Filed under: Hydrogen
Over two years ago, we first learned the British Columbia Transit was planning to acquire 20 fuel cell-powered buses for use in the Whistler area ahead of the 2010 Winter Olympics. The first of those buses was recently delivered to the transit company with the rest arriving over the coming weeks and months. The 20 bus-fleet will be the single largest deployment of hydrogen-fueled buses in the world. The buses are built on chassis supplied by ISE Corporation and use fuel cell stacks supplied by Ballard Power Systems.
Ballard sold off its automotive fuel cell unit to Daimler and Ford last year, but is continuing to develop the technology for heavy duty and stationary applications. The buses are using Ballard’s FCvelocity-HD6 stack which is available in 75 and 150 kW versions. The HD6 can be operated from temperatures of -4 to 20 degrees F. The fuel cell buses will continue to operate in Whistler beyond the Olympics, replacing conventional buses now in use.
[Source: Ballard Power Systems]
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