The hydrogen generation building.
Refueling the NEV at the hydrogen fueling station
Hydrogen generation equipment is powered by this 16.2-kW solar array.
The Palm Desert Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Project demonstrates a clean and sustainable transportation system for a community. The project displays the practical utility of hydrogen as a transportation fuel and the proton exchange membrane fuel cell as a vehicle power system.
The Palm Desert Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Project encompasses the entire cycle from energy production to end-use (transportation). A solar array generates electricity to run an electrolyzer, which produces hydrogen from water. The hydrogen is compressed and pumped to a refueling station for use in fuel cell-powered vehicles.
Located at SunLine Transit Agency in Thousand Palms, California, the Schatz Hydrogen Generation Center is a complete hydrogen production, compression, storage, and dispensing facility. The facility provides compressed hydrogen at 3600 psig for use in the SERC hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicle fleet operated by SunLine Transit and the City of Palm Desert. The hydrogen generation center was designed and installed by SERC engineers and is operated and maintained by SunLine Transit personnel.
SERC no longer plays an active role in the Palm Desert Renewable Hydrogen Transportation Project, but the equipment installed by SERC is still in use today as part of SunLine’s SunFuels alternative fueling stations.
For further information, photos, and specifications, check out our fact sheets on the Schatz Hydrogen Generation Center and Fuel Cell Vehicles. For information about our stationary fuel cell collaboration with SunLine, visit our Zweig Education Building web page.
