SoCalGas Partners on Project Seeking to Decarbonize Commercial, and Industrial Uses with Hydrogen and Hydrogen Blending
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Tuesday, April 25, 2023
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LOS ANGELES, April 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) is collaborating with GTI Energy to study the use of hydrogen and hydrogen blending in hard-to-decarbonize commercial and industrial processes, continuing its efforts to help the company and California achieve net-zero aspirations.
Key Points:
- The aim of the project is to study the use of hydrogen in heavy equipment, blended with natural gas up to 100 percent hydrogen, with an emphasis on end-uses that cannot easily be electrified.
- The focus of the study will be on costs, safety, and emissions reductions when introducing hydrogen in commercial and industrial uses.
- SoCalGas has awarded $752,000 to help fund the project, which is in addition to a $1.77 million grant approved by the California Energy Commission in July 2022.
- After identifying those uses, the project team will then test commercial and industrial equipment fuel blending up to 100 percent hydrogen.