Wallingford hydrogen energy manufacturer Proton Onsite will install a hydrogen generator at the historic Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam facility outside of Honolulu.
The generator to be installed Friday will be used for vehicle fueling at the base, the fourth such generator installed by Proton this year. The others were in Flint, Mich., Emeryville, Calif. and Tracy, Calif.
The fueling station will handle a variety of hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen internal combustion engine cars, as well as buses. It will be powered by solar panels and electricity from the Hawaiian power grid.
The installation supports Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative and promotes energy security for the island, which is vulnerable to fuel supply disruptions.
Hawaii has the highest retail electricity rates in the country. Connecticut is second.
