Clean Energy Fuels Corp. was awarded a contract to design and build a new H₂ fueling station for Gold Coast Transit District (GCTD), which serves multiple cities in Ventura County, California (U.S.). The contract includes a 5-yr maintenance agreement for what will be a private station that initially will fuel five fuel cell buses, with plans to eventually transition a fleet of approximately 70 vehicles to zero emissions by 2040. This is part of GCTD’s vision to provide environmentally responsible public transportation.

“Gold Coast Transit and Clean Energy’s partnership to bring healthier living for the people of Ventura County through clean-operating buses goes back years,” said Chad Lindholm, senior vice president at Clean Energy. “It is very rewarding to work with forward-looking transit agencies like Gold Coast and we are honored that they chose us to take them into H2 fueling and fuel cell buses.”

GCTD was awarded $12.1 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration to construct a new H2 station and purchase H2 fuel cell electric buses.

“We look forward to working with Clean Energy through the construction of a new H2 station and then rolling out our first zero-emissions fuel cell buses,” said Vanessa Rauschenberger, GCTD General Manager. “GCTD has always been at the forefront of clean transportation, and transitioning our fleet to include H2-powered buses will enable us to provide Ventura County with even greener transportation options in the years to come.”

The new H2 station is expected to be completed in 2027 and will be located at GCTD’s Oxnard facility.

Clean Energy currently maintains GCTD’s natural gas station and provides renewable natural gas (RNG) for their fleet of 61 buses.