Expected to support the Port of Long Beach region in California, US, the facility will use fuelling and dispensing technology supplied by OneH2, while Pacific Clean Fuels operates and manages the station infrastructure.

OneH2 is also likely to supply the hydrogen. The company operates a steam methane reforming (SMR) plant in Long Beach, which can produce six tonnes of grey hydrogen per day.

Hyroad acquired 113 hydrogen fuel-cell trucks through Nikola Corporation’s bankruptcy auction, following the manufacturer’s collapse in February with around $47m in cash remaining.

Although notably, Nikola recalled 95 hydrogen trucks due to the potential incorrect mounting of hydrogen storage tanks.

“Pacific Clean Fuels is providing the reliable fuelling infrastructure our trucks need to operate at scale,” explained Dmitry Serov, CEO and founder of Hyroad.

“Together, we’re proving that hydrogen trucking isn’t a future possibility – it’s happening right now in California’s most critical freight corridors.”

The station’s proximity to the Port of Long Beach, one of the busiest freight hubs in the US, is key to the daily operation of Hyroad’s Class 8 trucks.

Pacific Clean Fuels’ Gabriel Olson also claimed the 24/7 hydrogen refuelling station demonstrates the feasibility of hydrogen as a transportation fuel in California.

Hyroad’s 113 truck deployment is expected to be the state’s largest hydrogen truck fleet to date.

California continues to pilot and back hydrogen trucking initiatives.

For example, Accelera by Cummins set a Guinness World Record last year in the state after a Kenworth T680, powered by its fuel cells, travelled 1,806 miles on a single fill.