Technical Projects
All projects receive at least 50 percent of their funding through local and private contributions
| title | Consortia | Partners (State) | Project Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| American Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration | CALSTART | SunLine Transit (CA), BAE Systems (NY), El Dorado (CA), Ballard FC (MA) | Development and demonstration of a “Buy America” compliant fuel cell bus with improved fuel cell, energy storage, and electric drive subsystems in a dessert climate |
| Compound Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration | CALSTART | MUNI (CA), BAE Systems (NY) | Development and evaluation of a bus with a small fuel cell, coupled with diesel hybrid electric drive, and energy storage system in transit environment |
| Accelerated Fuel Cell Bus Testing | CALSTART | AC Transit (CA), UTC Power (CT) | Continued testing and improvements in three existing fuel cell buses |
| Next Generation Fuel Cell Power System Development for Fuel Cell Transit Bus Commercialization | CALSTART | UTC Power (CT) | Development of a fuel cell optimized for transit applications, and in compliance with “Buy America” requirements |
| Chicago Transit Authority Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration in Large Transit Fleet | CALSTART | El Dorado (CA), Ballard (MA), BAE Systems (NY), Chicago CTA (IL), Air Products (PA) | Introduction in operating next generation “Buy America” compliant fuel cell bus in large fleet environment, and development of technology enabling operation in cold climates |
| Hybrid Fuel Cell Power Converter | CALSTART | US Hybrid (CA) | Scaling an existing automotive fuel cell DC-DC high power converter to satisfy the range of heavy duty hybrid fuel cell transit bus requirements |
| Integrated Auxiliary Module for Fuel Cell Bus | CALSTART | US Hybrid (CA) | Development of low-cost, compact auxiliary module to provide high current and low voltage DC power |
| BUS 2010 Next Gen Compound Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus | CALSTART | BAE Systems (NY), Hydrogenics (Canada), SFMTA (CA) | Integration and operation of enhanced Hydrogenics fuel cell on existing hybrid fuel cell bus in transit service |
| Proterra Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus Development and Demonstration | CTE | Proterra (SC), CMRTA (SC), CapMetro (TX) | Development and demonstration of an innovative, lightweight fuel cell bus to maximize efficiency and durability |
| Proterra Advanced Fuel Cell Bus with Ballard Fuel Cell System | CTE | Proterra (SC), Ballard (MA), CMRTA (SC), DDOT (DC), University of Texas CEM (TX) | Development and demonstration of 35-foot fuel cell bus with composite body and enhanced fuel cell |
| ECO Saver IV Hybrid Electric Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration | CTE | Ohio State University (OH), Design Line (NC), Ballard (MA) | Integration of a fuel cell into a lightweight chassis on an established hybrid platform |
| Birmingham Fuel Cell Bus Demonstration Program | CTE | BJCTA (AL), EV America (TN), UAB (AL), Ballard (MA), Altairnano (IN) | Demonstration of a new vehicle integrator in a smaller transit agency and southern climate |
| DC/DC Converter Development Program | CTE | Embedded Power Control (VA) | Development of a more robust DC-DC converter for more reliable hot-weather operation |
| UTC “Nutmeg” Project with Vanhool/UTC 4 bus demo in CT | NAVC | UTC Power (CT), CT Transit (CT) | Integration and operation of fuel cell power system onto four new 40-foot buses to increase durability, reliability, and performance of the fuel cell system |
| Massachusetts Hydrogen Fuel Cell Powered Bus with Innovative Fueling | NAVC | Nuvera Fuel Cell, Inc. (MA), BAE Systems (NY), Logan Airport (MA) | Integration and demonstration of fuel cell onto a lightweight bus with advanced electric drive systems |
| GE Lightweight Fuel Cell Bus with Energy Storage | NAVC | GE Global Research (NY), Proterra (SC) | Development of a lightweight hybrid fuel cell bus using a small fuel cell with an advanced energy storage system. |
Last updated: Wednesday, December 9, 2015