This grant was awarded on 10 January as part of a
public-private partnership between Port Houston and Linde Inc. (Linde), an
industrial gases firm, together with other partners GTI Energy, Argonne
National Laboratory, and the Centre for Houston’s Future. This funding will be used to build and run a
hydrogen fueling station for heavy-duty vehicles.
The Bayport HRS
project aims to create a pipeline-based hydrogen refuelling station (HRS) that
provides simple and publicly accessible fueling choices, promoting supply chain
growth in Texas and the Gulf Coast area.
Linde will reportedly build and maintain a
cost-effective hydrogen fueling station for heavy-duty trucks in Bayport,
Texas.
Port Houston Chief
Infrastructure Officer Rich Byrnes, stated: “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.”
Kristine Wiley,
Vice President, Low Carbon Energy Solutions, GTI Energy, said: “Hydrogen has tremendous potential to
reduce emissions in hard-to-abate sectors like heavy-duty trucking. The
Bayport HRS project demonstrates how collaboration and innovative
infrastructure can accelerate hydrogen’s integration into a low-cost,
low-carbon future.”