United States Department of Transportation
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Abstract:Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is a multi-modal transportation organization based in San Jose, California. VTA provides bus and light rail service in Santa Clara County, as well as congestion mitigation, highway improvement projects, and countywide transportation planning. VTA operates an active bus fleet of 423 buses on 69 routes throughout the urbanized area of Santa Clara County. In February 2000, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted new regulations for transit buses to reduce oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter emissions. As a result, VTA adopted a clean fuels strategy, which includes a zero-emission bus program. The fleet entered into contract with Gillig Corporation and Ballard Power Systems to procure three low-floor fuel cell buses, which were delivered in 2004. VTA is working with the San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) to demonstrate these fuel cell buses in revenue service. In addition to complying with the CARB regulations, VTA’s goals include testing the viability of emerging cleanfuels technology. VTA is currently collaborating with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies (HFCIT) Program on the evaluation of the three fuel cell buses developed by Ballard and Gillig. VTA will operate the buses in revenue service as part of the two-year demonstration program. During this time, DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) will collect and analyze performance and operations data. This evaluation is one of several DOE projects that support the research and development of low- or zero-emission fuel cell power systems and is consistent with the HFCIT Program goal of an industry commercialization decision by 2015. Information gathered during the demonstration will help researchers assess the status of the technology and aid fleets in making informed purchase decisions. Results will also be fed back into the R&D process to focus future resources, as appropriate.
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