CTE joins the Port of Oakland in celebrating a $322 million grant from the EPA’s Clean Ports Program to drive a large-scale transition to zero-emissions port operations. This initiative, the largest federal grant for Bay Area emission reduction, is part of the transformative “Community Led, Business Supported, Proven and Ready to Go!” project, designed to eliminate virtually all diesel-powered equipment at the Port of Oakland, replacing it with advanced zero-emission technology.

CTE was awarded $2.5 million to develop and demonstrate two zero-emission fuel cell electric top loaders (FCETLs) and introduce zero-emission hydrogen wet-hose mobile refueling services (WHMR) at the Port of Oakland. This project builds on the success of a 2022 initiative led by CTE at the Port of Los Angeles, which first demonstrated the viability of FCETLs.

The deployment of more than 1,000 fuel cell buses across 13 transit agencies in the state is included in the project with the effort being led by the Center for Transportation and the Environment.

NorCAL ZERO project, a milestone in clean energy innovation supports Hyundai Motor's entry into the U.S. market for Class 8 hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks

A grant awarded to CTE by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in 2018 has supported the development of a first-of-its kind fuel cell electric top loader - a breakthrough zero-emission solution for port operations.

While concerns over economy-wide supply chain disruptions garner a lot of attention, there is also a growing understanding of the immense impact that port facilities and operations have on GHG emissions and local pollution.