(PRNewswire)—Kaizen Clean Energy (KCE) has been awarded a contract from the Golden Empire Transit District (Bakersfield, CA) for an off-grid H₂ fueling station and H₂-based microgrid to support GETBus's expanding zero-emission fleet. Under the contract, KCE will provide a KCE-150 microgrid capable of producing up to 150 kW of power and an H₂ fueling station delivering up to 460 kg of H₂/d. The power produced from the KCE-150 will power the H₂ fueling station and/or provide EV DC fast charging.

KCE's onsite H₂ production allows GETBus to control their H₂ fuel supply, reduce harmful emissions and provide electrical grid resilient service to their customer base. The KCE technology has been proven and deployed in extreme weather and remote locations to support the replacement of diesel generators and EV charging.

"Kaizen's H₂ fueling stations are the most cost-effective systems to fuel H₂ fuel cell vehicle fleets, providing customers with delivered H₂ costs significantly less than compressed or liquid H₂ technologies," said Eric Smith, Chief Commercial Officer, at Kaizen Clean Energy.

KCE's H₂ reformers utilize methanol as a H₂ carrier. H₂ is transported to customers' sites in the form of methanol. The methanol is stored onsite and reformed into H₂ on demand. Methanol is a liquid at ambient conditions making it more cost-effective and safer to transport and store than H₂ itself or other H₂ carriers such as ammonia.