The Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T) and Ford Motor Company demonstrated a shuttle bus service and hydrogen fueling facilities in rural Missouri near Ft. Leonard Wood. Initiated by a request from the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center (MANSCEN) at Ft. Leonard Wood (FLW), Missouri S&T helped establish a commuter bus service between FLW and the neighboring town of Rolla which is located about 25 miles from the military base on Interstate-44. With funds provided by the Defense Logistics Agency through the Air Force Research Laboratory, this hydrogen initiative contracted with Air Products and Chemical, Inc. to supply a temporary hydrogen fueling facilities and later with Gas Technology Institute to design and build a hydrogen fueling facility with on-site generation of hydrogen in Rolla. The NUTC marching funds were used to offset the cost of two hydrogen-fueled Ford E-450 shuttle buses.
Hydrogen-powered fuel is an emerging technology that provides an alternative source of fuel to fossil fuel. Commercially viable technologies are emerg...
Rochester Institute of Technology. Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies
2011-12-20
Abstract:
This report presents the results of the successful RIT-CIMS Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) demonstration program conducted from September 2...
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