Shell partners with Honda, Toyota to roll out 7 hydrogen stations

California Energy Commission approves seven hydrogen stations and grants $16 million award.

On August 9, the California Energy Commission awarded a grant of $16,362,500 to Equilon Enterprises LLC a subsidiary of Shell for the introduction of seven hydrogen refuelling stations in Northern California.

The hydrogen refuelling stations will be built in collaboration with Honda and Toyota, who will provide financial support, at seven Shell-branded retail stations across Northern California; three in the city of San Francisco, and one in each of Berkeley, Sacramento, Citrus Heights and Walnut Creek.

“A range of different fuels and vehicle technologies will be needed to meet transport needs in a low carbon energy future. Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are one of these solutions,” said Oliver Bishop, Hydrogen General Manager for Shell Exploration and Production Company.

The Energy Commission awarded the grant through its Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program (ARFVTP), which invests up to $100 million every year to support innovations in transportation and fuel technologies that help California meet its energy, clean air, and climate change goals.

Once operational, the seven hydrogen refuelling stations covered by the grant award will bring the number of hydrogen refuelling stations Shell is operating in California to nine.