CALSTART Receives $6.6 Million In Support Of Zero Emissions Fuel Cell Buses

CALSTART announced the five awards from the Federal Transit Administration yesterday:

• Advanced Generation Fuel Cell Bus: Integrates a smaller, lighter, and more powerful United Technologies Corporation fuel cell in a full-size transit bus built by New Flyer Industries, utilizing a BAE Systems hybrid electric drivetrain. CTTransit will operate the bus in Hartford, CT.
• BUS 2010 Next Gen Compound Hybrid Fuel Cell Bus: The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency with BAE Systems will integrate and test an enhanced 30 kW Hydrogenics fuel cell to power the auxiliary systems in a lower cost commercial hybrid powertrain.
• American Fuel Cell Bus Enhancement: Ballard will develop a more robust and affordable fuel cell for integration and testing in a bus operated by SunLine Transit Agency in the Coachella Valley. SunLine has the long history of deploying and testing fuel cell buses of any transit district in the country.
• High Voltage Air Conditioning Converter: US Hybrid, a Torrance-based company, will develop and test a high-voltage, high efficiency, converter to power air conditioning systems for hybrid buses. Air conditioning systems are one of the biggest sources of energy consumption beyond the traction system.
• U.S. Fuel Cell Bus Market Analysis: CALSTART will conduct an analysis to assess the current market viability of fuel cell buses and provide recommendations on actions to accelerate the growth of the segment.