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Committee Meetings and Presentations
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., DECEMBER 5-6, 2011
U.S. DRIVE Overview Presentation
Christy Cooper, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Director, U.S. DRIVE Partnership
Partnership Target Setting Process
Jake Ward, DOE Vehicle Technologies Program Analyst
DOE Perspective on U.S. DRIVE and Overview of the Vehicle Technologies Program
Patrick Davis, Vehicle Technologies Program Manager
Vehicle Operations Group Perspective on U.S. DRIVE
William Peirce, Vehicle Technologies Program Manager, General Motors
Utility Operations Group Perspective on U.S. DRIVE
Haukur Asgeirsson, Manager—Engineering, Distribution Operations, Power Systems Technology, DTE Energy
Richard Cromie, Program Manager, Electric Transportation, Southern California Edison
DOE Perspective on U.S. DRIVE and Overview of the Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Program
Sunita Satyapal, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Program Manager
Fuels Operations Group Perspective on U.S. DRIVE
Puneet Verma, Biofuels and Hydrogen Unit, Chevron
Jack Jordan, Manager, Fuel Compliance and Trends, ConocoPhillips
Coal to Liquids
Sam Tam, Director, Division of Advanced Energy Systems, Office of Fossil Energy
Natural Gas as Transportation Energy Source:
Natural Gas as a Direct Transportation Fuel
Kevin Stork, Fuels Technology Team Lead, DOE Vehicle Technologies Program
Natural Gas as a Feedstock for Hydrogen
Fred Joseck, Technology Analyst, DOE Fuel Cell Technologies Program
Biomass and Biofuels
Valerie Reed, Conversion Team Lead, Biomass Program, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
Smart Grid and Renewable Electricity
Patricia Hoffman, Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., JANUARY 26-27, 2012
Electrochemical Energy Storage Technical Team
Ronald Elder, Chrysler; David Howell, DOE
Electrical and Electronics Technical Team
John Czubay, General Motors; Susan Rogers, DOE
Advanced Combustion and Emissions Control Technical Team
Ken Howden, DOE; Richard Peterson, General Motors
Materials Technical Team
Carol Schutte, DOE; Matt Zaluzec, Ford
Vehicle System and Analysis Technical Team
Lee Slezak, DOE
Grid Interaction Technical Team
Keith Hardy, Argonne National Laboratory; Eric Lee, Chrysler
Kathi Epping-Martin, DOE; Craig Gittleman, General Motors
Hydrogen Storage Technical Team
Scott Jorgensen, General Motors; Ned Stetson, DOE
Hydrogen Production Technical Team
Sara Dillich, DOE; Tecle Rufael, Chevron
Hydrogen Delivery Technical Team
James Simnick, BP; Scott Weil, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Fuel Pathway Integration Technical Team
Fred Joseck, DOE; Matt Watkins, ExxonMobil
Codes and Standards Technical Team
Antonio Ruiz, DOE; Ian Sutherland, General Motors
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., MARCH 12-13, 2012
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Lifetime Limitations: The Role of Electrocatalyst Degradation
Deborah Myers, Group Leader, Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Materials, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory
Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence
Don Anton, Director, Hydrogen Storage Engineering Center of Excellence, Savannah River National Laboratory
Hydrogen Transportation in Germany—Status and Plans
Thorsten Herbert, Nationale Organisation Wasserstoff und Brennstoffzellentechnologie (by phone)
Hydrogen Transportation in Japan—Status and Plans
Robert Wimmer, National Manager, Energy and Environmental Research, Technical and Regulatory Affairs, Toyota North America, Inc.
Hydrogen Storage and Electrochemical/Battery Storage
John Vetrano, Program Manager, DOE Office of Science, Basic Energy Sciences
ARPA-E Activities in Electrochemical/Battery Storage
Dane Boysen, Program Director, Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E)
Summary of Committee Subgroup Discussion with General Motors
Glenn Eisman, Committee Member
Daimler Perspective on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
William Craven, General Manager, Regulatory Affairs, Daimler AG
COMMITTEE MEETING, WASHINGTON, D.C., JUNE 4-5, 2012
Update on Battery Activity
David Howell, Team Lead for Hybrid Electric Systems, DOE Vehicle Technologies Program
Wireless Charging: Technology Status and Challenges
David Anderson, Vehicle Systems, Simulation, and Testing, DOE Vehicle Technologies Program
High Temperature Nuclear Reactors for Hydrogen Production
Carl Sink, DOE Office of Nuclear Energy
Summary of Site Visits to Lincoln Composites and Quantum Technologies
R. Rhoads Stephenson and Kathleen C. Taylor, Committee Members
Summary of Site Visits to GM-Torrance, AC Propulsion, and Southern California Edison
Linos Jacovides, R. Rhoads Stephenson, and Kathryn Bullock, Committee Members
Summary of Site Visit to GM-Fuel Cell Facility
Glenn Eisman, Dennis Corrigan, and Robert Nowak, Committee Members
Honda’s Perspective on Fuel Cell, Electric, and Natural Gas Vehicles
Robert Bienenfeld, Sr., Manager, Environment and Energy Strategy, Honda Motor Co., Inc.
COMMITTEE SUBGROUP MEETINGS
Committee subgroups also made visits to General Motors, Honeoye Falls, New York; Lincoln Composites, Lincoln, Nebraska; Quantum Technologies, Irvine, California; USCAR Headquarters, Southfield, Michigan; General Motors Advanced Technology Center, Torrance, California; AC Propulsion, San Dimas, California; Southern California Edison, Westminster, California; and Structural Composites Industries (SCI), Pomona, California.