Deployment of Hydrogen Infrastructure to Support the Deployment of Fuel Cell Vehicles in Hawaii Topic Area: TBD

摘要

Proton Energy Systems (d/b/a Proton OnSite) is developing hydrogen infrastructure on the island of Oahu, Hawaii to support the deployment of a range of hydrogen ICE and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) by the three DoD services. In this cooperative deployment program, the Army, Navy, and Air Force have formed the Hawaii Advanced Vehicle Working Group (HAVWG), with a focus on fuel cell vehicles, electric vehicles, and the associated infrastructure. In addition, the state of Hawaii in cooperation with the Air Force, has created a National Demonstration Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor - Hickam to provide the test site for new vehicle and fueling technologies. Proton is currently providing the hydrogen fuel at that location, to support a fleet of GM vehicles, Ford Escape hydrogen ICE's, as well as several buses and a number of specialty flight line vehicles. In addition, Proton has a second station under construction at Schofield Barracks, which will allow for extended range of these vehicles on the island, and will provide both 350 bar and 700 bar fueling capability. The third station on Oahu will be located at the Kaneohe Bay Marine Corps base on the east end of Oahu, and will provide additional fueling capability at both 350 bar and 700 bar. An additional project of interest is a joint ONR/DOE demonstration on the Big Island, which will use a Proton electrolyzer to provide both hydrogen fuel for transit buses in Hilo, and to operate as a variable load to effect frequency regulation in a simulated grid. Proton's PEM electrolyzers act as a fast response variable load to correct both over-frequency and under-frequency events. The effectiveness of this approach has already been demonstrated at NREL using several Proton electrolyzers.