USA: Seven new hydrogen stations to open in Southern California

Iwatani and Toyota will collaborate to expand the number of open retail hydrogen fueling stations by nearly 25% in Southern California.

Iwatani Corporation of America and Toyota will collaborate to bring seven new hydrogen refueling stations to Southern California. This expansion will represent a nearly 25% increase in Southern California’s number of open retail hydrogen fueling stations, and an increase of 6,300 kilograms per day of hydrogen fuel dispensing capacity.

Construction of the new stations is anticipated to commence in early 2021 followed by commissioning of the first stations by midyear. All seven stations will be open to the public, providing hydrogen fuel to consumers in support of the rapidly growing demand for zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs).

The seven new retail stations will deploy the latest hydrogen fuel dispensing technology provided by Nel Hydrogen. Each station will have two fueling positions and each will be capable of supplying up to 900 kilograms of hydrogen per day.

This expansion is Iwatani’s largest to date single investment in California and will bring the company’s total global hydrogen refueling station network to 64.