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Federal Transit Administration

U.S. Department of Transportation

The primary funding for the Georgetown University Fuel Cell Bus Program has come from grants from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), an administration of the U.S. Department of Transportation.







National Automotive Center

United States Army

U.S. Department of Defense

The National Automotive Center (NAC, part of the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center - TARDEC) has worked with the FTA in support of the Georgetown Fuel Cell Bus Program. The NAC is part of the U.S. Army, a branch of the Department of Defense.







Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

U.S. Department of Defense

DARPA, the agency leading innovation and advanced R&D for the U.S. Department of Defense, co-sponsored development of the Generation II Ballard X-1 PEM Fuel Cell Bus.







Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

U.S. Department of Energy

The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, a branch of U.S. Department of Energy co-sponsored development of the Generation I Fuel Cell Buses from 1984-1994.







SCAQMD

The South Coast Air Quality Management District is an agency responsible for controlling emissions in the heavily populated counties of Southern California. SCAQMD was a co-sponsor of the Generation I Fuel Cell Bus Program.















 




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.









 
Systems Integrators


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 Manufacturers


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.








 
Other Partners


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

Engineering students at the University of North Florida acquired the last Generation I 30-foot Fuel Cell Bus (TBB-3) in 2004.











 


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