Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership

DUE TOMORROW: The Washington State Department of Commerce is seeking input on projects that could reduce emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors and support economic development: h2fcp.org/content/washington…

#Hydrogen drivers have done their part this year. The network needs to grow, and growing it takes all of us. Learn more about the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership today: h2fcp.org/join-us

Momentum through infrastructure is built one #hydrogen station and regional corridor at a time. And the roughly 14,000 registered fuel cell vehicles in California, part of the 19,055 fuel cell cars sold and leased nationwide to date, are the drivers who make every one of those stations worth building: h2fcp.org/blog/drivers-who-k…

Beyond industry leadership and education, H2FCP's primary contribution to #hydrogen drivers is one tool: SOSS, our real-time Station Operational Status System. Drivers check SOSS before heading to a station. Operators use it to report outages. State agencies and Low Carbon Fuel Standard reporting participants rely on it too, and third-party map apps pull SOSS data into their own platforms. We're now in the process of further upgrades and modernizations to make the tool even faster and more dependable. Everything else drivers depend on, from the dispenser to the delivery truck to the codes and standards that make a fill safe, is built by our members: vehicle manufacturers, station developers, fuel producers, transit agencies, and policymakers who've worked together since H2FCP was founded in California in 1999. Learn more and hear from drivers who love their hydrogen cars: h2fcp.org/blog/drivers-who-k…

California's 42 open retail hydrogen stations delivered 87% network availability in September 2026, Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership (H2FCP) staff reported at its recent quarterly webinar: h2fcp.org/blog/webinar-recap…

JOIN ‘Clean Buses US’ to discuss state government departments & transit agencies' plans to deploy #cleanfuel buses (electric, #hydrogen), the experience so far, case studies, best practices in the installation of electric charging and hydrogen refueling infrastructure, innovative financing mechanisms, lessons learned in workforce training and upskilling, and strategies to leverage AI in bus transit. The conference will also highlight new opportunities and showcase technological innovations. Hope to see you there! REGISTER: web.cvent.com/event/f629d94c…

Why do drivers choose #hydrogen? The reasons are practical, according to the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center: fill up in less than five minutes, get more than 300 miles of range, and produce zero tailpipe emissions. The vehicles on the road back that up. Toyota's 2026 Mirai has an EPA-estimated range of 402 miles and comes with up to $15,000 in complimentary hydrogen, an eight-year/100,000-mile warranty on fuel cell components, and 21 days of complimentary rental car use during the first three years. Honda's CR-V e:FCEV, America's first production plug-in hydrogen fuel cell vehicle, combines a U.S.-made fuel cell module with plug-in charging for around-town driving and hydrogen for longer trips. It has a 270-mile EPA-estimated range and a fuel card worth up to $15,000 over a three-year lease. Hyundai's second-generation NEXO refuels in about five minutes and delivers up to 826 km (about 513 miles) of range on Europe's WLTP test cycle: h2fcp.org/blog/drivers-who-k…

There is still time to submit nominations for the Center for Hydrogen Safety's (CHS) third annual Robert Zalosh Hydrogen Safety Excellence Awards. The international awards honor individuals, organizations, and projects that have made outstanding contributions to advancing #hydrogen safety. It recognizes those driving positive change and improving safety practices across the hydrogen industry. DEADLINE: OCTOBER 31: www2.aiche.org/chs/awards?_z…

“When we started expanding beyond California, we knew we needed #hydrogen partners who understood their regions as well as we understand ours,” said Bill Elrick, Executive Director of H2FCP. “RHA has spent years building relationships with utilities, tribes, labor, and project developers across the Pacific Northwest. Formalizing this partnership means both RHA and H2FCP members benefit from that work.” PRESS RELEASE: h2fcp.org/blog/h2fcp-and-rha…

Before this year’s fuel supply disruption, California's hydrogen network was on a two-year upward climb. CARB's 2025 Annual Evaluation found average network availability improving from 58 percent in Q2 2024 to 74 percent in Q2 2025, and H2FCP's own SOSS data showed monthly availability above 90 percent by the end of 2025. That progress came from station operators investing in upgraded equipment, added staffing, and backup systems: the same operators who spent this spring bringing stations back online. The build-out hasn't stopped. Chevron opened its third California hydrogen station in Carson in February 2026. Our tracker counts 106 retail stations in development statewide, plus 4 heavy-duty truck stations in operation. In August, the California Energy Commission approved $15 million for hydrogen refueling, and in September, California joined Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, and Baja California in committing to the BC2BC Zero-Emission Vehicle Corridor. Learn more, and hear from drivers who love their hydrogen cars: h2fcp.org/blog/drivers-who-k…

“When we started expanding beyond California, we knew we needed #hydrogen partners who understood their regions as well as we understand ours,” said Bill Elrick, Executive Director of H2FCP. “RHA has spent years building relationships with utilities, tribes, labor, and project developers across the Pacific Northwest. Formalizing this partnership means both RHA and H2FCP members benefit from that work.” PRESS RELEASE: h2fcp.org/blog/h2fcp-and-rha…

“Drivers kept this network alive this spring,” said Bill Elrick, Executive Director of H2FCP. “They checked SOSS before every trip, they waited in line, and they kept fueling. That is the backbone of this industry, and I'm grateful for it. I'm just as grateful for the station operators, fuel suppliers, automakers, and agency staff who worked through the disruption to bring stations back online. Our members build the network, and drivers prove it works. Thank you to all of them.” The drivers have done their part. The #hydrogen network needs to grow, and growing it takes all of us. Learn more about membership at h2fcp.org/join-us.

"Toyota has been working with many partners in producing, transporting, storing, and using #hydrogen. Moving forward, we will continue to promote the widespread adoption of hydrogen mobility in collaboration with government agencies and businesses, including through the hydrogen backbone network implementation initiative, a joint public-private effort." global.toyota/en/newsroom/to…

#Hydrogen driver in California? Check out Iwatani's events this week in celebration of National Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Day!

TOMORROW, OCT 8th: Join the Center for Hydrogen Safety for a webinar featuring Jennifer Hamilton from the Hydrogen Fuel Cell Partnership and Tom Drube from the Hydrogen Safety Panel. Explore lessons from operational experience and incidents involving compressed #hydrogen trailers, along with practical considerations for safer, more reliable transport: aiche.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

"#Hydrogen doesn't need a new technology breakthrough. It needs governments to complete the implementation of policies already on the books to provide greater market certainty." h2fcp.org/blog/global-hydrog…