Universal and Hawaii gas company signed an agreement on hydrogen transportation
Super cars at GM (General Motors Co.) and Hawaii gas company (Gas Co.) recently signed a hydrogen supply agreement. Hawaii gas company will leverage existing hydrogen gas pipeline to reduce costs and promote the use of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles.
Universal global fuel cell leader Charles ・ Fraser (Charles Freese) said: "universal and Hawaii gas company cooperation aims to address the promotion of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles of the two major challenges: how hydrogen source and will be delivered to the hydrogen hydrogen station. ”
Universal and Hawaii gas company cooperation agreement, Hawaii gas company will use Oahu (Oahu) in parts of 1000 km gas pipeline system transport hydrogen-hydrogen station.
Hydro station scarce similarly hampered the hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. According to the United States National Hydrogen Association (National Hydrogen Association), the United States only hydro stations, 68-seat majority in California.
GM expects to Oahu building 20-25 hydro station. Building each hydro stations require time-consuming 6 months, $ 30 million to 50 million.