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Hydrogen and Fuel Cells

Start

British Columbia Hydrogen Highway - UVIC BC Transit

Status
out of operation
Start date - end date 01.12.2006 - 31.12.2010
Last changes 30.12.2010 probably out of operation
Public access
no    
Location
Canada BC
Victoria
Langford Transit Centre, 1000 Henry Eng Place
exact location is unknown

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Goal
Description
The BC Hydrogen Highway is a coordinated, large-scale demonstration and deployment program intended to accelerate the commercialization of hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies. Targeted for full implementation by the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Vancouver and Whistler, the project will be a showcase of sustainable transportation, creating a hydrogen highway that will allow visitors to travel between the Vancouver Airport and Whistler for the 2010 Olympics. Victoria station is the first of the Highway. January 2008 new contracts with Air Liquide and Hydrogenics. The new parts, supplied, operate and maintained by Air Liquide will be completed by mid 2008.

Operator

Technology provider

Linde AG
Air Liquide
Powertech Labs Inc.
Hydrogenics Corp.

Further partners

BC Hydro
Natural Resources Canada´s Canadian Transportation Fuel Cell Alliance (CTFCA), BC Hydrogen Highway,BC Transit, Sacre-Davey Group, Hydrogen Technology

Fuel

Hydrogen supply
-
Hydrogen storage

three-tiered storage bank of low-, medium- and high-pressure storage cylinders 

Vehicles served
hydrogen fuel cell buses of BC Transit (summer 2008); Ford Focus fuel cell vehicle
Station-contact
Station-site
www.bctransit.com www.hydrogenhighway.ca

Comments

There is also a connection to the Vancouver Fuel Cell Vehicle Program
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