John Garbak

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.

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

DOE’s National Fuel Cell Vehicle Learning Demonstration Project

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

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

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.

Oxygenates screening for AdvancedPetroleum-Based Diesel Fuels: Part 2. The Effect of Oxygenate Blending Compounds on Exhaust Emissions

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

Oxygenates for Advanced Petroleum-Based Diesel Fuels: Part 1. Screening and Selection Methodology for the Oxygenates

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

Impact of Engine Operating Conditions on Low-NOx Emissions in a Light-Duty CIDI Engine Using Advanced Fuels

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.

Dimethoxy Methane in Diesel Fuel: Part 2. The Effect of Fuels on Emissions of Toxic Air Pollutants and Gas/Solid Phase PAH Using a Composite Of Engine Operating Modes

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

Impact of Lubricant Oil on Regulated Emissions of a Light-Duty Mercedes-Benz OM611 CIDI-Engine

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

Fuel Cell Vehicle and Infrastructure Learning Demonstration Status and Results

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.