Innovation for Transportation Systems

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1 We will be known by the tracks we leave... Innovation for Transportation Systems A Focus on Energy and Fuels Presented to 2013 Ohio Conference on Freight Mark Haberbusch September 12, 2013 Sierra Lobo, Inc. Technology Development and Engineering Center Hoover Road Milan, Ohio Notice: Information contained in this document is not to be reproduced or distributed without the permission of Sierra Lobo, Inc.

2 Introduction Welcome to Sierra Lobo. My Objective is to Provide Examples of Innovation Related Transportation Systems Facilitate Idea Generation for Future Transportation Systems Provide Information on Hydrogen Fuel Thank you for attending the tour! 2

3 Number of Employees Overview Sierra Lobo, Inc. Focus on high-tech engineering services, innovative technologies, and reliable products More than 500 engineers, technicians, and administrative professionals Hispanic-American owned, small disadvantaged business, incorporated in 1993 Customer focused with sustained performance in the excellent range on all contracts Growth Years Integrity, Trust, and Focus on Excellence President and CEO George A. Satornino 3

4 Overview Business Focus and Customers Our Business Focus Government Services Engineering Services Test and Evaluation Research and Development Research and Technology Engineered Systems We offer customers value resulting from the synergies between our services, technologies, and products. Our Customers Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) U.S. Air Force (USAF) U.S. Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) U.S. Navy Office of Naval Research (ONR) Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) U.S. Army U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) U.S. Army Redstone Test Center (RTC) U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Department of Energy (DOE) Lockheed Martin The Boeing Company (Boeing) Jacobs Engineering Booz Allen Hamilton URS Ball Aerospace QinetiQ NA 4

5 TDEC Technology Development and Engineering Center TDEC Complex Engineering services complex Cradle to grave services IT infrastructure for virtual engineering Manufacturing and assembly complex Class 10,000 assembly area Secure research lab Bonded storage areas Hardware test and V&V capabilities of extreme pressure and temperature systems Cryogenic fuels and oxidizer testing complex Sierra Lobo Test Facility (SLTF) 1500 gallons of LH 2 storage and distribution High and low speed DAQ, video and controls Class I Group B,C,D electrical classification TDEC SLTF LH 2 dewar fill Enhanced solutions resulting from the synergies between our services, technologies, and products. We will be known by the tracks we leave... 5

6 Research and Technology Cryogenic Fluid Storage Unmanned Underwater Vehicle Power Systems Advanced cryogenic reactant storage system enables fuel cell powered underwater vehicles System features: Liquid hydrogen and/or liquid oxygen reactant storage PEM, SOFC fuel cell, thermal engine compatible Scaleable from heavy-weight vehicles (21 ) to large-diameter (60 ) UUVs Vacuum jacketed liquid cryogen vessels with multi-layer insulation system UUV applications: Mine reconnaissance Submarine track and trail Navy SEAL delivery Oil and gas exploration Photo courtesy of NUWC Provides significant increase in energy storage over batteries at lower overall cost Energy Source Endurance (hrs)* Energy (kwh) Net Specific Energy (Wh/kg) Silver-Zinc Batteries Rechargeable Lithium Ion Battery Primary Lithium Ion Battery Sierra Lobo Fuel Cell (LOX/LH2) Consumables Cost Recharge time is 2X endurance; recharge up to 20 times Recharge cost is minimal; cell maintenance cost Not rechargeable, $100,000 per use <$200 Reactant cost per use We will be known by the tracks we leave... 6

7 Research and Technology Cryogenic Fluid Storage Liquid Hydrogen Flight Tank for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Advanced cryogenic liquid hydrogen reactant storage system enables long endurance fuel cell powered unmanned vehicles System features: Liquid hydrogen reactant storage enables 72-hour continuous flight operations Contains 27 percent of the system s weight in hydrogen Scaleable to larger vehicles Specific energy is an impressive 2,500 W-hr/kg for Ion Tiger UAV with Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) fuel cell Turn key liquid hydrogen generation, storage, and delivery system supports base refueling operations and testing UAV applications: Intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance Navy surface ship decoys Targets Provides significant increase in energy storage (3x) over compressed gaseous hydrogen Ion Tiger fuel cell UAV photo courtesy of Naval Research Laboratory We will be known by the tracks we leave... 7

8 Engineered Systems Hydrogen Refueling Facility Hydrogen Refueling Station Equipment from a formerly operational electrolysis-based hydrogen generation & fueling station (originally installed in Vermont) and from NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC) were integrated together by Sierra Lobo to form a hydrogen production and fueling station at the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) - Hayden Road site. The station will be used to fuel a fuel-cell powered bus, which the RTA will operate in revenue service in the Cleveland area. The hydrogen station consisted of an electrolyzer/chiller, surge tank, compressor, high pressure storage, and dispenser. The hydrogen flows to a surge tank prior to entering the compressor skid where it is pressurized from ~200 to ~6000 psi. RTA Hydrogen Refueling Station We will be known by the tracks we leave... 8

9 Applications Using Hydrogen Growth potential continues to increase for the use of hydrogen fuel for vehicles Forklift trucks DoD, DoE, Wall-Mart Commercial Aircraft and Ground Support Equipment Auxiliary Power Units (APU) Unmanned Areal Vehicles (UAV) Boeing, Aerovironment, Lockheed Martin, UTC, NRL Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUV) Sierra Lobo, ONR, NAVSEA Commercial Ground Transportation Honda, GM, Toyota, BMW, many others Ohio has always been the leader in hydrogen fueled vehicle development First hydrogen fueled aircraft Centaur and Saturn IV upper stages Slush hydrogen research for aerospace planes First liquid hydrogen pickup truck operated First closed loop liquid hydrogen/fuel cell power system for UUV We will be known by the tracks we leave... 3 November

10 Benefits of Hydrogen Benefits of Hydrogen for Transportation Systems Increase operational duration (2-5 times) compared to batteries and ICE Comparable cost to diesel Non-toxic compared to batteries No spill problems Non-polluting (no signatures) Water easier/safer to transport Renewable energy can be used to make hydrogen from water using electrolysis Abundant natural gas for making hydrogen with steam reformation We will be known by the tracks we leave... 3 November