Hydrogen Comes to Brentwood

The future has arrived in Brentwood. It is at the Shell station on Santa Monica Boulevard. Brentwood is Los Angeles’ “Ground Zero†for new automobile fuel technology.

The first public hydrogen refueling station opened on June 26 at 11574 Santa Monica Boulevard. Integrated with conventional gas pumps, it is the first link in the infrastructure chain necessary to move the concept forward toward reality. Dignitaries were on site to applaud Shell for taking the plunge.

“This is truly a great day,†said Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl at the ceremony. “This is a beginning and a milestone for the planet Earth. Shell Oil has committed to the future.â€

The station is the third hydrogen refueling station in the United States Department of Energy’s Hydrogen Vehicle and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project. Additional stations are located in Washington D.C. and White Plains, New York.

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