Military Researches Fuel Cell Vehicles to cut petroleum use by 75%

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http://dodfuelcell.cecer.army.mil/research/H2Initiatives.html#Ethanol

Demonstration of JP-8-Based Hydrogen Production and Use in Military Fuel Cell Electric Hybrid Vehicles

As part of an FY05 Congressionally funded effort with ERDC-CERL, the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) and ePower Synergies, Inc. (ePower), initiated work on an anticipated 3-year program to demonstrate the military viability of a hydrogen supply–fuel cell vehicle combination as a key step toward meeting the U.S. Army After Next (AAN) objective of a 75% reduction in battlefield petroleum use. Objectives of the anticipated 3-year program are to:

Develop and optimize a JP-8-based field-portable system capable of on-demand production and dispensing of high-pressure proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell-quality hydrogen.

Design and manufacture PEM fuel cell electric hybrid (FCEH)-powered aircraft ground support vehicles.

Demonstrate and perform an operational comparison of the military viability of the hydrogen supply–vehicle supply combination in wide-ranging climate conditions—at Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB) in North Dakota and at Hickam Air Force Base (HAFB) in Hawaii.

Design and evaluate a mobile JP-8-based on-demand hydrogen production and dispensing system for frontline supply of high-pressure hydrogen to fuel cell-powered equipment.

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1. A wild guess...

The JP-8 Hydrogen Production System reforms ethanol?