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Federal Transit Administration
U.S. Department of Transportation
| Fuel Cell System Manufacturers |
Ballard Power Systems
Ballard built the PEM fuel cell system for the second Generation II 40-foot bus.
Fuji Electric
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. manufactured the 50 kW phosphoric acid fuel cells in the three Generation I 30-foot transit buses.
NuCellSys
formerly known as
Ballard Power Systems AG
A joint venture owned by DaimlerChrysler and Ford, NuCellSys GmbH designed and manufactured several generations of methanol processors and fuel cell systems. NuCellSys is working with ZSW in integrating and testing the Generation III methanol fuel cell system.
UTC Power
UTC Power provided the 100 kW phosphoric acid fuel cell that powers the first Generation II 40-foot bus.
| Power & Propulsion System Suppliers |
BAE Systems
formerly known as
Lockheed Martin Control Systems
BAE Systems, which was Lockheed Martin Control Systems prior to being purchased by BAE Systems North America, is the supplier for the power and propulsion systems aboard the Generation II Fuel Cell Buses.
Saminco, Inc.
Saminco supplied the power and propulsion systems for the Generation I Fuel Cell Buses.
Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology consulting firm headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area, was the systems integrator and developer of the vehicle system controllers for both the Generation I and II Fuel Cell Buses.
Vehicle Systems Integration, LLC
Contact: Larry Long
larry.long@vehiclesystems.biz
(301) 513-0112 telephone
(301) 513-0437 facsimile
VSI assisted in the systems integration and vehicle systems controller design for the Generation II Fuel Cell Bus Program.
ZSW
ZSW, the Center for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research (Zentrum für Sonnenenergie und Wasserstoff-Forschung), is a nonprofit research institute located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany. ZSW has extensive experience with fuel cells and other alternative energy sources, and is integrating and testing the Generation III methanol fuel cell system.
Bus Manufacturing U.S.A., Inc.
BMI is the manufacturer of the specially-designed 30-foot buses for the Generation I Fuel Cell Bus Program.
Nova BUS
Both of the Georgetown University Generation II Fuel Cell Buses were specially designed and modified Nova BUS RTS vehicles.
Electric Power Research Institute
EPRI, a nonprofit energy and environmental research organization, is managing the Generation III methanol fuel cell development program.
SunLine Transit Agency
From 2002-2004, Georgetown worked closely with SunLine, based in the Palm Springs area in California, to demonstrate and showcase the X1 Fuel Cell Bus.
University of California, Davis
Graduate students at UC Davis began testing one of the Generation I Fuel Cell buses in spring 2003.
University of Florida
One of the Generation I 30-foot Fuel Cell Buses is undergoing testing and modifications at the University of Florida.
University of Maryland
Students at the A. James Clark School of Engineering at the University of Maryland worked on one of the Generation I 30-foot buses.
University of North Florida
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