Utilizing Hydrogen Fuel Technology for a Transportation Fleet
Minnesota Executive Order 19-27 commits the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT) to reducing fleet fossil fuel consumption 30% by 2030 and greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030. Additionally, Minnesota State Statute 16C.135 establishes a zero- and low-emission preference for new fleet vehicle purchases. Hydrogen fuel technology -- specifically sustainably produced hydrogen (“green hydrogen”) -- offers a potentially promising alternative pathway to reducing carbon emissions from MnDOT’s fleet while continuing to meet operational and business needs. The objective of this research is to survey existing and emerging hydrogen fuel technology applications that could be piloted in the MnDOT fleet as a strategy for cutting carbon emissions, and to identify potential costs and benefits of MnDOT investing in hydrogen fuel technology.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $247,659.69
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Contract Numbers:
1058732
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Sponsor Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
395 John Ireland Boulevard
St Paul, MN United States 55155 -
Managing Organizations:
Minnesota Department of Transportation
Office of Research & Innovation
395 John Ireland Boulevard, MS 330
St. Paul, MN United States 55155-1899 -
Performing Organizations:
Michigan Technological University, Houghton
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI United States 49931 -
Principal Investigators:
You, Zhanping
- Start Date: 20250811
- Expected Completion Date: 20270630
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Decarbonization; Fleet management; Hydrogen fuels
- Identifier Terms: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Geographic Terms: Minnesota
- Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01968086
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Minnesota Department of Transportation
- Contract Numbers: 1058732
- Files: RIP, STATEDOT
- Created Date: Oct 8 2025 10:19AM