Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership: First ReportThe FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership is a collaborative effort among the Department of Energy (DOE), the U.S. Council for Automotive Research (USCAR), and five major energy companies to manage research that will enable the vision of "a clean and sustainable transportation energy future." It envisions a transition from more efficient internal combustion engines (ICEs), to advanced ICE hybrid electric vehicles, to enabling a private-sector decision by 2015 on hydrogen-fueled vehicle development. This report, which builds on an earlier NRC report, The Hydrogen Economy: Opportunities, Costs, Barriers, and R&D Needs, presents an evaluation of the Partnership's research efforts on hydrogen-fueled transportation systems, and provides findings and recommendations about technical directions, strategies, funding, and management. |
Contents
Introduction | 12 |
GOALS AND TARGETS | 14 |
INTERRELATIONSHIP OF VEHICLE AND FUEL TECHNOLOGIES | 18 |
ADVANCED INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES AND FUELS | 19 |
ADVANCED FUEL CELL VEHICLES AND FUELS | 21 |
COMMITTEE APPROACH AND ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT | 22 |
REFERENCES | 24 |
Major Crosscutting Issues | 25 |
STRUCTURAL MATERIALS | 81 |
REFERENCES | 85 |
Hydrogen Production Delivery and Dispensing | 86 |
HYDROGEN FUEL PATHWAYS | 89 |
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION | 90 |
HYDROGEN DELIVERY AND DISPENSING | 95 |
REFERENCES | 96 |
Overall Assessment | 97 |
SAFETY | 33 |
NATIONAL HYDROGEN VEHICLEINFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM | 39 |
PROGRAM STRUCTURE | 41 |
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ALTERNATIVE PATHWAYS | 47 |
REFERENCES | 48 |
Vehicle Subsystems | 50 |
ADVANCED COMBUSTION ENGINES EMISSION CONTROLS AND HYDROCARBON FUELS | 53 |
FUEL CELLS | 60 |
HYDROGEN STORAGE | 67 |
ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE | 71 |
ELECTRIC PROPULSION ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND POWER ELECTRONICS | 77 |
ADEQUACY BALANCE AND FUNDING OF THE PROGRAM | 102 |
REFERENCE | 107 |
Appendixes | 109 |
US Council for Automotive Research USCAR Consortia | 111 |
Organization Chart for the US Department of Energys Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy as of August 2004 | 113 |
Biographical Sketches for Committee Members | 115 |
Presentations at Committee Meetings | 123 |
Participants in Hydrogen Storage Projects for FY04 and FY05 | 127 |
Acronyms and Abbreviations | 129 |