The Fuelcell Propulsion Institute, founded in 1996 by Dr. Arnold R. Miller, began as an international nonprofit organization advocating for commercialization of fuelcell vehicles for industry. Utilizing public education, media communications, citizen mobilization, legislative lobbying, administrative lobbying, or litigation, the Institute advocated for ongoing and future vehicle development and demonstration projects.
Consistent with its mission regarding new vehicle concepts and feasibility, the Institute is presently the prime contractor for a total cost study that will compare the total costs of the conceptual supersonic tube vehicle transport system with conventional air transport.
“Least-Cost Hybridity Analysis of Industrial Fuel Cell Vehicles”
When fuelcell capital cost, oversized battery capital cost, and battery cycle life are simultaneously optimized, the least-cost configuration has the fuelcell operate above the mean power, instead of the fuelcell operating continuously at the mean power of the duty cycle. Published in European Fuel Cell News, Volume 7, January 2001.
The Hydrogen Production and Distribution Study
Examines the best range of options for a mine operation to produce, deliver and refuel underground vehicles. Based on economics, safety, operational requirement and industry acceptance, the best options were selected. The study, carried out by HATCH, was finished in October.
Foundations of Fuelcell Power and Automated Control (Duty Cycle Project)
As the basis of rational fuelcell vehicle design, the project team determined the quantitative duty cycles of four important classes of underground vehicles: loader, shuttle car, locomotive, and robotic vehicle for emergency response-and-recovery operations. Included in the analysis was the first ever duty cycle evaluation of a fuelcell-powered locomotive, a 4-ton vehicle.
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Published 3 February 2010 :: Updated 11 May 2010