LOS ANGELES, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Southern
California Gas Co. (SoCalGas) and its H2 Hydrogen Home have been
named one of Fast Company's World-Changing Ideas in the
North America category. The award
honors products, concepts, companies, policies, and designs that
are pursuing innovation for the good of society and the planet.
Entries are judged on impact, design, scalability, and ingenuity.
SoCalGas' H2 Hydrogen Home is the first project of its kind in the
U.S. aiming to show how carbon-free gas made from renewable
electricity can be used in pure form or as a blend to fuel clean
energy systems of the future. SoCalGas' H2 Hydrogen Home and 17
other projects were selected among thousands of submissions
considered for the honor by Fast Company.
"Our H2 Hydrogen Home demonstrates the important role of
hydrogen in helping the state achieve its carbon neutrality goals,"
said Scott Drury, SoCalGas CEO. "As
we lean into our mission to build the cleanest, safest, and most
innovative energy company in America, we are proud that Fast
Company agrees this project is a world-changing idea."
"Innovative projects like SoCalGas' H2 Hydrogen Home help
demonstrate how hydrogen can play an important role in California's clean energy future," said Sen.
Bob Archuleta (D-Pico Rivera). "We congratulate SoCalGas for
this recognition."
The H2 Hydrogen Home, which will be built later this year in the
city of Downey, is the first fully
integrated demonstration project with solar panels, a battery, and
electrolyzer to convert solar energy to hydrogen and a fuel cell to
supply electricity for the home. Hydrogen will also be blended with
natural gas and used in the home's heat pump HVAC unit, water
heater, clothes dryer, and gas stove. The home will function and
feel exactly like a regular home but use reliable and clean energy
24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year.
To learn more about SoCalGas' H2 Hydrogen Home, click here.
Hydrogen is already helping to reduce emissions from the
transportation sector and will soon be used by the Los Angeles
Department of Water and Power (LADWP) to generate electricity. It
can also be used to fuel hard-to-decarbonize industries. And energy
experts found hydrogen provides an ideal solution for long-term
storage of renewable energy on the larger grid as well.
In March, SoCalGas became the largest gas distribution utility
in North America to set a
commitment to achieve net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in
its operations and delivery of energy by 2045. A key component
of that goal is to complete five hydrogen pilot projects by 2025,
including the H2 Hydrogen Home.
For more information on SoCalGas' sustainability efforts, visit
www.socalgas.com/mission.
About SoCalGas
Headquartered in Los
Angeles, SoCalGas® is the largest gas distribution
utility in the United States. SoCalGas delivers
affordable, reliable, clean, and increasingly renewable gas service
to 21.8 million consumers across 24,000 square miles of
Central and Southern California. Gas delivered through the
company's pipelines will continue to play a key role in
California's clean energy
transition—providing electric grid reliability and supporting wind
and solar energy deployment.
SoCalGas' mission is to build the cleanest, safest and most
innovative energy company in America. In support of that mission,
SoCalGas is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions in its operations and delivery of energy by 2045 and
to replacing 20 percent of its traditional natural gas supply with
renewable natural gas (RNG) by 2030. Renewable natural gas is made
from waste created by dairy farms, landfills, and wastewater
treatment plants. SoCalGas is also committed to investing in its
gas delivery infrastructure while keeping bills affordable for
customers. Over the past five years, the company invested
nearly $7.5 billion to upgrade and modernize its pipeline
system to enhance safety and reliability. SoCalGas is a subsidiary
of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), an energy services holding
company based in San Diego. For more information
visit socalgas.com/newsroom or connect with SoCalGas
on Twitter (@SoCalGas), Instagram (@SoCalGas),
and Facebook.
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