President's Hydrogen Fuel Initiative

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Successful Teams Announced
(1)
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(1) Fuel cells supplied by Ballard
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Value of a Learning Demonstration

• Involves major stakeholders that will be
  responsible for bringing vehicle and energy
  technologies to consumers.
• Brings energy and auto companies together during
  research phase vs. commercialization or
  regulatory phases where tension can occur
• Ensures seamless integration of
  vehicle/infrastructure interfaces.
• Establishes real environment for safety,
  codes/standards issues shared across teams.
• Provides component data under real systems
  context and operating conditions
• This data is currently unavailable to the
  government
• Provides validation of technology status
  important to public benefit (vehicle fuel
  economy, fuel cell efficiency/durability, freeze
  start ability, hydrogen cost and operating
  range).
• This data (under controlled methodology)
  currently unavailable to the government
• Communicates honest-broker progress and risk to
  the public and Congress
• Industry commitment (50 cost share)

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Learning Demonstration Description and
Performance Targets

• FY 2004 2009 Project Period
• Government / Industry cost shared co-operative
  agreement
• 190M government share subject to the
  appropriations process
• Two generations of vehicles
• Cold climates to be included by 2nd generation
• Renewable feedstock for H2 generation included
• Codes, Standards and Education integral to the
  success of the project
• Stationary facilities that co-produce electricity
  and hydrogen are included

Key Targets
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Systems Analysis Modeling
Emissions Model (GREET)
Emissions Output
Onboard Storage (TIAX, ANL Model)
Delivery (H2A)
Fuel Cell Model (TIAX) (GC Tool) (Cost)
Hydrogen Production (H2A)
EnergyRaw Materials
Vehicle (PSAT)
H2
Vehicle Penetration Transition (HyTrans)

• Output
• H2 Cost
• Emissions
• Fuel Efficiency
• Fuel Use

Emissions Model (GREET)
Modeling and Analysis Outputs
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Systems Integration
The DOE should identify potentially useful
management tools and capabilities developed
elsewhere in the government for managing complex
programs and should evaluate their potential for
use in the hydrogen program. (NAS, Feb 04)
Established Systems Integration activity at NREL

• Develop program Integrated Baseline
• Combines Technical and Programmatic baselines
  into a common tool for
• Provides planning, execution monitoring, and
  decision-making support
• Systems Analysis support
• Develop Analysis Portfolio analysis/study tasks
  needed to be performed by the program
• Coordinate/perform independent analysis/studies

• Independent Technical Reviews
• Example On-Board Fuel Processing Go/No-Go
  decision support in 2004
• Verification of Performance
• Underwriter Labs type of approach to verifying
  reported progress toward achieving Technical
  Targets
• Configuration/Change Control and Risk Management
  processes
• Best practices from Federal Agencies/Industry,
  modified for RD
• Program Annual Peer Review
• Including FE, NE, and SC projects

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Extensive Coordination

• International Partnership for the Hydrogen
  Economy
• IPHE.net

• Interagency Hydrogen Research and Development
• Task Force (OSTP lead)
• www.hydrogen.gov

• Federal/State/local (Example)
• California Fuel Cell Partnership
• California Hydrogen Highway Network

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2005 DOE Hydrogen Program Review May 23-26,
2005Crystal City Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA
DOE Peer Review Technical Areas
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National Science and Technology Council
Manufacturing R D for the Hydrogen Economy

• Manufacturing challenges
• Developing innovative, low-cost fabrication
  methods for new materials and applications
• Adapting laboratory fabrication methods to
  low-cost, high-volume production
• Establishing and refining cost-effective
  manufacturing techniques while hydrogen products
  are still evolving
• Meeting customer requirements for hydrogen
  systems
• Addressing the diversity and size of industries
  in both the manufacturing and energy sectors
• Developing a supplier network

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DOE Hydrogen Program Website