Town of Hempstead

The Town of Hempstead is the lead partner on the Hydrogen Refueling Station as well as the Clean Energy Project. The town’s Department of Conservation and Waterways is the Project Manager, responsible for overall project management and coordination of the project partners and contractors. The town also serves as the host site by providing the property for the station at its Point Lookout office. The town is responsible for site preparation that includes all labor and equipment necessary for debris removal, building a concrete foundation, perimeter fencing and utility (electric, gas sanitary sewer and water) connections to the site.

Hempstead Town is the most populous township in America, with nearly 800,000 residents. Under the leadership of Town Supervisor Kate Murray and the Department of Conservation and Waterways, the town has completed a number of progressive renewable energy projects, including a 40 kw DC coupled solar power system installed at its Town Hall.

National Grid

National Grid is an international energy delivery company. In the U.S., National Grid delivers electricity to approximately 3.3 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, and manages the electricity network on Long Island under an agreement with the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA). It is the largest distributor of natural gas in the northeastern U.S., serving approximately 3.4 million customers in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island. National Grid also owns over 4,000 megawatts of contracted electricity generation that provides power to over one million LIPA customers.

National Grid is a strategic funding partner on the Hydrogen Fueling Station. It will own the entire refueling station for the first three years of station operation. At the completion of these first three years, ownership of the station will be transferred to the Town.

The New York State alternative fuel vehicle fueling infrastructure tax credit will contribute 50% of the total cost of the refueling station. The station will also be eligible for funds through the federal Alternative Fuel Infrastructure Tax Credit. In addition, National Grid is contributing $55,000 to the project.

NYSERDA (New York State Energy Research and Development Authority)

The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) was established by 1975 law as a public-benefit corporation. NYSERDA offers programs, technical support, and funding to help make New York State and the world more energy efficient. NYSERDA works with businesses, municipalities, research institutions, and consumers to create clean-energy solutions, increase energy efficiency, protect the environment, and save money. NYSERDA’s goal is the help New York meet its energy goals: reducing energy consumption, promoting the use of renewable energy sources and protecting the environment. For more information visit www.nyserda.org.

NYSERDA is the primary funding partner for the Hydrogen Fueling Station. The Town was awarded $900,000 in co-funding from NYSERDA.

The NYSERDA support for the ToH Hydrogen Fueling Station is part of a larger NYSERDA effort to support implementation of New York State’s Hydrogen Roadmap in order to enable New York hydrogen stakeholders, in government and the private sector, to play a major role in accelerating the hydrogen economy and position New York to realize significant economic and environmental benefits. NYSERDA is currently supporting the roadmap with approximately $5,000,000 in funding for existing hydrogen technology development and demonstration projects in New York State.

EmPower Solar

EmPower engineers and installs Solar Energy Systems for homeowners, businesses and non-profit institutions. EmPower also engineers and installs Electric Vehicle Charging Systems for corporate, academic and municipal campuses. EmPower also consults on hydrogen energy projects.

EmPower is the lead consultant to the Town of Hempstead and the other project partners on the Hydrogen Fueling Station and has been working with the Town since the project’s conception. Specifically, EmPower is serving as the assistant project manager and is overseeing the outreach and educational component of the project. Additionally, EmPower is leading the data acquisition, monitoring, and reporting aspects of the project, which will culminate with a white paper about the energy and environmental performance of the Station.

Air Products

Air Products (NYSE: APD) is a leading global industrial gas company serving customers in industrial, energy, technology, and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Air Products has been involved with hydrogen fueling since 1993. They have safely conducted nearly 80,000 fuelings of hydrogen powered vehicles. Air Products has designed and installed approximately 90 hydrogen fueling stations in 15 countries worldwide.

Air Products is responsible for designing, building, installing, and maintaining the Hydrogen Fueling Station.

Proton Energy Systems

Proton Energy Systems designs and manufactures proton exchange membrane (PEM) electrochemical systems to make hydrogen from water in a zero-pollution process producing safe, pure, reliable on-site hydrogen to meet today’s global hydrogen requirements. Proton Energy Systems has been developing and manufacturing world-class electrolysis systems since 1996, with more than 1200 units deployed worldwide on every continent. With a reputation for building robust, reliable, and safe systems, federal, state, and commercial partners repeatedly seek the creative solutions that Proton Energy systems has proven it is capable of delivering.

Proton Energy Systems is serving as a subcontractor to Air Products for the Hydrogen Fueling Station. It is supplying the hydrogen elecotrolyzer for the Station.

P.W. Grosser Consulting

P.W. Grosser Consulting (PWGC) is a multidisciplinary firm founded by Paul W. Grosser, PhD, PE in 1990, providing Long Island and the New York Tri-State areas with professional, responsive, high quality environmental consulting and engineering services. Our firm is dedicated to providing timely, cost-effective services that result in real-world solutions for our diverse clientele which includes the municipal, federal, commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential market sectors. The firm’s main office is located in Bohemia, NY with branch offices in Greensboro, NC, Seattle, WA and New York, NY.

PWGC specializes in a wide range of Environmental, Environmental Compliance and Engineering services and consists of 50+ diverse professionals including civil, chemical, and environmental engineers, hydrogeologists, geologists, and environmental scientists. The firm prides itself on an ability to deliver customized solutions to projects regardless of size, complexity or duration. With over 18 years of experience, PWGC has been providing a multitude of services that include Environmental Compliance & Management; Energy & Sustainability Solutions; Civil/General Engineering; Remediation/ Hydrogeology; Brownfields Consulting; LEED Consulting; Alternative Fuels Services; Wastewater & Water Supply; Expert Counseling/Client Representation and Geographical Information Systems.

P.W. Grosser Consulting is responsible for reviewing and approving the Hydrogen Fueling Station mechanical design, creating the civil, structural, and electrical designs, and providing design and construction quality control. They are also responsible for obtaining all permits, which include the Nassau County Fire Marshal approval, Nassau County and City of Long Beach sewer discharge permits for the electrolyzer discharge, and a Nassau County road-opening permit beneath Lido Boulevard for the electrical feeds.