ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERS, OCEAN ADVOCATES, TRANSPORTATION EXPERTS CELEBRATE THE POWER OF HYDROGEN
EIN, AltaSea and Energy Observer Team Up to Showcase Zero Emission Transportation Solutions to Help Solve Climate Crisis and Improve Air Quality
April 28, 2021 (San Pedro) – Energy Independence Now (EIN) teamed up with AltaSea and Energy Observer to demonstrate the zero-emission (ZE) hydrogen-electric transportation solutions available today and in the near future. The event was held at the AltaSea campus which sits adjacent to the Port of LA and nearby the Port of Long Beach, where thousands of polluting ships and trucks annually move 40% of all the goods imported into the U.S.
Energy Observer is the first-of-its-kind renewable and hydrogen-powered ZE catamaran that is visiting Southern California as part of an extraordinary around-the-world trip to demonstrate how renewable power can help transform the polluting boat and shipping industry to a cleaner future. The shipping industry is currently responsible for 3 percent of global emissions, but that number is likely to grow to 18 percent by 2050. If it were a country, shipping would be the sixth largest emitter of greenhouse gases (GHG).
EIN, an LA based environmental organization dedicated to advancing the sustainable hydrogen marketplace took the opportunity to host an intimate event for California policymakers and clean transportation stakeholders by showcasing Energy Observer alongside hydrogen-powered cars, a port truck and tractor trailer, all of which are powered by the very same Toyota fuel cell.
“Although California continues to lead the way to adopt clean transportation policies and investments to slow climate change and clean the air, our state - and Southern California especially - continues to have some of the dirtiest air in the country thanks in large part to the pollution caused by ships and trucks,” said Brian Goldstein, EIN Executive Director. “With sustainable hydrogen-powered ships, trucks and cars, we can dramatically clean up our air, support local jobs and end our fossil fuel addiction.”
In light of Governor Newsom’s Executive Order to transition to 100% zero emission cars and trucks along with 11 other states and his recent announcement to end oil drilling in California by 2045, zero emission hydrogen technology offers an important solution.
“AltaSea is proud to host the zero emission hydrogen powered Energy Observer today and celebrate our partnership with Energy Independence Now (EIN),” said AltaSea CEO Tim McOsker. “Both AltaSea and EIN seek to establish and support technologies for a sustainable environment to protect our air and oceans and help fight the climate crisis. It’s exciting to see renewable hydrogen power applied to marine vessels, such as Energy Observer, alongside trucks and consumer vehicles using the same zero emission technology -- all of which are creating a path to a sustainable Blue Economy.”
More than 40 environmental and ocean advocates and EIN supporters turned out for the Covid-19 compliant and socially-distanced event including EIN Founder and former CalEPA Secretary Terry Tamminen and actor Ronen Rubinstein (FOX’s 9-1-1 LoneStar).
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About EIN
Energy Independence Now (EIN) was founded more than two decades ago as an environmental nonprofit organization solely dedicated to advancing the sustainable hydrogen economy. EIN engages in comprehensive research, strategic policy advocacy and public outreach to promote the widespread adoption of FCEVs and renewable hydrogen as a key part of the zero-emission future of transportation. EIN recently published a Roadmap to Renewable Hydrogen, outlining key strategies to promote renewable hydrogen production to help California achieve its clean energy and clean transportation goals. More information at www.einow.org and @driveh2
About AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles
AltaSea at the Port of Los Angeles, located on 35 acres at North America’s leading seaport by both container volume and cargo value, is dedicated to accelerating scientific collaboration, advancing an emerging blue economy through business innovation and job creation, and inspiring the next generation, all for a more sustainable, just, and equitable world. For more information on AltaSea, please see our website: https://altasea.org
About Energy Observer
To begin with, Energy Observer is the name of the first hydrogen-powered, zero-emission vessel to be self-sufficient in energy, advocating and serving as a laboratory for ecological transition. Now an organization that combines expeditions and innovations, Energy Observer is exploring and developing solutions that prove that another future for energy is possible, an optimistic future, which is more respectful of the planet and those who live here. Criss-crossing the oceans in a bid to go out and meet the people who are coming up with sustainable solutions on a daily basis, Energy Observer has become a movement, around the world Odyssey, where every stopover is an opportunity to learn, understand and share positive energies. www.energy-observer.org
www.energy-observer.media/solutions
Press Contacts:
Liisa Kaufman, EIN - Liisa@einow.org
Jacob Scott, AltaSea - jscott@vectisstrategies.com
Lisa Ramsperger, Energy Observer - lramsperger@gmail.com