Jennifer Kurtz

FCV Learning Demonstration: Project Midpoint Status and First-Generation Vehicle Results

The “Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project,” also known as the Fuel Cell Vehicle and Infrastructure Learning Demonstration, is a 5-year U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) project started in 2004. The purpose of this project is to conduct an integrated field validation that simultaneously examines the performance of fuel cell vehicles and the supporting hydrogen infrastructure. Four industry teams are currently operating more than 77 vehicles and 14 refueling stations, with plans to add over 50 additional vehicles and several additional refueling stations during the remainder of the project duration. This paper covers the progress accomplished by the demonstration and validation project since inception, including results from analysis of six months of new data. With three sets of public results having been presented previously, this paper comes at roughly the mid-point of the project, just as second-generation fuel cell stacks and vehicles are being introduced and some early vehicles are being retired. With many fuel cell stacks having accumulated well over 500 hours of real-world operation, there is now a higher level of confidence in the trends and projections relating to the durability and voltage degradation of these first-generation fuel cell stacks.Public results for this project are in the form of composite data products, which aggregate individual performance into a range that protects the intellectual property and the identity of each company, while still publishing overall status and progress. In addition to generating composite data products, NREL is performing additional analyses to provide detailed recommendations back to the R&D program. This includes analysis to identify sensitivities of fuel cell durability to factors such as vehicle duty cycle, number of on/off cycles, time at idle, and ambient temperature. An overview of this multivariate analysis and preliminary findings will be shared, with future project activities discussed.

Learning Demonstration Interim Progress Report -- Summer 2007

This report documents the key results to date from the U.S. DOE Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Validation and Demonstration project.

Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation Project

Graphs of composite data products produced by DOEs Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Demonstration and Validation project through September 2010.

Learning Demonstration Interim Progress Report -- July 2010

This report discusses key results based on data through December 2009 from the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Validation and Demonstration Project, also referred to as the National Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Learning Demonstration. The report serves to help transfer knowledge and lessons learned within various parts of DOEs hydrogen program, as well as externally to other stakeholders. It is the fourth such report in a series, with previous reports being published in July 2007, November 2007, and April 2008.

DOE’s National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project: NREL’s Data Analysis Results

Publisher Summary This chapter presents the National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project of the U.S. Department of Energy which seeks to validate vehicle and infrastructure systems using hydrogen as a transportation fuel for light-duty vehicles. The role of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in this project is to generate the maximum value for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the automobile industry from the data produced in the project. Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and hydrogen refueling infrastructure under real-world conditions are validated by using multiple sites, varying climates, and a variety of sources for hydrogen. The specific objectives of the project include validating hydrogen vehicles with more than a 250-mile range, 2,000 h fuel cell durability, and a

Controlled Hydrogen Fleet and Infrastructure Analysis

3 per gasoline gallon equivalent hydrogen production cost (based on modeling for volume production). The four industry teams for the project include Chevron/Hyundai-Kia, Daimler/BP, Ford/BP, and GM/Shell. The five geographic regions in the United States selected for the project include the San Francisco to Sacramento region (California), the Los Angeles metropolitan area (California), the Detroit metropolitan area (Michigan), the Washington, D.C., to New York region (Northeast U.S.), and the Orlando metropolitan area (Florida). The findings suggest that the fuel cell system efficiency for both first- and second-generation systems was close to or exceeded the targets.This chapter presents the National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project of the U.S. Department of Energy which seeks to validate vehicle and infrastructure systems using hydrogen as a transportation fuel for light-duty vehicles. The role of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in this project is to generate the maximum value for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the automobile industry from the data produced in the project. Fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) and hydrogen refueling infrastructure under real-world conditions are validated by using multiple sites, varying climates, and a variety of sources for hydrogen. The specific objectives of the project include validating hydrogen vehicles with more than a 250-mile range, 2,000 h fuel cell durability, and a

H2FIRST Reference Station Design Task: Project Deliverable 2-2

3 per gasoline gallon equivalent hydrogen production cost (based on modeling for volume production). The four industry teams for the project include Chevron/Hyundai-Kia, Daimler/BP, Ford/BP, and GM/Shell. The five geographic regions in the United States selected for the project include the San Francisco to Sacramento region (California), the Los Angeles metropolitan area (California), the Detroit metropolitan area (Michigan), the Washington, D.C., to New York region (Northeast U.S.), and the Orlando metropolitan area (Florida). The findings suggest that the fuel cell system efficiency for both first- and second-generation systems was close to or exceeded the targets.

Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Performance Composite Data Products: Spring 2016

This project overview was presented at the 2012 DOE Annual Merit Review and Peer Evaluation Meeting in Washington, DC. It provides project objectives, relevance and targets for the Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) Learning Demo, a 7-year project and the largest single FCEV and infrastructure demonstration in the world to date. The presentation includes: timelines, major milestones, infrastructure status, accomplishments, highlights of collaborations, and future work.

Early Fuel Cell Market Deployments: ARRA and Combined (IAA, DLA, ARRA); Quarter 3 2012 Composite Data Products

This report presents near-term station cost results and discusses cost trends of different station types. It compares various vehicle rollout scenarios and projects realistic near-term station utilization values using the station infrastructure rollout in California as an example. It describes near-term market demands and matches those to cost-effective station concepts. Finally, the report contains detailed designs for five selected stations, which include piping and instrumentation diagrams, bills of materials, and several site-specific layout studies that incorporate the setbacks required by NFPA 2, the National Fire Protection Association Hydrogen Technologies Code. This work identified those setbacks as a significant factor affecting the ability to site a hydrogen station, particularly liquid stations at existing gasoline stations. For all station types, utilization has a large influence on the financial viability of the station.

All Composite Data Products: National FCEV Learning Demonstration With Updates Through January 18, 2012

This publication includes 73 composite data products (CDPs) produced in Spring 2016 for fuel cell electric vehicle performance.