AFVTech signs contract with Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC) of North Dakota. AFVTech is currently working on a vehicle conversion project with BEPC and the Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota, to develop a hydrogen vehicle conversion system for a new and innovative Wind-to-Hydrogen Pilot Project. BEPC along with the EERC and several other partners is developing a hydrogen vehicle fueling station that will be powered by wind turbines. This project will produce hydrogen through the electrolysis of water, making it a non-polluting sustainable source of hydrogen. The Wind to Hydrogen Program is a 2-year study on the benefits of using renewable Hydrogen. During this study, AFVTech will be collecting data to understand the durability, overall performance and emissions of a Hydrogen fueled vehicle. This study plays an important role in Hydrogen vehicles being subjected
to sub-zero conditions. The study will also determine what modifications will be needed (if any) to maximize efficiency for a production vehicle. The following is a list of the major project partners and participants:
Basin Electric Power Cooperative (BEPC)
U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan ND
US Dept of Energy
North Dakota State University
University of North Dakota, Energy and Environmental Research Center (UNDEERC)
NDSU Reasearch Extension Center
Central Power Cooperative
Verendrye Electric Cooperative
Ryan Chevrolet
AFVTech Inc.
North Dakota Dept. of Transportation
North Dakota Detp. of Commerce
Emissions goal tier 2 bin 3
H/C .009 GPM
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The H2ICE conversion system designed for this project, will allow hydrogen to be used in an existing internal combustion engine (ICE) and will also allow the vehicle to operate on either E85 (ethanol/gasoline blend) or gasoline when hydrogen is not available. “Efficient utilization of the existing hydrogen infrastructure that is currently available is what lead us to develop and patent our H2ICE Bi-Fuel conversion system,” says Kevin Fern, President of AFVTech, Inc. located in Avondale Arizona. Mr. Fern further stated “Partnering with BEPC and the EERC in North Dakota has given us another opportunity to further prove our concept and move it into the market outside or our local community.”
The numbers
The Numbers
Stats on the H2ICE prototype Standard FTP test:
Normally aspirated, NON-SUPERCHARGED!
Actual emissions data
CO .09 GPM
NOX .031 GPM
CO2 3.230 GPM CO2 Level is .004% of a Gasoline vehicle
23 mpgge combined city and highway, a/c off
18 mpgge combined city and highway a/c on
31 mpgge highway only a/c off
29 mpgge highway only a/c on
0-50 mph 12.5 seconds
0-60 mph 16.7 seconds
Top speed 90+ mph
