Bus Efficiency Enhancements Research and Demonstration (BEERD) Project Selections
| Transit Agency Partner | Project Sponsor | Project Description | Recommended Amount |
| The Rapid (Grand Rapids, MI) | American Seating | American Seating, in partnership with The Rapid in Grand Rapids, Michigan, will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a heated and cooled seat, which is intended to reduce fuel consumption of public transportation vehicles. | $298,906.00 |
| Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), FL | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), in partnership with Central Florida Regional Transportation Authority (LYNX), will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a new thermoelectric power generator on a 40' transit bus contributed by LYNX to reduce fuel consumption and allow end of day information processing without idling. | $532,258.00 |
| Utah Transit Authority (UTA), UT | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), in partnership with the Utah Transit Authority (UTA), will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a system that will eliminate or reduce idling during paratransit passenger loading operations, lowering operating costs, reducing energy usage, and improving air quality. | $697,185.00 |
| Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), GA | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) | Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE), in partnership with the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a BAE Systems prototype Reduced Engine Idle Load System. This first-of-its-kind effort will bring a multimode, electric accessory ‘power plant’ to market. | $976,030.00 |
| Maryland Transit Administration (MTA), MD | Maryland Transit Administration (MTA) | The Maryland Transit Administration will receive funding to develop and demonstrate a retrofit of 35 hybrid buses with a hybrid beltless alternator and support equipment to monitor fuel savings and impact on house batteries. | $495,621.00 |
| Total | $3,000,000.00 | ||
Last updated: Monday, August 14, 2017