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Connecticut-based SunHydro Fuel Stations says it is planning to construct 11 solar hydrogen  stations for fuel cell electric vehicles from Maine to Florida.


The East Coast "hydrogen highway" would employ technology that uses solar-generated electricity to split water into oxygen and hydrogen, which then can be used as fuel for FCEVs.


The process results in less emissions - and is cheaper - than other hydrogen technologies, such as shipping it or reforming it from natural gas.


Several automakers are developing FCEVs despite the surge of plug-in electric cars, but a lack of a refueling network has prevented the companies from selling their hydrogen vehicles.


"We've just decided that somebody needed to start this process," said SunHydro President Michael Grey. "You have a lot of the big companies talk about it, but nobody's stepped up to the plate and made it happen."


That's not entirely true. There are currently 78 operational hydrogen fueling stations in the U.S. and Canada, with another 43 planned.


The first of SunHydro's stations, which the company says will service 10 to 15 cars per day, is planned for Portland, Maine; Braintree, Mass.; Wallingford, Conn.; South Hackensack, N.J.; Claymont, Del.; Richmond, Va.; Charlotte, N.C.; Atlanta and Savannah, Ga.; and Orlando and Miami, Fla.


Each station will cost about $3 million to install and will rely on private donors. The company has not disclosed whether or not it has raised the money needed to realize its plan.

Tags: Emissions, Energy Companies, Fuel Cell, Hydrogen, FCEVs, Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle, Hydrogen Highway, SunHydro Fuel Stations

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SunHydro Announces Plan for 11-Station Hydrogen Highway for U.S. East Coast was originally published by Green Car Advisor. Read the full story by clicking here.