CNG and Hydrogen Fuel Cells - Energy.gov...CNG and Hydrogen Fuel Cells Subject Presentation by Kirt...
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CNG AND HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
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Proline Ridership Profile
Routes by 2009 Ridership
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SARTA Key Facts
• Transport 2.8 million passengers in 2016• 212 employees• $22 million budget• Operates express routes to Akron and
Cleveland (the longest route in Ohio)• 30 routes and countywide paratransit• Extensive use of technology
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History of Innovation
• Conducted Evaluation of Diesel Electric Hybrids
• Evaluation of duel fuel CNG• Largest Solar Array in Ohio• First system in Ohio to have own app• LEED certified buildings
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SARTA Vehicle Types
• 7 H2 Fuel Cell buses• 11 CNG Paratransit • 11 CNG MV1 • 8 GNG transit buses• 3 CNG Honda Civics • 3 CNG Chrysler Town & County • 4 Diesel Electric Hybrids• 1 Diesel/CNG Duel Fuel• 33 buses use B5 bio diesel
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SARTA Initiatives
Going GREEN – Hybrid Vehicles, Bike Racks on Buses
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SARTA Fuel Cell Bus
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National Fuel Cell Bus Program
• Part of a $90 million Federal Transit Administration program
• Goal is to demonstrate fuel cell buses• Set goals for performance and
demonstration of vehicles• Deployed vehicles IN NY, CA, MA, and SC• 2 fuel cell buses will be in Canton • Total federal funding is $5.54 million
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Reliability Testing
• Second bus will be put through FTA’s required durability test at Altoona,
• This is required for any vehicle to be offered commercially as a production vehicle.
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Bus at the Statehouse
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System Layout
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Fuel cell and converter
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Inside Fuel Cell Bus
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Hydrogen compressors
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Compressor Pad
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Station Controls
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Hydrogen Station at UC Irvine
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Fuel Cell Car