A notable advantage of PureMotion(TM) technology is its ability to combine pure hydrogen stored aboard the bus with oxygen drawn from the air at near- ambient pressure to produce highly efficient power. UTC Power's PureMotion(TM) 120 kW fuel cell power system also produces zero emissions.

"With buses and heavy commercial vehicles producing more than 60 percent of the U.S. automotive industry's nitrogen oxide emissions while representing just 6 percent of the nation's vehicles, cleaner bus fleets need to be a national priority," said UTC Power President Jan van Dokkum. "This fuel cell powered bus is twice as efficient as a diesel powered vehicle with water as the only emission."

The PureMotion(TM)120 kW fuel cell power system represents more than four years of research and development in partnership with the U.S. Department of Defense through the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium.

The 40-foot Van Hool Hydrogen A330 bus can reach 65 mph and travel 250-300 miles before refueling. Van Hool, based in Lier, Belgium, manufactures urban transport buses, luxury over-the-road coaches, and heavy-duty truck trailers. Four fuel-cell-powered A330s will be in service in the North American market within a year.

United Technologies Corp., based in Hartford, Conn., provides high- technology products and services to the commercial building and aerospace industries. Its UTC Power unit, based in South Windsor, Conn., includes UTC Fuel Cells and is a full-service provider of environmentally advanced power solutions. With more than 40 years of experience, UTC Power is the world's leading developer and producer of fuel cells for on-site power, transportation and space flight applications, and a developer of innovative combined cooling, heating and power applications in the distributed energy market.