An award of almost $25m has been given to Port Houston and Linde. This grant will help the collaboration to build and operate a hydrogen station, which will be specifically designed to be heavy-duty and this station will be based in the Texan port.

The plan for the Bayport HRS project is to be able to offer high fuelling throughout with ‘convenient and publicly accessible fuelling options.’

Throughout the project Linde will take responsibility for the station’s design, ownership construction and operation.

On the other hand, the Department of Transport (DOT), as well as the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) ensured that the funding to the Port of Houston Authority was granted. These parties did this through a collaboration with Linde, plus other players.

Whilst details regarding the potential capacity of the station have not yet been revealed, partners of the station have suggested that the station will be able to support the port’s plans to reach Net Zero by 2050.

Other partners within the Bayport HRS project include GTI Energy, Argonne National Laboratory and Center for Houston’s Future.

Port Houston Chief Infrastructure Officer, Rich Byrnes, commented, “This project exemplifies Port Houston ‘walking the talk’ of sustainability and Net Zero.”

Vice-President, Low Carbon Energy Solutions at GTI Energy, Kristine Wiley, mentioned, “The Bayport HRS project demonstrates how collaboration and innovative infrastructure can accelerate hydrogen’s integration into a low-cost, low-carbon future,” said

A report which was released in December 2024 stated that, ‘Texas need only make minor adjustments to its regulatory framework to capitalise on low-carbon hydrogen, thanks to its legacy of producing and using unabated fossil-based hydrogen.’