California Fuel Cell Partnership Adds Santa Clara VTA To Aid Bus Demonstrations.News Desks/Automotive, Environmental & Transportation Writers SACRAMENTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 27, 2001 The California Fuel Cell Partnership The California Fuel Cell Partnership is a public-private partnership to promote hydrogen vehicles (including cars and buses) in California. It is notable as one of the first initiatives for that purpose undertaken in the United States. today announced the addition of the Santa Clara Valley
The Santa Clara Valley is a valley just south of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States. Transit Authority (www.vta.org) to assist with acquisition and testing of fuel cell electric buses. VTA will acquire several fuel cell buses to its fleet as part of the CaFCP's goal to demonstrate up to 20 fuel cell buses by mid-2003. The addition of VTA raises to three the number of transit agencies now involved in the demonstration project. Already on board are Alameda-Contra Costa Transit District (www.actransit.org), and SunLine Transit Agency (www.sunline.org). "We are pleased to welcome VTA on board to help demonstrate and raise public awareness of fuel cell technology," said Dr. Ferdinand Panik, CaFCP Chairman and Sr. Vice President at DaimlerChrysler. "Buses play a key role in our efforts. Our experience shows that they provide an excellent opportunity for educating the public - from the riders to policymakers - about the environmental and performance benefits of the fuel cell engine." "We are honored and excited to be on the leading edge of demonstrating fuel cell vehicle technology. This partnership reinforces VTA's dedication to improve the environment," says Manuel Valerio, VTA Chairperson and Sunnyvale City Council member. The CaFCP is a public-private venture working together to demonstrate fuel cell electric vehicles and explore an alternative fuel infrastructure. When fueled by hydrogen, fuel cell vehicles
n. 1. Something produced in the making of something else. 2. A secondary result; a side effect. Noun 1. of the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is water and heat. The Partnership - which began in April 1999 - includes auto manufacturers (DaimlerChrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Nissan, Toyota and Volkswagen); energy providers (BP, ExxonMobil, Shell, Texaco); fuel cell companies (Ballard Power Systems Ballard Power Systems (TSX: BLD, NASDAQ: BLDP), located in Burnaby, British Columbia -- a suburb of Vancouver -- is a company that designs, develops, and manufactures zero emission proton-exchange-membrane fuel cells. , International Fuel Cells and XCELLSiS); and government agencies (the California Air Resources Board California Air Resources Board (CARB) is the "clean air agency" of the state of California in the United States. Established originally in 1967, it is a part of the California Environmental Protection Agency, an organization which reports directly to the California , the California Energy Commission The California Energy Commission is California’s primary energy policy and planning agency. Created in 1974 and headquartered in Sacramento, the Commission has responsibility for activities that include forecasting future energy needs, promoting energy efficiency through , the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. , the U.S. Department of Energy, and the U.S. Department of Transportation). The team also includes Associate Partners that assist with specific areas of expertise to help meet the Partnership's goals: hydrogen gas suppliers (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. and Praxair); hydrogen fueling stations (Hydrogen Burner Technology, Pacific Gas & Electric, Proton Energy Systems, Inc., and Stuart Energy Systems); a methanol fuel supplier (Methanex); and bus transit companies (AC Transit, SunLine Transit Agency, and now Santa Clara Valley Transit Authority). More information about the Partnership can be found on the organization's website at: www.fuelcellpartnership.org. |
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