Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Motive Power for Industrial Switcher Locomotives

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1 Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Motive Power for Industrial Switcher Locomotives Peter Eggleton Mech Eng Railway Context Advisor to Hydrogenics Corp. TELLIGENCE Group Consultants in Transportation Technology Saint-Lambert (Montreal), Canada 11th International Hydrail Conference University of Birmingham, England July 3-5, 2016 Hydrogen Fuel Cells as Motive Power for Industrial Switchers 1

2 Content of Presentation Canadian Rail Sector Particulars Hydrail 2013 Background to Current Activities Industrial Switching Sector Characteristics Types of operations Types of locomotion TractivePower TP56 Industrial Switcher Locomotive Based on Recycled Equipment Diesel Motive Power Baseline Configuration Hydrogen Fuel Cell Sizing and Retrofit Design Establish Duty Cycle of Envisaged Deployment Site Size Fuel Cell, Buffer Battery, Hydrogen Gas Reservoir, BOP Envisaged HFC Motive Power with Power-to-Gas H 2 Supply Annex Listing Other Studies 2

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4 Environmental Impact of Diesel Prime Movers on Canadian Railways * Canadian Railway Diesel Motive Power Fleet: Mainline Freight Locomotives - 2,000 } Yard, Road Switching Locos } Passenger Locomotives } Total: 3,070 Annual Diesel Fuel Consumption (litres): Freight operations billion } Passenger (VIA + Commuter) 100 million } Total: 2 billion Annual Diesel Exhaust Emissions (tonnes): Greenhouse Gases (CO 2 equiv ) - 6 million CACs (NOx, HC, CO, PM, SOx) thousand * Source Railway Association of Canada Locomotive Emissions Monitoring Program

5 Some Background to Current Hydrail Activities 1) Hydrail 2013 in Toronto was venue for Hydrogenics Corporation to identify new rail opportunities for HFC. 2) Telligence Group was retained to undertake HFC application study for the Toronto UP Express Shuttle railcars to be deployed for 2015 Pan-American Games. 3) OEM supplying UP Express railcars was reluctant due to schedule pressure, so other OEMs canvassed. 4) Press Release May 26, 2015, on the Hydrogenics- Alstom Transport Agreement to Commercialize HFC. 5) Telligence Group also examined HFC retrofitting of TractivePower TP56 industrial switcher, Commuter Locomotives and DMU railcars as HFC demostrators. 5

6 Industrial Switching Locomotion 6

7 Why Consider Industrial Switching Locomotives for HFC Powering? Respond to national GHG reduction goals, plus promotion of electrification of transport; Avoid CAC emissions in constrained areas: Such as Industrial Terminals in sensitive urban areas, Movements involving significant diesel engine idling, Near food processing and similar health sensitive sites, Permitting access to unventilated warehouses, tunnels, Assembling commuter trains in electrified coach-yards. Simple platform to facilitate HFC retrofit. 7

8 Competing Mobile Railcar Movers and Switcher Locomotives 8

9 HFC Powering Study of TractivePower TP56 Industrial Switcher Locomotive 9

10 TP56 Body is Half of an EMD SD Axle 3000 hp Freight Locomotive 10

11 HFC Hybrid Configuration for Powering Locomotive 11

12 Prime Mover Location on TractivePower TP56 Industrial Switcher Locomotive 12

13 Methodology for Sizing HFC System 13

14 TP56 Shunting Hopper Cars at Grain Elevator, Cloverdale, B.C., Canada 14

15 Datalogger 2-hour Trace of Actual kw Drawn by TP56 Traction Motors during Shunting Grain Hopper Cars at Elevator 15

16 Hybrid HFC Battery Buffer Options for TractivePower TP56 Industrial Switcher 16

17 Fuel Cell / Buffer Battery PowerPack 17

18 Hydrogen Gas Reservoir 18

19 HyPM tm HD90 Technical Data 19

20 HyPM tm HD90 Performance Data 20

21 Currently Seeking Support for a Demonstration of a Total HFC / Power-to-Gas System 21

22 With Appreciation for Data and Information from: TractivePower Corporation, North Vancouver, B.C. Hydrogenics Corporation, Mississauga, Ontario Thank you Peter Eggleton Principal Consultant TELLIGENCE Group Saint-Lambert (Montreal), Quebec, J4S 1H4, Canada Tel:

23 ANNEX LISTING OTHER STUDIES UP Express Shuttle from Toronto s Union Station to Pearson Airport Commuter Locomotive for GO Transit Service Retrofit of Railcar for Ottawa O-Train Service 23

24 HFC Powering Study of DMU for Toronto Union Station Pearson Airport Shuttle 24

25 Post Pan-American Games DMU to EMU Conversion?? Step 1: DMU Parts Removal Step 2: Retrofit Electrical Parts for Catenary Powering 25

26 HFC Powering Study of Heavy Rail Commuter Locomotive 26

27 Speed Profile of GO Transit Burlington Toronto Oshawa Commuter Line 18 Station Stops; km; 1hour 37 minutes Acceleration Performance Speed, MPH Speed 0 00: : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : :20.0 Time 27

28 HFC Study of Retrofitting DMU Railcars on Ottawa O-Train 28