Port Houston secures funding for hydrogen fuelling station

The US Department of Transport (DOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have awarded nearly US$25m in grant funding to the Port of Houston Authority to be used to construct and operate a hydrogen fuelling station (HRS) for heavy-duty trucks.

Part of a public-private collaboration between Port Houston and Linde Inc (Linde), a leading industrial gases company, with additional partners GTI Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and Center for Houston’s Future, the project has been dubbed Bayport HRS.

Rich Byrnes, Port Houston chief infrastructure officer, said: “Partnering with Linde., one of the largest hydrogen producers in the world and owner of a major pipeline complex that serves the Houston region, is in line with the Port’s strategy of engaging the Houston Ship Channel industry on projects that benefit the community, promote sustainability, decarbonisation, and clean transportation.