Hydrogen Fuel Cell-Powered Emergency Relief Truck Fact Sheet

Through an interagency collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T), the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Department of Defense, and Cummins, Inc., an advanced hydrogen (H2) fuel cell truck prototype-known as H2Rescue-is being developed and tested. The H2Rescue is a hydrogen fuel cell/battery hybrid vehicle that can be driven to disaster sites to provide 25kW of export power to support emergency response operations for up to 72 hours without refueling. With the increasing frequency of natural disasters, it is critical that we develop and leverage new and emerging green technologies that can be employed during disaster relief efforts and do not require fossil fuels for operation.