Cal State Los Angeles received a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade the school’s hydrogen research and refueling facility, the school announced on Wednesday, April 3. Courtesy photoCal State Los Angeles received a $7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to upgrade the school’s hydrogen research and refueling facility, the school announced on Wednesday, April 3.
Through the grant, the school’s Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility will be transformed into a cutting-edge, high-capacity hydrogen fueling station for vehicles, officials said. “With multi-billion investments into the hydrogen economy, the Department of Transportation $7 million award opens a new chapter for the operation of the Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility,” David Blekhman, director of Hydrogen Research and Fueling Facility, said in a statement.
The hydrogen facility, which officially opened in 2014, is the largest such facility on a university campus in the United States that produces its own hydrogen on site, according to Cal State L.A. The facility is also capable of using renewable sources, such as solar and wind power for hydrogen production.