Southern California Fuel Co. (SoCalGas) is working with Ford Motor Firm on an indication mission to scale back industrial fleet emissions by growing a F-550 Tremendous Obligation Hydrogen Gas Cell Electrical Truck. This collaboration is a part of the US Division of Power’s (DOE) SuperTruck 3 program, which goals to scale back emissions considerably in medium- and heavy-duty vehicles.
The utility’s participation is one other step towards its ASPIRE 2045 sustainability targets by working to switch 50% of its over-the-road fleet with clear gasoline automobiles by 2025 and function a 100% zero-emission fleet by 2035.
Ford will present SoCalGas with a F-550 Tremendous Obligation Truck to guage the prototype truck’s efficiency beneath real-world situations. SoCalGas was chosen to guage how the truck can meet the rigorous calls for of utility work and due to its local weather and geographical location. The demonstration mission may even embody a short lived hydrogen refueling station at SoCalGas’ Bakersfield facility. The truck is anticipated to deploy in 2025.
This mission represents a chance to decarbonize giant fleets resembling utilities that require lengthy ranges, quick refueling, onboard energy wants, and 24/7 emergency response.
Ford’s technique to scale back carbon emissions throughout the globe contains investigating a number of applied sciences that may assist us obtain these targets throughout a broad spectrum of functions. For our extensive spectrum of Ford Professional prospects, there are utility gaps that battery electrical automobiles simply can’t fulfill but, so we’re taking a look at hydrogen gasoline cells to energy bigger, heavier industrial automobiles whereas nonetheless delivering zero tailpipe emissions.
—Jim Buczkowski, government director, Ford Analysis and Superior Engineering
SoCalGas will proceed to work with companions on analysis, improvement, and demonstration tasks within the areas of unpolluted fuels, hydrogen know-how, and infrastructure.
SoCalGas’ fleet already contains 50 hydrogen gasoline cell electrical automobiles (HFCEVs), making the corporate among the many first utilities within the nation to begin transitioning to hydrogen-powered automobiles. Extra just lately, SoCalGas introduced plans to put in 1,500 electrical automobile chargers at 67 firm amenities by finish of 2024. At the moment, a 3rd of SoCalGas’ over-the-road fleet operates on clear fuels.
Earlier this 12 months, SoCalGas introduced a proposal to develop Angeles Hyperlink, a inexperienced hydrogen vitality infrastructure system that would ship clear, dependable vitality to the Los Angeles basin to offer a path to decarbonize sectors that require clear fuels and can’t presently be electrified, together with heavy-duty transportation.
SoCalGas has greater than 10 energetic hydrogen pilot tasks.
