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AC Transit Updates, Reports, and Press Releases

October 2007
National Renewal Energy Lab (NREL)'s national summary report for AC Transit's three fuel cell buses through August 2007
NREL Evaluation Results Update

September 2007
National Renewal Energy Lab (NREL)'s national summary report
Fuel Cell Buses in U.S. Transit Fleets: Summary of Experiences and Current Status

March 2007
National Renewal Energy Lab's (NREL) report including eight months of performance data for AC Transit's three fuel cell buses
NREL Preliminary Evaluation Results

May 1, 2006
National Renewal Energy Lab's (NREL) Fact Sheet about AC Transit's three prototype fuel cell buses
NREL Fact Sheet

April 22, 2006
White House press release from the California Fuel Cell Partnership held in West Sacramento
President Bush Gets on AC Transit's Zero Emission bus

March 13, 2006
Press release announcing AC Transit's demonstration program fueled by Chevron Hydrogen
Chevron fuels AC Transit's HyRoad hydrogen fuel cell demonstration program

March 13, 2006
For over six years, AC Transit has been building the most comprehensive fuel cell demonstration program in the world.
AC Transit Fact Sheet

March 13, 2006
What makes the HyRoad program so unique, and everything else you wanted to know about fuel cells.
AC Transit Fuelcell FAQs

September 26, 2005
Press release announcing AC Transit's newest hybrid-electric, hydrogen fuel cell bus at the American Public Transportation's EXPO 2005 in Dallas, Texas.
AC Transit Unveils the World's Most Advanced Fuel Cell Bus

June 2, 2005
Press release announcing how AC Transit has become the first transit agency in the state to join the California Climate Action Registry.
AC Transit Joins the California Climate Action Registry

June 1, 2005
Press release for the United Nations' World Environment Day where AC Transit demonstrated a new zero-emission bus.
AC Transit Fuel Cell Bus Transports World Leaders

February 2005
Update performance report for AC Transit's 30-foot "ThunderPower" bus.
Preliminary Reports Positive

October 2004
AC Transit is named "National Clean Bus Leader" by The Environmental and Energy Study Institute.
AC Transit is at the top of the clean bus list

April 2004
Information from AC Transit about our timetable to roll out fuel cell buses.
AC Transit Fact Sheet

April 2004
An overview of two approaches to alternate fueling at AC Transit's Richmond and Oakland Divisions.
Picture This: Our Hydrogen Fueling Stations

April 27, 2004
News about AC Transit's innovative cooperative agreement with Chevron Corporation to build a state-of-the-art hydrogen energy station.
Chevron Corporation press release

April 2004
A fact sheet about AC Transit's hydrogen energy station, scheduled for completion in August 2005, which will dispense up to 150kg of fuel daily.
Oakland Hydrogen Energy Station

September 2003
Read about the demonstration ThunderPower bus propelled by quiet electric motors that receive power from a 60 kW fuel cell stack.
Hydrogen fuel cell hybrid electric bus

October 30, 2002
Stuart Energy supplies California Fuel Cell Partnership with its first hydrogen fueling station.
Unveiling of the latest "intelligent" hydrogen fueling station

October 30, 2002
Press release for the dedication ceremony of the Richmond, California fueling station.
Hydrogen Age Comes to Richmond, California and the San Francisco Bay Area

What Is A Fuel Cell?
What Is Hydrogen?
Environmental Benefits
Energy Stations
Safety & Evaluation Results
Education
Vision For The Future
Program Updates
FAQs
Archives & Links

Links to More Technical Information

Hydrogen, Fuel Cells and Alternative Transport Energies Conference scheduled for
Perth, Western Australia, September 10-13, 2006
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au

Accept H2 International Evaluation Project
http://www.accepth2.com/

California Fuel Cell Partnership
www.fuelcellpartnership.org

California Hydrogen Business Council
http://www.californiahydrogen.org/index.cfm

California Hydrogen Highway
http://hydrogenhighway.ca.gov/

Fuel Cell Today
http://www.fuelcelltoday.com/index/

Fuel Cells 2000
http://www.fuelcells.org/

Fuel Cells Canada
http://www.fuelcellscanada.ca/index2.html

Hydrogen Fuel Cell Investor
http://www.h2fc.com/news.html

HyWeb Gazette, the German Hydrogen Association's Newsletter
http://www.hyweb.de/gazette-e/

Multimedia demonstrations of how fuel cells work
Flash presentation:
http://www.ballard.com/be_informed/fuel_cell_technology/abouttechnology/how_the_technology_works
Animation:
www.utcfuelcells.com/fuelcells/index.shtm

National Hydrogen Association (NHA) web site
www.hydrogenus.com

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
http://www.nrel.gov/hydrogen/

Schatz Energy Research Center
www.humboldt.edu/~serc

The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs, published by The National Academy of Engineering
http://books.nap.edu/catalog/10922.html

UC Davis Institute of Transportation Studies
http://www.its.ucdavis.edu/

U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (EREN): further information about hydrogen as fuel
http://www.eere.energy.gov/hydrogenandfuelcells/

U.S. Fuel Cell Council
http://www.usfcc.com/


Links to Partner Sites

Chabot Space and Science Center
www.chabotspace.org/

Chevron Corporation Hydrogen
www.chevron.com/technologyventures/commercialize_tech/hydrogen_infrastructure.asp

ISE Corporation
www.isecorp.com/

Lawrence Hall of Science
www.lhs.berkeley.edu/

Schatz Energy Research Center
www.humboldt.edu/~serc

Stuart Energy
www.stuartenergy.com/

UTC Fuel Cells
www.utcfuelcells.com/

Van Hool Bus
www.vanhool.be


Links to Other Fuel Cell Demonstration Sites

Perth, Australia Fuel Cell Program
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au

CUTE Program in Europe
http://europa.eu.int/comm/energy_transport/en/prog_cut_en.html

Demonstration Project for Fuel Cell Bus Commercialization in China
http://www.chinafcb.org/index-english.html

ECTOS Program in Iceland
www.ectos.is/

Japan Hydrogen Fuel Cell Project
http://www.jhfc.jp/e/index.html

STEP Program in Western Australia
http://www.dpi.wa.gov.au/fuelcells/

SunLine Transit Program in Palm Springs
www.sunline.org/

Valley Transportation Authority Program in San Jose
http://www.vta.org/projects/ZEBs.html


 
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