East Tennessee Hydrogen Initiative: Task II - Transition of Bus Transit to Hydrogen - A Case Study of a Medium Sized Transit Agency

The current climate crisis and recent world events, including a global economic crisis and growing concerns over the availability and cost of petroleum fuels, has sparked a global interest in developing alternative, sustainable, clean fuel technologies for the transportation sector. While a multitude of alternative fuel and vehicle technologies have been presented, hydrogen is considered by many as the option of choice. However, the introduction of hydrogen as a new fuel option presents many challenges, including the issue of how to supply an appropriate refueling infrastructure to support the new fuel. This report addresses infrastructure needs to support the transition of a medium sized transit agency to operation using hydrogen fuel, using the Knoxville Area Transit (KAT) as a case study. Specifically, requirements for hydrogen bus fleets, production, storage, refueling and maintenance facilities, and facility personnel are addressed as well as the transition strategy for implementing the technology and associated costs are addressed.

• Record URL:
  • http://www.fta.dot.gov/documents/ETHITask2FinalReportDecember2010_v6%282%29.pdf
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• Record URL:
  • https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/34329
• Corporate Authors:

  University of Tennessee, Knoxville

  Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
  Perkins Hall, 1506 Middle Drive
  Knoxville, TN  United States  37996-2010

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • Cherry, Christopher R
  • Langford, Brian Casey
• Publication Date: 2010-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Edition: Final Report
• Features: Figures; Maps; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 51p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Bus transit; Fuel cell vehicles; Hydrogen fuels; Infrastructure; Refueling
• Identifier Terms: Knoxville Area Transit (Tennessee)
• Subject Areas: Energy; Public Transportation; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01367528
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: FTA-TN-26-7033-2011.2
• Files: TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Apr 10 2012 3:17PM