The Verne co-founders, Ted, David, and Bav, founded Verne to develop higher-density, more efficient hydrogen storage for Class 8 hydrogen trucks.
Verne set records for hydrogen storage and conducting on-vehicle demonstrations with two major vehicle OEMs.
However, demand for power access from critical industries became too large to ignore. Growth in data centers, electric vehicle fleets and other critical industries is being held back by lack of power access.
In 2024, Verne pivoted our focus to providing power in off-grid locations using efficient, low-carbon fuels. Verne delivers energy where it is needed, when it is needed to keep these critical industries running.
May 2025
San Francisco, CA, May 30, 2025 — Verne is now offering zero-emission off-grid power to customers. Customers are increasingly seeking quiet, clean on-site power generation in applications including ports, EV charging, construction and data centers. Verne has partnered with a leading equipment rental company that supplies diesel generators to meet customers’ grid-independent power needs and has recently added hydrogen power generators to their equipment fleet. Verne will provide hydrogen fuel and fuel storage to create an integrated hydrogen-to-power solution available to customers nationwide.
In one of Verne’s recent deployments, the company demonstrated the integrated hydrogen-to-power offering in Southern California for customers in construction and EV charging. Verne delivered hydrogen to hydrogen fuel cell generators developed by EODev. The demonstration showcased the ease and efficiency of zero-emission, quiet on-site power generation with hydrogen generators. The combined offering is the lowest cost solution for customers seeking rapid, permit-friendly power.
“Verne was founded to provide reliable energy solutions to the most critical sectors of the economy,” said Ted McKlveen, Co-founder & CEO of Verne. “Working with established equipment rental partners will help us reach customers seeking clean, efficient off-grid power and allow us to accelerate deployment of our solutions in the most critical, most demanding sectors of the economy.”
Customers interested accessing zero-emission on-site power generation can reach out to Verne at contact@verne-power.com.
About Verne
Verne’s mission is to decarbonize the most challenging sectors of the economy. Verne provides zero-emission on-site power to critical sectors including construction, ports, EV fleets and data centers. Verne is supported by Amazon’s Climate Pledge Fund, Breakthrough Energy Fellows, Caterpillar VC, NextEra Energy Resources, United Airlines Ventures Sustainable Flight Fund, Collaborative Fund, ARPA-E, The U.S. Army, and other leading organizations.
February 2021
New Shell report on Decarbonizing Road Freight finds that 70% of road freight participants see decarbonization as a top-3 priority, with OEMs the most-concerned (more info on page 54).
27M heavy duty trucks are responsible for 3.7% of global GHG emissions, or 41% of road freight emissions (page 19).
Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are the only feasible option for long haul heavy duty trucks (page 62).
January 2021
The Verne team has received an Innovation Transfer Grant from Stanford's TomKat Center for Sustainable Energy. The grant will be used to build Verne's first full-size prototype of a high-density hydrogen tank suitable for fuel cell heavy duty trucks. The prototype will be used to validate Verne's performance and cost estimates.
The team would like to thank Brian Bartholomeusz, Arun Majumdar and the wider Stanford Energy network for their support for Verne's decarbonization journey.
December 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled a second-generation fuel cell system that is nearing the point when it could be offered to heavy-duty truck builders looking to build hydrogen-powered tractors. System is intended to be compatible with the Kenworth T680 chassis, a chassis built by Hino and potentially equipment from other manufacturers.
December 2020
Independent study by Roland Berger shows trend towards fuel cell trucks being cost-competitive with diesel by 2030. However many barriers must be overcome, including storage.
November 2020
Shipping represents 3% of GHG emissions today and is projected to grow by 50% by 2050. BBC explores how green hydrogen is being piloted by the maritime industry as a potential decarbonization solution.
