BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:IEEE vTools.Events//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Pacific BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20220313T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:PDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20221106T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:PST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20220513T005843Z UID:1EF8319D-AA40-43B1-966A-E1F43E95A258 DTSTART;TZID=US/Pacific:20220512T120000 DTEND;TZID=US/Pacific:20220512T130000 DESCRIPTION:Join us for our IEEE in conjunction with the Microgrid Informat ional Session as we host Kirt Conrad\, CEO for the Stark Area Regional Tra nsit Authority as he speaks on Hydrogen Fuel Cells for his Fleet of Buses. Find out the sustainability benefits of hydrogen fuel cells\, ease of ope rations and some challenges that the Stark Area Regional Transit Authority faced.\n\nSARTA CEO Kirt Conrad created Borrow a Bus to raise awareness a bout and generate support for the zero-emission technology.\n\n“Most Ame ricans\, including policy-makers and the media\, don’t know what fuel ce lls are or how they work\,” Conrad said. “Giving people across the cou ntry the opportunity to see\, learn about and operate a hydrogen fuel-cell bus on their roads and highways is the most effective way to demonstrate that HFCs have the potential to totally transform the way vehicles are pow ered in the U.S. and around the world.”\n\nAlong with looking under the hood and kicking the tires\, transit managers will be able to review hundr eds of thousands of miles worth of real-world data SARTA has collected whi le operating HFC buses on the streets of Stark County in Canton\, Ohio\, i n a multitude of various weather conditions over the past 10 years.\n\n“ That data provides clear and convincing evidence that HFC buses deliver mu ch greater range than battery electrics\, are both more reliable and affor dable to operate\, remove tons of pollutants from the air and\, perhaps mo st importantly from an operational standpoint\, take only minutes to refue l\,” Conrad continued. “All of which leads to the obvious conclusion t hat hydrogen is the best alternative fuel solution available in the transp ortation space.”\n\nSince making its first trip to the Central Midlands Transit Authority in Columbia\, S.C.\, in 2019\, the BaB tour has visited Washington\, D.C.\, Alexandria\, Va.\, Chicago\, Ill.\, Portland\, Ore.\, Seattle\, Wash.\, Tampa\, Fort Lauderdale\, and Orlando\, Fla.\, Lansing\, Mich.\, and New Brunswick\, N.J. Along with garnering media coverage at e ach tour stop\, the unique and highly popular promotion earned CALSTART’ s Blue Sky Award in 2020.\n\n"Borrow a Bus ensures that fuel cells will be a prominent part of the renewable energy conversation as the drive to ele ctrify transportation in the U.S. and the world gains momentum\,” Conrad said. “To date\, that conversation has been dominated by the plug-in el ectric sector. But as more and more people get a close-up look at HFCs and begin comparing performance data\, hydrogen is gaining traction because t he vehicles offer the efficiency\, range\, operational capabilities\, and rider experience transit professionals are seeking as they strive to achie ve their zero-emission goals.”\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Power and Energy \n\nSpeaker(s): Kirt Conrad\, John Gentile\n\nAgenda: \n12:00 pm Noon PDT IEEE Announcements\n12:02 pm PDT Introduction of Speaker Kirt Conrad\n12:0 4 pm PDT Presentation - Hydrogen Fueled Bus Fleet\n12:34 pm PDT Q&A\n12:45 pm PDT On-Site Hydrogen Production John Gentile\n\nVirtual: https://event s.vtools.ieee.org/m/313992 LOCATION:Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/313992 ORGANIZER:mike.brisbois@ieee.org SEQUENCE:21 SUMMARY:IEEE Fuel Cells Largest Hydrogen Fueled Bus Fleet in the Nation URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/313992 X-ALT-DESC:Description: <br /><p>Join us for our IEEE in conjunction with t he Microgrid Informational Session as we host Kirt Conrad\, CEO for the <s pan class="t-14 t-normal"><span aria-hidden="true">Stark Area Regional Tra nsit Authority</span></span> as he speaks on Hydrogen Fuel Cells for his F leet of Buses. Find out the sustainability benefits of hydrogen fuel cells \, ease of operations and some challenges that the <span class="t-14 t-nor mal"><span aria-hidden="true">Stark Area Regional Transit Authority</span> </span> faced. <br /><br />SARTA CEO Kirt Conrad created Borrow a Bus to r aise awareness about and generate support for the zero-emission technology .</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;Most Americans\, including policy-makers and the media\, don&rsquo\;t know what fuel cells are or how they work\,&rdquo\; Conrad s aid. &ldquo\;Giving people across the country the opportunity to see\, lea rn about and operate a hydrogen fuel-cell bus on their roads and highways is the most effective way to demonstrate that HFCs have the potential to t otally transform the way vehicles are powered in the U.S. and around the w orld.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Along with looking under the hood and kicking the ti res\, transit managers will be able to review hundreds of thousands of mil es worth of real-world data SARTA has collected while operating HFC buses on the streets of Stark County in Canton\, Ohio\, in a multitude of variou s weather conditions over the past 10 years.</p>\n<p>&ldquo\;That data pro vides clear and convincing evidence that HFC buses deliver much greater ra nge than battery electrics\, are both more reliable and affordable to oper ate\, remove tons of pollutants from the air and\, perhaps most importantl y from an operational standpoint\, take only minutes to refuel\,&rdquo\; C onrad continued. &ldquo\;All of which leads to the obvious conclusion that hydrogen is the best alternative fuel solution available in the transport ation space.&rdquo\;</p>\n<p>Since making its first trip to the Central Mi dlands Transit Authority in Columbia\, S.C.\, in 2019\, the BaB tour has v isited Washington\, D.C.\, Alexandria\, Va.\, Chicago\, Ill.\, Portland\, Ore.\, Seattle\, Wash.\, Tampa\, Fort Lauderdale\, and Orlando\, Fla.\, La nsing\, Mich.\, and New Brunswick\, N.J. Along with garnering media covera ge at each tour stop\, the unique and highly popular promotion earned CALS TART&rsquo\;s Blue Sky Award in 2020.</p>\n<p>"Borrow a Bus ensures that f uel cells will be a prominent part of the renewable energy conversation as the drive to electrify transportation in the U.S. and the world gains mom entum\,&rdquo\; Conrad said. &ldquo\;To date\, that conversation has been dominated by the plug-in electric sector. But as more and more people get a close-up look at HFCs and begin comparing performance data\, hydrogen is gaining traction because the vehicles offer the efficiency\, range\, oper ational capabilities\, and rider experience transit professionals are seek ing as they strive to achieve their zero-emission goals.&rdquo\;</p><br /> <br />Agenda: <br /><p>12:00 pm Noon PDT IEEE Announcements <br />12:02 pm PDT Introduction of Speaker Kirt Conrad<br />12:04 pm PDT Presentation - Hydrogen Fueled Bus Fleet<br />12:34 pm PDT Q&amp\;A <br />12:45 pm PDT On -Site Hydrogen Production John Gentile</p> END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR