The Midwest Hydrogen Center of Excellence (MHCOE) will make a case for hydrogen fuel cell technology in public transportation at their 2017 Public Transit Workshops at Stark State College in Canton, Ohio, July 26-27 and September 13-14.
Funded by the Federal Transit Administration and offered to Midwest transit executives at no cost, the workshops will explore the reality of a zero-emission future made possible by hydrogen fuel cell buses and paratransit vehicles.
Hydrogen fuel cell buses emit only clean water and heat and are twice as efficient as their diesel counterparts, eliminating the need for 9,000 gallons of fuel over the lifetime of the vehicle.
“Hydrogen-powered vehicles are the fuel-efficient future of sustainable public transportation,” said Kirt Conrad, workshop speaker and head of the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority, the area’s hydrogen trailblazer. “Along with enabling us to cut our fuel costs by as much as 50 percent in the years ahead, our hydrogen-fueled initiative drives investment, research, business development and job creation.”
The agenda includes a keynote presentation from Jaimie Levin, director of West Coast operations for the Center for Transportation and the Environment, and sessions on the benefits of hydrogen-powered transit, infrastructure requirements, the cost of ownership, and how to get started to plan and fund technology adoption. The workshops also include a tour of the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority hydrogen facilities and refueling station.
To learn more and to register, visit http://www.midwesthydrogen.org/mhcoe/#events.
