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November 24, 2007 – Vol.12 No.35 ISE Corporation To Supply Ten Hydrogen Buses To Transport for London. Five of the buses will be hydrogen fuel cell powered, five will be hydrogen hybrid internal combustion engine (HHICE(TM)) buses. All 10 of the hydrogen-powered buses will be built utilizing ISE’s ThunderVolt(TM) series hybrid drive system technology. ISE’s hybrid technology that is currently powering nearly 150 hybrid transit buses in North America. The buses will be delivered to Transport for London (TfL) by 2010. The 10 buses are part of Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone’s plan to have up to 70 hydrogen vehicles in operation in London by 2010, as set out in the London Hydrogen Partnership’s Transport Action Plan. London will become the first city in Europe to operate a fleet of hydrogen fuel cell and HHICE(TM) buses. The hydrogen hybrid fuel cell buses will produce electrical energy by passing hydrogen through a fuel cell generator where the hydrogen combines with oxygen from the air to form electricity, water vapor and heat, the only byproducts of the process.
The HHICE(TM) buses will produce electrical energy through a conventional combustion process, by igniting hydrogen in a specially built V10 internal combustion engine manufactured by Ford which drives an electric generator. The hydrogen used by both hybrid systems is stored in pressurized tanks on the roof of the bus. The buses incorporate battery packs for additional energy storage. ISE will be working with partners, including The Wright Group, a bus manufacturer based in Northern Ireland, and Ballard Power Systems Inc., a fuel cell manufacturer based in Canada. Transit operator First Group will operate the new fleet for TfL. ISE Corporation, based in San Diego, CA, is a leading supplier of hybrid drive systems and components for heavy-duty vehicles such as buses, trucks, trams, airport equipment, and military vehicles. (The five hydrogen fuel cell buses are the same buses announced by Ballard Power Systems on 11/13/07; see http://www.green-energy-news.com/nwslnks/clips1107/nov07019.html ) (11/16/07)
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