Construct a hydrogen fueling station and related maintenance support infrastructure at lavtas existing atlantis maintenance facility at 875 atlantis court in livermore to accommodate the fueling of…

This $7,445,216 federal Formula Grant award from the Federal Transit Administration's (FTA) Federal Transit Formula Grants program (CFDA 20.507) will fund the construction of a hydrogen fueling station and related maintenance infrastructure at the Livermore Amador Valley Transit Authority (LAVTA) facility in Livermore, California. The project will initially accommodate up to 34 hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses (FCEBs) and can be expanded to support up to 120 FCEBs in the future. This will facilitate LAVTA's transition to a fully zero-emission FCEB fleet by 2029, reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the agency's existing diesel-electric hybrid bus fleet. The grant award has an anticipated completion date of September 30, 2027. There are no sub-recipients for this award.

Purpose

The purpose of this award is to construct a hydrogen fueling station and related maintenance support infrastructure at lavtas existing atlantis maintenance facility at 875 atlantis court in livermore to accommodate the fueling of heavy-duty hydrogen fuel-cell electric buses (fcebs).

Activities

Funds will be used to cover eligible costs for construction including acquisition and installation of hydrogen refueling equipment for lavtas hydrogen fueling station project at lavtas existing atlantis maintenance facility at 875 atlantis court in livermore.

Expected outcomes

The hydrogen fueling station at lavtas atlantis maintenance facility will initially accommodate up to 34 hydrogen fcebs and can be expanded in the future to accommodate up to 120 fcebs to facilitate the agencys complete conversion to procuring all fcebs by 2029. The lavta facility will also accommodate future fleet growth and ensure scalability of clean-fuels transition and help catalyze broader fceb manufacturing and uptake in california. Carbon (CO2) emissions will be reduced as lavtas existing fleet of diesel-electric hybrid heavy-duty transit buses including those operating on the state highway system is permanently replaced at the end of their useful life with zero-emission hydrogen fcebs

Intended beneficiaries

The project will support both choice/commute riders to promote statewide carbon-reduction goals as well as focusing on equity by reducing diesel emissions in impacted communities.

Subrecipient activities

There are no subrecipients for this award.