen is generated on-site by electrolysis. Components: Electrolyzer (Stuart/Hydrogen Systems H2 IGEN 15); Compressor (Praxair, from 100 psig to 6,500 psig); Storage tanks (ASME, 4-18 ft3/vessel water volume; the tanks are arranged to provide cascade fueling); Dispenser (5,000 psi hose and nozzle at 31.1 lpm); Supplemental hydrogen storage via 2,400 psi tube trailer. Organizations Involved: Praxair, BP, SCAQMD, CARB, DOE, LAWA, Hydrogenics.
CA Los Angeles Clean Energy LAX Airport Hydrogen Station 8 2008 Fuel: CGH2 and CNG. Site is located at an existing CNG station operated by Clean Energy. GM is a partner on this project and the station will primarily serve a fleet of hydrogen-fueld Equinoxes leased by Virgin Atlantic Airlines.
CA Oakland AC Transit ChevronTexaco Hydrogen Energy Station 1,2,3,4,5 2005 Fuel: CGH2; H2 derived on-site from natural gas via steam reforming (ChevronTexaco technology). Vehicles Served: Three 40' fuel cell buses, 10 Hyundai hydrogen FC cars. Organizations Involved: AC Transit (Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District), ChevronTexaco Corp., Chevron Energy Solutions, City of Oakland, Hyundai, Hydrogenics, Quest Air.
CA Ontario SCAQMD (Mobile Refueler) 1,2,3,4 2006 Compressed hydrogen delivery; mobile refueler. Vehicles served: Hydrogen vehicles powered by internal combustion engine or fuel cells. Organizations Involved: Air Products, City of Ontario, South Coast Air Quality Management District.
CA Oxnard BMW LH2 Refueling Station 1,3,4 2001 Liquid H2 is delivered by Air Products. Organizations Involved: Linde, BMW, Air Products, BP, KASERV.
CA Riverside SCAQMD 1,2,3,4 2006 Fuel: CGH2 from electrolysis (Proton Hogen 200 electrolyzers). Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen powered internal combustion engine vehicles -- five Toyota Hydrogen Prius (built by Quantum). Organizations Involved: City of Riverside, SCAQMD, Quantum, Proton E.
CA Rosemead Southern California Edison 1,2,4,5 2007 This is the first of six stations that Chevron intends to open and operate under DOE contract. Vehicles Served: small KIA and Hyundai H2 FC vehicles.
CA Sacramento SMUD Mobile Fueler 1,3,4 2007 Supports two Daimler-Chrysler vehicles (permanent station targeted for 2007)
CA San Jose BAAQMD, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority 1,2,4 2004 Fuels: CGH2, 75 kg/h at 35 MPa; CH2 from liquid H2 for buses only; liquid hydrogen delivery (Air Products). Organizations Involved: BAAQMD, Gillig, Air Products, Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, San Mateo Transportation Authority, California Energy Commission.
CA Santa Ana Santa Ana Mobile Station SCAQMD (Mobile Refueler) 1,3,4 2006 Compressed hydrogen delivery, CH2 from steam methane reformation of natural gas; mobile fueler. Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen powered internal combustion engine vehicles, five Toyota Hydrogen-Priuses (built by Quantum). Organizations Involved: Air Products and Chemicals, City of Santa Ana, SCAQMD.
CA Santa Monica Santa Monica Hydrogen Station (part of the SCAQMD program) 1,2,3,4 2006 Compressed hydrogen delivery, CH2 from steam methane reformation of natural gas; mobile fueler. Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen powered internal combustion engine vehicles, 5 Toyota Hydrogen-Priuses (built by Quantum); Organizations Involved: Air Products and Chemicals, City of Santa Monica, SCAQMD, Proton Energy Systems, DOE, Quantum Technologies.
CA Thousand Palms SunLine Transit Fueling Station 1,2,3,4 2000 Fuels: CGH2, Hythane; H2 generation with HyRadix Adeo reformer (100 Nm/h). Vehicles served: Two XCELLSIS ZE-buses, One hydrogen-powered Shelby Cobra. Organizations Involved: Schatz Energy Research Center, Sunline Transit, Hydrogenics.
CA Torrance Honda Solar Hydrogen Refueling Station 1,2,3,4 2001 Fuel: CGH2; the hydrogen is produced from solar electricity (PV) and from grid-electricity via electrolysis. Vehicles Served: Honda FCx. Organizations Involved: Honda R&D Company, Ltd.
CA Torrance Honda Home Energy Station 1,3,4 2003 Fuel: Hydrogen produced via natural gas reformation. Storage: 400 liters @ 420 atmospheres. Vehicles Served: 1 car/day.
CA Torrance Torrance Toyota Stuart Energy Station 1,2,3,4 2002 Fuel: CGH2; on-site hydrogen production via electrolysis. Vehicles Served: Toyota's fuel cell hybrid vehicle. Organizations Involved: Stuart Energy (now: Hydrogenics), Toyota, Air Products.
CA West Los Angeles Shell Station 2,3,4 2008 Organizations Involved: Shell Hydrogen, DOE, GM.
CA West Sacramento California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP) Headquarters 1,3,4 2000 Fuels: LH2, CGH2; Air Products and Praxair deliver liquid H2 where it is stored in liquid H2 tanks. Two gaseous dispensers, one at 3,600 psig the other at 5,000 psig, and one liquid hydrogen dispenser. Hydrogen storage: CGH2 at 6,250 psig, LH2: 17,000 liters (4500 gallons) at 50 psig. Vehicles Served: Fuel Cell Vehicle (Daimler Chrysler, Ford, GM, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen). Organizations Involved: BP, Exxon Mobil, Shell Hydrogen, Chevron Texaco, Air Products, Praxair, California Fuel Cell Partnership.
CT South Windsor UTC Power South Windsor Campus 1,2,3 2007 Fuel: CGH2 @ 5,000 psig. Designed to support 2 bus fleet between South Windsor and Harford communities and university. Organizations Involved: UTC Power, CTTransit, Greater Hartford Transportation District.
CT Wallingford Proton Energy Systems Fueling Station 1,2 2006 Station is used by CTTransit for hydrogen bus demonstration in the Hartford area. Organizations Involved: Distributed Energy Systems (formally Proton Energy), Air Products.
DC Washington DC Shell Benning Road Multi-Fuel Refueling Station 1,2,3 2004 Fuels: CGH2 @ 35 MPa, CGH2 @ 70 MPa (future capability), and liquid H2. Shell generates and distributes hydrogen, trucked-in liquid H2. Vehicles Served: Six GM/Opel FCV vans. Organizations Involved: Shell, GM.
DE Newark Air Liquide Newark Station 3,6 2007 Organizations Involved: Air Liquide, US Department of Transportation, University of Delaware.
FL Orlando Progress Energy, Chevron/Texaco Orlando International Airport 1,2,3,5 2006 Uses H2Ge system to convert natural gas to hydrogen. Designed to support a fleet of two baggage carriers. Fuels Ford V-10, E450 hydrogen-powered shuttle buses at the Progress Energy Site near Orlando International Airport.
FL Oveido Progress Energy-BP hydrogen station 1,2,3 2006 Station is located in Oveido at Progress Energy's Jamestown Operations. Supports fleet of five FC vehicles driven by Progress Energy counselors.
HI Hickam AFB hydrogen station Air Force Base FC Bus Demonstration 1,2,3 2006 Hydrogen supplied from a tube trailer. At a later date, a hydrogen generation station will be built. Vehicles Served: a 30-foot flight-crew shuttle bus (FC). Organizations Involved: US Air Force, Hawaiian local government.
HI Hickam AFB mobile station HCATT, Hydrogenics, Stuart Energy 1,2,3 2004 Three primary Packaged Operating Modules (PODs), which are modular, deployable hydrogen production and fueling stations, designed and developed by HydraFLX Systems. PODs are crush-proof carbon steel packages for military or commercial transport.
IL Des Plaines GTI Hydrogen Fueling Facility 1,2,3 2007 The H2 station can produce H2 from natural gas, ethanol, or electrolysis. Organizations Involved: Gas Technology Institute, DOE.
IN Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center 1,2,3 2004 Hydrogenics electrolyzer capable of producing 20 kg/day. H2 used for forklifts.
MA Billerica Nuvera Fuel Cells 1,2,3 2008 Fuel: CGH2. Hydrogen made from natural gas on-site. Dispensed at 5000 psig. Daily capacity is 40 kg.
MI Ann Arbor EPA, National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Lab. 1,2,3 2004 Fuel: CGH2. Storage: conventional pressurized cryogenic tank (1,500 gal). Vehicles Served: DaimlerChrysler A-Class F-Cell, Dodge Sprinter F-Cell. Organizations Involved: EPA, Air Products, DaimlerChrysler, United Parcel Service (UPS).
MI Dearborn Ford Vehicle Refueling Dearborn 1,2,3 1999 Fuels: liquid H2, CGH2 @ 3,600 and 5,000 psi; supplied by Air Products. Vehicles Served: Ford P2000 fuel cell vehicle.
MI Detroit NextEnergy Center Hydrogen Station 1,2,3 2006 Located in NextEnergy's Microgrid power pavilion. Initially, fuels a Daimler-Chrysler A Class FCV used at Wayne State University. Expected to allow for fueling of Daimler Chrysler FC vehicles.
MI Milford DOE VDP General Motors Proving Grounds Lead 1,2,3 2004 Fuel: CGH2 350 bar compressed H2 (5000 psig), upgraded to 700 bar in Feb 2005. Liquid fueling dispenser equipment ordered. Vehicles Served: Concept cars. Organizations Involved: General Motors, Air Products, DOE.
MI Selfridge Selfridge Air National Guard Station 1,2,3,5 2007 On-site hydrogen produced via steam methane reforming. The station can deliver up to 80 kilograms per day of gaseous hydrogen from the dispenser at a pressure of 5000 pounds per square inch. This is enough fuel for up to 20 fuel cell vehicles per day. Organizations involved: Chevron Hydrogen,U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Defense, Hyundai Kia Motor Company, NextEnergy, and United Technologies.
MI Southfield DTE Energy Hydrogen Technology Park 1,2,3 2004 Fuel: CGH2 @ 6,000 psi. On-site generation of hydrogen via electrolysis (30Nm = 65kg/day). Vehicles Served: A-Class "F-Cells " and Sprinter delivery van Generation 1 vehicles. Organizations Involved: DOE, BP, DaimlerChrysler, DTE Energy, State of Michigan, City of Southfield.
MI Taylor City of Taylor Hydrogen Station 1,2,3 2006 Fuel: CGH2. Organizations Involved: DOE, Ford, BP. Vehicles Served: 26 fuel cell vehicles (Ford Focus Fuel Cell Generation 1 vehicles).
MO Rolla University of Missouri-Rolla 1,2,3 2007 Fuel: CGH2 provided from AP mobile refueler. Located at HyPoint Industrial Park. Organizations Involved: Air Products, US DOT Research and Innovation Technology Administration, US Air Force Research Laboratory, Defense Logistics Agency.
NV Las Vegas Las Vegas Hydrogen Energy Station 1,2,3 2002 Fuels: CGH2, CNG, Hythane. A hydrogen generator produces hydrogen through the reforming and purification of natural gas. The natural gas is provided to the site by a pipeline. Organizations Involved: Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Plug Power Inc., City of Las Vegas.
NV Las Vegas Las Vegas Valley Water District, UNLV, DOE 1,2,3 2007 H2 generated by solar-powered electricity. Water district will run two H2 powered trucks and will be adding 8 trucks or shuttles that will use H2 or a blend with natural gas.
NJ Hopewell Hopewell Project 2 2006 H2 is generated via electrolysis with electricity from PV panels. H2 is used in a fuel cell powered golf cart.
NM Taos Angel's Nest Retreat 2,3 2005 Fuel: CGH2; on-site production with renewable wind and solar power (2 kg of hydrogen per day with 2.5 amps @ 120 v AC; 6 kg storage). Equipment provided by Air Products and Proton Energy Systems.
NY Albany Harriman Campus 1,2 2006 Vehicles Served: Fuel cell vehicles, including two Honda FCX's. Organizations Involved: Honda, Air Products, Plug Power, NY State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA), Homeland Energy.
NY Ardsley GM Maintenance and Training Center 2 2008 Station serves GM fuel cell vehicles in the New York City area.
NY Latham Home Energy Station, Plug Power 1,2 2004 Reforming via natural gas; able to produce enough hydrogen to fuel one vehicle per day. Vehicles Served: Honda 2005 FCX. Organizations Involved: Plug Power, Honda.
NY Rochester Rochester Green City 2 2007 H2 generated by electrolysis with water power. Serves three ICE buses and one fuel cell bus.
NY White Plains White Plains Shell Hydrogen 1,2,3 2007 Fuel: CGH2 with 30 kg storage @ 5,000 psi (350 bar) and Hythane. Hydrogen electrolysis from carbon free hydropower source using Distributive Energy Systems FuelGen H2 generator, and Air Products 200H2 fueling technology. Organization Involved: Shell, DES, Air Products, GM, DOE, City of White Plains.
NC Charlotte John Deere Southeast Engineering Center Hydrogen Fueling Station 1,3 2004 Provides H2 for FC-powered fork lift. Development includes research and demonstration of pre-commercialized FC powered fork lifts.
ND Minot State University North Central Research Extension Center 2,3 2007 Fuel: 80 kg/h CGH2 @ 43 Mpa. Organizations Involved: Hydrogenics, Basic Electric Power Cooperative, Verendrye Electric Cooperative, Velva.
OH Columbus Ohio State University 1,2,3 2006 Organizations Involved: Praxair, Ohio State University (OSU), Honda. Ford loaned a Focus for this study; built by OSU Center for Automotive Research.
PA Allentown Air Products and Chemicals Headquarters 7 2008 H2 used to fuel two buses, one based at APCI and one at Lehigh Valley Hospital. System capable of storing 140 kg H2.
PA Penn State University Park H2VRC H Station 1,2,3 2005 On-site production via natural gas reforming. Vehicles Served: hydrogen vehicles, fuel cell buses. Organizations Involved: Air Products, DOE.
PA Topton East Penn Manufacturing Distribution Center 2 2007 On-site production via natural gas reforming using Nuvera Fuel Cells, Inc. PTG-50 hydrogen generation unit. H2 production rate is 2.4 kg/hr. H2 stored in three-bank cascade type system with 6500 psig maximum pressure. H2 used to power fuel cells in forklifts.
SC Aiken Center for Hydrogen Research 1,3 2008 An Air Prodcuts mobile fueler used to fuel pickup truck ICE. H2 provided at 5000 psig.
VT Burlington EVermont Hydrogen Station 1,2,3 2006 Hydrogen used to power a H2 Toyota Prius. Organizations Involved: EVermont, Northern Power Systems, Proton Energy Systems, Air Products, Burlington Department of Public Works, Burlington Electric Department, DoE.
VA Fort Belvoir US Army, DoE, General Motors Lead 1,2,3 2004 Fuel: CGH2. Vehicles Served: 40 fuel cell vehicles (Opel Zafira Generation 1 vehicles) for all GM FCV locations. Organizations Involved: GM, Air Products, Linde, U.S. Army, DOE, Shell Hydrogen.