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Status of Hydrogen Station and Fleet Demonstration at Penn State

Status of Hydrogen Station and Fleet Demonstration at Penn State. Joel R. Anstrom, Ph.D. Director of Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle Research Center at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute. Hydrogen Station/Fleet Demonstration Background.

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Status of Hydrogen Station and Fleet Demonstration at Penn State

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  1. Status of Hydrogen Station and Fleet Demonstration at Penn State Joel R. Anstrom, Ph.D. Director of Hybrid and Hydrogen Vehicle Research Center at the Pennsylvania Transportation Institute

  2. Hydrogen Station/Fleet Demonstration Background • Emergence of a renewable hydrogen economy is a major component of a long-term U.S. energy security strategy • DOE interim goals: (until renewable hydrogen infrastructure in place) • Produce hydrogen locally from natural gas • Target costs and efficiencies competitive with gasoline • Store hydrogen on-board vehicles • APCI and DOE cost-shared H2 station goals for transportation: • Demonstrate commercial cost viability of H2 station • Deliver hydrogen that meets performance criteria • Demonstrate hydrogen station/fleet at Penn State starting 2005

  3. Hydrogen Station/Fleet Demonstration Background (continued) • Partners to demonstrate hydrogen station and fleet: • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (APCI) • Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) • Penn State Pennsylvania Transportation Institute • Penn State Office of Physical Plant • Collier Technologies • ERA Power Company • Cost share of APCI hydrogen station – U.S. DOE • Funding for startup, training, and first year operation of hydrogen fleet: • Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection • Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development

  4. Hydrogen Station Description

  5. Hydrogen Station Description (continued) • APCI Hydrogen station capacity - 4 kg/hr, ~100 kg/day • 24 car fills/day or 1 bus fill/day on hydrogen • 3-4 bus fills/day on 30-35% H2 in CNG blend (HCNG) • Fueling Plan (5 day/week, year round, cold climate): • 2 H2 car fills/day at 0.6 kg (1.2 kg H2) • 1-2 van fills/day of HCNG blend (2-4 kg H2) • 3 bus fills/day of HCNG blend (90-110 kg H2) • Plus future Penn State hydrogen research requirements • Note: >40% load on hydrogen reformer required to prevent frequent shutdown/startup cycles

  6. Hydrogen Demonstration Elements Partner - Contribution • Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APCI) – develop and support hydrogen station • Centre Area Transportation Authority (CATA) – operate up to 3 HCNG buses on campus route • PSU Office of Physical Plant (OPP) – operate up to 8 HCNG vans on campus • PSU Pennsylvania Transportation Institute (PTI) – manage demonstration, collect data, integrate/operate electric vehicle with PEM fuel cell • Collier Technologies – perform HCNG engine conversions, training, and support APCI H2 station CATA HCNG buses PTI PEM fuel cell car OPP HCNG vans

  7. Bus Specification • Chassis: 40’ New Flyer CNG passenger bus • Engine: 8-11 liter, 30-35% H2 in HCNG blend • Fuel Capacity: ~ 1600 l @ 3600 psi • Operation: campus transit • Fuel Consumption: ~3 mpg Diesel equivalent • Fueling: three buses daily within one hour of HCNG blend

  8. Van Specification • Chassis: Ford utility van • Engine: 302 cu in V8, 30-35% H2 in HCNG • Fuel Capacity: ~160 l at 3600 psi • Operation: campus work van • Fuel consumption: ~8 mpg gas equivalent • Fueling: random 24/7 of HCNG blend

  9. FC Vehicle Specification • Converted electric vehicle • Fuel Cell: 1.2 kW Ballard Nexa PEM • Fuel Capacity: 26 l H2 at 5000 psi (0.6 kg) • Operation: test mule and grid power generation • Fueling: twice daily • Fuel consumption: ~70 mpg gas equivalent • Note: custom PSU inverter and converter

  10. H2 Demonstration at University Park Campus HCNG OPP vans operate all over campus, fuel at random Vehicles fuel HCNG or H2 at station installed at PSU, PTI an APCI collect data on vehicles and station for 3 years PTI HCNG CATA buses operate on Campus Loop route consuming majority of hydrogen, fuel once daily Fuel cell vehicle travels between PTI and OPP, produces grid power, fuels twice daily

  11. PSU Hydrogen Demonstration Funding and Status as of 9/04 • Funding requests of $2.2M ongoing for remainder of fleet, infrastructure, and additional two years of operation • Station components and site under construction • First HCNG van operational • First bus and FCV under development • First fueling January 2005 of van and FCV • PSU Hydrogen Day Demonstration October 25, 2004 • Estimate first bus conversion complete by Jan 2005 • Station reformer online July 2005

  12. Contact Information Joel R. Anstrom Pennsylvania Transportation Institute 201 Transportation Research Bldg. University Park, PA 16802 jra2@psu.edu (814) 863-8904

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