ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures (CTTV) has unveiled its first Chevron Hydrogen ...

ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures (CTTV) has unveiled its first Chevron Hydrogen service station at the Hyundai-Kia America Technical Center in California. The project is part of the US Department of Energy (DOE) Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Program. The facility, located in Chino, California, is part of a five-year DOE cost-sharing programme designed to demonstrate safe, practical hydrogen technologies in real-world settings. CTTV is leading the project in collaboration with Hyundai Motor Company and UTC Fuel Cells. ‘The Chevron Hydrogen energy station is a glimpse into the future of distributed energy with hydrogen production on site to fuel a small fleet of Hyundai’s Tucson fuel cell demonstration vehicles powered by UTC Fuel Cells. ChevronTexaco’s practical and cost-effective approach to producing hydrogen, where it is consumed, differs from other projects that have fuel delivered to their stations,’ said Dr Donald Paul, ChevronTexaco’s Vice President and Chief Technology Officer. ChevronTexaco Technology Ventures provides proprietary technology to convert hydrocarbon feedstocks, such as natural gas, into hydrogen. This proprietary technology can be integrated into a hydrogen fueling and power system to support hydrogen powered fleets and to provide clean electric power. The Chino site is designed for fleets only and does not include a stationary fuel cell. Future full-scale hydrogen energy stations could be designed to include a stationary fuel cell to generate ultra clean power. In a related announcement in Orlando, the state of Florida today announced an agreement with Ford Motor Company and ChevronTexaco subsidiary ChevronTexaco Hydrogen, to construct a hydrogen energy station to fuel Ford hydrogen internal combustion engine shuttles for use at the Orlando International Airport.