Toyota to build world’s first megawatt hydrogen generating and fueling station
Toyota will build ‘Tri-Gen’, the world’s first megawatt-scale fuel cell power generation plant with a hydrogen fueling station at the Port of Long Beach in California.
Set to start operations in 2020, the Tri-Gen facility will generate approximately 2.35 megawatts, enough to power 2,350 homes and nearly 1,500 vehicles.
The facility will be 100% renewable, sourcing energy from agricultural waste to generate water, electricity, and hydrogen, according to a company release.
It will supply all Toyota fuel cell vehicles, including Toyota’s Heavy Duty hydrogen fuel cell class 8 truck, known as Project Portal.
Tri-Gen has been developed by FuelCell Energy with the support of the US Department of Energy, California agencies.
“Tri-Gen is a major step forward for sustainable mobility and a key accomplishment of our 2050 Environmental Challenge to achieve net zero CO2 emissions from our operations,” said said Doug Murtha, group vice president- Strategic Planning, Toyota Motor North America.
