Colorado Hydrogen Transportation Timeline
January 2017 - Retail Hydrogen Fueling Regulations established by CDLE Office of Oil & Public Safety
September 2019 - Colorado passes the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Rule
December 2019 - Non-profit Colorado Hydrogen Network (CHN) is formed
July 2020 – Colorado signs Multi-State MD/HD Zero Emission Vehicle MOU
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September 2020 – Colorado State University (CSU) takes delivery of a modular hydrogen fuel station through the efforts of CHN and NREL
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December 2020 – New Day Hydrogen is formed to deploy hydrogen fuel stations
October 2021 – The Colorado Energy Office releases a Hydrogen Roadmap
Mid-2021 - Colorado passes SB21-260 “Sustainability of The Transportation System” to generate new sources of funding for ZEV’s & infrastructure and create a “Clean Fleet Enterprise” (CDPHE) and “Clean Transit Enterprise” (CDOT) to help fund Zero Emission Vehicles. The “Community Access Enterprise” (CEO) is formed to help fund charging and fueling infrastructure.
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November 2022 - Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) provides a $250K grant to New Day Hydrogen for the deployment of hydrogen fueling
April 2023 - Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) passed the Advanced Clean Truck and Low NOx Omnibus rules
Mid-2023 – Colorado passes House Bill 23-1281 Establishing a Clean Hydrogen tax credit
January 2024 – Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Grant. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) awards $9M grant to Colorado State University and New Day Hydrogen to deploy 3 hydrogen fuel stations
Second-half 2025 – Three hydrogen fuel stations expected to begin service along I-25 in Ft. Collins, Denver and Pueblo









Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant
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$11M ($9M Grant + $2.2M match)
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Three Hydrogen fuel stations
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Ft. Collins – CSU Powerhouse
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Denver – Near I-70 & I-25 intersection
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•Pueblo – Location TBD
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Open to the public
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Workforce training
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Enlisting medium-duty vehicle fleet users
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Leverage Colorado ”Enterprise” funding for vehicle & infrastructure support, and Clean Hydrogen Tax Credit


Modular Fuel Station Block Diagram

Modular Fuel Station Footprint
210 kg per day