DOT funds heavy-duty fuel cell prototype
The U.S. Dept. of Transportation (DOT) is providing a $2.6-million grant to UTC Fuel Cells (UTCFC) and the Northeast Advanced Vehicle Consortium (NAVC) to design a heavy-duty fuel cell engine for buses. The prototype would also be used in trucks. South Windsor, CT-based UTCFC, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., is putting $2 million of its own funds into the project, which aims to develop