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 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

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

Hydrogen Station Description

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% H 2 in CNG blend (HCNG) Fueling Plan (5 day/week, year round, cold climate): –2 H 2 car fills/day at 0.6 kg (1.2 kg H 2 ) –1-2 van fills/day of HCNG blend (2-4 kg H 2 ) –3 bus fills/day of HCNG blend ( kg H 2 ) –Plus future Penn State hydrogen research requirements Note: >40% load on hydrogen reformer required to prevent frequent shutdown/startup cycles

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 CATA HCNG buses PTI PEM fuel cell car APCI H2 station OPP HCNG vans

Bus Specification Chassis: 40’ New Flyer CNG passenger bus Engine: 8-11 liter, % H 2 in HCNG blend Fuel Capacity: ~ psi Operation: campus transit Fuel Consumption: ~3 mpg Diesel equivalent Fueling: three buses daily within one hour of HCNG blend

Van Specification Chassis: Ford utility van Engine: 302 cu in V8, % H 2 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

FC Vehicle Specification Converted electric vehicle Fuel Cell: 1.2 kW Ballard Nexa PEM Fuel Capacity: 26 l H 2 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

HCNG CATA buses operate on Campus Loop route consuming majority of hydrogen, fuel once daily HCNG OPP vans operate all over campus, fuel at random Fuel cell vehicle travels between PTI and OPP, produces grid power, fuels twice daily H 2 Demonstration at University Park Campus PTI Vehicles fuel HCNG or H 2 at station installed at PSU, PTI an APCI collect data on vehicles and station for 3 years

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

Contact Information Joel R. Anstrom Pennsylvania Transportation Institute 201 Transportation Research Bldg. University Park, PA (814)