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Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Technology State of the Art Review Figure 33 FTA – NFBP‟s structure and projects details B. The DOE‟s Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) department. The Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) is the federal office responsible for DOE‟s hydrogen and fuel cell programs. The last two federal programs were the Hydrogen, Fuel Cells, and Infrastructure Technologies (HFCIT) program and the Fuel Cell Technology (FCT) program 21 . EERE coordinates RD&D activities in partnership with academia, industry and national laboratories with the objective to demonstrate hydrogen and fuel cell technologies in real-world applications. In addition, the EERE is responsible for the collection of technoeconomic data and for performing state of art evaluations [EERE, 2010]. 21 Respectively under the former DOE’s Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project and the current DOE’s Hydrogen Program [EERE, 2010][NREL, 2003] 78
Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus Technology State of the Art Review Figure 34 EERE Fuel Cell Technologies (FCT) program RD&D structure. The Program is part of the DOE Hydrogen Program. The picture is taken from [DOE, 2009]. C. California‟s authorities and associations The Republic of California has played a particular role in promoting the demonstration of fuel cell technology, being the most active state so far. The first hydrogen-fuelled FCB demo fully operated by local bus operators were conducted in California in the early 2000s [NREL, 2003] and two out of the three transit agencies that are still operating hydrogen buses today are Californian (AC Transit and Sun Line Transit). In addition, the San Francisco bay area is the location of the forthcoming large scale FCB demonstration project (ZEB Area project, ZEBA, Figure 17 below) [NREL, 2009]. The Californian demonstrations are funded by a network of local authorities and associations 22 and by private consortia (such as CalSTART). California‟s activities on FCB demonstrations are driven by the Air Resources Board (CARB)‟s Fleet Rule for Transit Agencies. This rule, adopted in 2000, imposes precise emission targets for new urban vehicles and includes the so called Zero Emission Bus (ZBus) regulation. The ZBus is an obligation on the Californian bus fleets exceeding 200 buses. It requires the conversion of 15% of the bus fleet in 22 Such as the California Air Resolution Board (CARB), the Bay Area Air Quality Management District (BAAQMD), the California Fuel Cell Partnership (CaFCP), the California Energy Commission (CEC). 79
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