Steve Chalk

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Electrolysis Production of Hydrogen from Wind and
Hydropower
Steve Chalk Program Manager Hydrogen, Fuel
Cells and Infrastructure Technologies
September 9, 2003
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Hydrogen Infrastructure and Fuel Cell
Technologies put on an Accelerated Schedule

• President Bush commits a total 1.7 billion over
  first 5 years
• 1.2 billion for hydrogen and fuel cells RDD
  (720 million in new money)
• 0.5 billion for hybrid and vehicle technologies
  RDD
• Accelerated, parallel track enables industry
  commercialization decision by 2015.

Fuel Cell Vehicles in the Showroom and Hydrogen
at Fueling Stations by 2020
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Transportation Drives U.S. Energy Dependence
US Oil Use for Transportation

• Transportation accounts for 2/3 of the 20 million
  barrels of oil our nation uses each day.
• The U.S. imports 55 of its oil, expected to grow
  to 68 by 2025 under the status quo.
• Nearly all of our cars and trucks currently run
  on either gasoline or diesel fuel.

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Why Hydrogen? Its abundant, clean, efficient,
and can be derived from diverse domestic
resources.
Biomass
.
Transportation
HIGH EFFICIENCY RELIABILITY
Hydro Wind Solar Geothermal
Nuclear
Oil
Distributed Generation
ZERO/NEAR ZEROEMISSIONS
Coal
With Carbon Sequestration
Natural Gas
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Timeline for Hydrogen Economy
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Status of Presidents FY04 Budget Request
Energy and Water Development Appropriations
Interior Appropriations
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Hydrogen Production from Wind and Hydropower

• Wind/Hydropower Role
• Large domestic resources
• Low carbon electricity sources
• Low cost of electricity for electrolysis
• Electricity grid infrastructure

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Wind/Hydropower Electrolysis Activities

• Wind/hydropower electrolysis analysis
• 2004 advanced electrolysis new starts
• - Giner Electrochemical
• System
• - Proton Energy Systems
• - Teledyne Energy
• Systems
• Production and delivery solicitation
• Large scale electrolysis
• Renewable integration

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Meeting Goal

• Begin developing specific vision and priorities
  for renewable hydrogen production and help DOE
  further define its role in this area.