TACOMA, Wash., April 5, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Washington State Department of Commerce has awarded clean energy company OCOchem $1.5 million to develop green portable energy generators and fuels for refrigerated cargo containers at the Port of Tacoma.
“We are very honored to receive this grant to demonstrate how recycled carbon dioxide, water, and clean electricity can be converted into an electro-fuel to replace fossil fuel use in hard to de-carbonize applications like portable and back-up power. This new green energy will be used at the Port of Tacoma to power new electro-fuel generators to keep Washington fruit cool in refrigerated cargo containers waiting to leave the Port,” said Todd Brix, co-founder and chief executive officer of OCOchem, which is based in Richland, Wash.
“We expect this project to reduce not only CO2 emissions at the Port, but also to cut air pollution…
OCOchem and Global Partners Awarded Washington State Clean Energy Fund Research Development & Demonstration Grant to Create Green Energy Power Generator for Refrigerated Cargo Containers at the Port of Tacoma
