Hawaii Hydrogen Power Park
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Status
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in operation
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Start date
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31.12.2012
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Last changes
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16.01.2013 in operation, operation of shuttle buses through December 2014
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Public access
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Location
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United States
Hawaii
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96785
Volcano
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Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
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exact location is unknown
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Goal
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The shuttle bus project and the Power Park project are the first step in establish a Hawaii Hydrogen Highway on the Big Island.
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Description
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A highly flexible PV-wind-hydrogen-fuel cell test bed system capable of collecting data on the economics of producing hydrogen utilizing wind and solar intermittent primary renewable energy sources has been established at Kahua Ranch on the Big Island of Hawaii and will shortly begin operation to collect data in support of DOE Technology Validation objectives.
It is planned to leverage the Power Park hydrogen fueling facility by sharing the fueling infrastructure in support of a National Park Service (NPS) research project that calls for the technical validation of two hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid shuttle buses at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO).
DoE progress report 2010:
Selection of a contractor has been made, all agreements have been executed, and the hydrogen
station is due to be delivered to Hawaii in FY 2010.
• The selected system is from PowerTech which produces 12 kg of hydrogen per day and allows
rapid-fill to 350 bar with flexibility to expand output.
• At the Volcanoes National Park site, hydrogen is to be produced through electrolysis powered by
renewable electricity from Hawaii Electric Light Company.
• Specifications for the shuttle buses were developed by the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park and the
Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies.
• The PowerTech fueling station will be deployed at the Marine Corps base in Hawaii to support General
Motors Equinox fuel cell vehicles until vehicles at Volcanoes National Park are ready for deployment
Based on unanticipated delays by HAVO in acquiring its shuttle buses, the Power Park team is developing alternative plans to deploy the hydrogen fueling station to support the October 2010 deployment of GM Equinox vehicles at Marine Corps Base Hawaii on Oahu (LBST-Id 401)
Future Plans:
Install the Power Park fueling station at HAVO – target: December 2011.
Conduct hydrogen fueling operations of HAVO buses – January 2012 to December 2014.
The new system has a different configuration.
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Operator
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Technology provider
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Further partners
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Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI), University of Hawaii, Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO)
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Fuel
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Hydrogen supply
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CGH2 delivery - The hydrogen will be supplied via tube trailers from the PGV geothermal site. This leverages a non-related DOE/NRL project that is utilizing electrolyzers as a potential grid load management system while producing hydrogen
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Hydrogen storage
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Vehicles served
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two hydrogen fuel cell plug-in hybrid shuttle buses at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for December 2014
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Station-contact
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DoE project: Richard Rocheleau (Primary Contact),Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) University of Hawaii at Manoa rochelea@hawaii.edu
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Station-site
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Comments
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This project is part of the U.S. DoE hydrogen program.
Details see DoE progress report 2007.
The fueling station originally planned for HAVO is being reallocated to the MCB Hawaii on Oahu. (see LBST -Id 401) see DoE report 2011.
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