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"Arkansas energy leaders recently provided updates on energy-related projects and learned about federal funding opportunities that could help to make them a reality.
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Perry said the company expects to have its first tranche of DC fast chargers in place by next year. The goal is to have the chargers available at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores by 2030. The chargers are expected to be near storefronts but still within the parking lot. Some charging stations could include canopies lined with solar panels. Batteries might be used to help store the energy.
She also noted the company’s plans to use electric, hydrogen and compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to help the company transition to zero emissions globally by 2040. Other milestones in reaching the goal include being half powered by renewable energy in two years and powered by 100% renewable energy by 2035.
“Walmart has the largest privately-owned trucking fleet in the country,” Perry said. “We have everything from small delivery vans all the way up to the big tractor-trailers… So we’re looking at different technologies, hydrogen being one…very excited to hear about hydrogen hubs.”
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Becky Keogh, infrastructure coordinator for the state of Arkansas, said to expect an announcement in September on whether federal money will be provided for the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a bipartisan, three-state partnership between Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The money would come from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The project could receive up to $1.25 billion for technology investments in the three states."
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Perry said the company expects to have its first tranche of DC fast chargers in place by next year. The goal is to have the chargers available at thousands of Walmart and Sam’s Club stores by 2030. The chargers are expected to be near storefronts but still within the parking lot. Some charging stations could include canopies lined with solar panels. Batteries might be used to help store the energy.
She also noted the company’s plans to use electric, hydrogen and compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks to help the company transition to zero emissions globally by 2040. Other milestones in reaching the goal include being half powered by renewable energy in two years and powered by 100% renewable energy by 2035.
“Walmart has the largest privately-owned trucking fleet in the country,” Perry said. “We have everything from small delivery vans all the way up to the big tractor-trailers… So we’re looking at different technologies, hydrogen being one…very excited to hear about hydrogen hubs.”
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Becky Keogh, infrastructure coordinator for the state of Arkansas, said to expect an announcement in September on whether federal money will be provided for the HALO Hydrogen Hub, a bipartisan, three-state partnership between Arkansas, Louisiana and Oklahoma. The money would come from the $1.2 trillion infrastructure law, or Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The project could receive up to $1.25 billion for technology investments in the three states."
- rest of article at State leaders highlight renewable energy projects, hydrogen hub - Talk Business & Politics