| Overall Rating | Silver - expired |
|---|---|
| Overall Score | 55.01 |
| Liaison | Katie Koscielak |
| Submission Date | May 8, 2013 |
| Executive Letter | Download |
Cal Poly Humboldt
IN-2: Innovation 2
| Status | Score | Responsible Party |
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1.00 / 1.00 |
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Comet Director, Office of Sustainability Facilities Management |
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A brief description of the innovative policy, practice, program, or outcome:
The Hydrogen Fueling Station has been on campus since 2008 after being designed and built through a collaboration involving Environmental Engineering students and the Schatz Energy Research Center engineers and is currently home to two Toyota FCHV-advanced fuel cell hybrid Toyotas. Due to the recent 2012 upgrade, HSU’s Hydrogen Fueling Station is maintaining its link as part of California’s Hydrogen Highway, a statewide network of fueling stations. The significance of this upgrade is the new 700-bar compressor that will allow a fully charged vehicle to travel roughly 400 miles to the nearest fueling stations in the Bay Area and Sacramento. With this upgrade the fueling station will now serve not only daily commuting needs but longer trips as well. The upgrade from the previous 350-bar compressor was funded by a $241,000 award from California Department of Transportation. The Hydrogen Fueling Station is only one of the many ways that the Schatz Lab promotes clean renewable energy and hydrogen for transportation.
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A letter of affirmation from an individual with relevant expertise:
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The website URL where information about the innovation is available:
Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
There are 23 hydrogen fueling stations in California, most of which are located in Southern California, and 14 additional stations are in planning and construction phases. HSU’s fueling station is the northernmost station in the Hydrogen Highway and the first station to be constructed in a rural location.
Now that the industry-norm compressor power has increased due to improved technology of the hoses, tanks, nozzles and plumbing used, limited driving range for vehicles in the north is no longer an issue.
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