1 Tri-Service Power Exposition July 16, 2003 Marine Corps Fuel Cell Efforts

2 USMC Acquisition Chief of Naval Research Office of Naval Research Chief of Naval Research Office of Naval Research PM Ground Transportation PM Engineer Systems PM Expeditionary Power Systems Program Managers Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development Command Commanding General Marine Corps Combat Development Command Commanding Officer Marine Corps Operational Test & Evaluation Activity Commanding Officer Marine Corps Operational Test & Evaluation Activity Combat Equipment & Support Systems Combat Equipment & Support Systems Product Groups MAGTF C4I Battlespace Management & Air Defense Battlespace Management & Air Defense Information Systems Infantry Weapons Systems Infantry Weapons Systems Ground Transportation & Engineer Systems Ground Transportation & Engineer Systems Armor & Fire Support Systems Armor & Fire Support Systems Commandant of the Marine Corps Commandant of the Marine Corps Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Research, Development & Acquisition Assistant Secretary Of the Navy Research, Development & Acquisition Commanding General Marine Corps Systems Command Commanding General Marine Corps Systems Command

3 FY02FY06FY07FY05FY03FY04 Solar Power Fuel Cells Power Converters Radio Power Adaptors Single SINCGARS Power Adaptor Multi-SINCGARS Power Adaptor ALTERNATIVE POWER SOURCES FOR COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT (APSCE)

4 USMC Fuel Cell Efforts  Requirement under APSCE  Alternative to Batteries  Past Experimentation  On-Going / Future Efforts  Cooperative Efforts

5 Fuel Cell Experimentation  Ball PPS-50 and Ball PPS-100 units  Utilized by Marines in 1999 exercise  Powered up retransmission site  2004 experiment with units in Okinawa  Ball PPS-50 and Ball PPS-100 units  Utilized by Marines in 1999 exercise  Powered up retransmission site  2004 experiment with units in Okinawa

6 Fuel Cell Program Efforts  Program Manager – Intelligence Systems  Procuring and assessing 3 Ball PPS-50 units  Working with NSWC-Crane to characterize  Will be addressing unique Intel needs and requirements  Program Manager – Infantry Weapons Systems  Actively involved with Army PM for Objective Warrior  Will perform FY04 power assessment for USMC suite  Office of Naval Research – 6.1 Basic Research  Funding University of South Carolina - Power Analysis Tool  Model performs system assessment (power throughput)  Addressing the ability to perform collective assessment  Funding University of Pennsylvania – Direct diesel fueled Fuel Cell  Address tolerance of sulfur in fuel

7 Fuel Cell Future Efforts  Small Business Innovative Research Program  Proposed effort (planned for next SBIR solicitation)  Address Safety and Transportability of packaged fuel  Need to meet unique Naval Transport Requirements  Phase I - Analysis / Design  Phase II – Build / Test systems  Office of Naval Research evaluation  Procuring 2 Ball PPS-50 DMFC units  Will test with USMC operators and tactics - FY04  Will assess unique USMC factors and issues

8 Points of Contact  Marine Corps Systems Command  Advanced Power Team Leader  Mrs. Joanne Martin  mcsc.usmc.mil  Office of Naval Research  Basic Research for Power Sources  Mr. Cliff Anderson   Office of Naval Research  Applied Research for Expeditionary Energy  Maj Craig Penrose 