{"id":32749,"date":"2018-10-05T11:15:35","date_gmt":"2018-10-05T15:15:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/?p=32749"},"modified":"2018-10-05T14:14:47","modified_gmt":"2018-10-05T18:14:47","slug":"plug-power-rpi-and-energy-department-to-work-on-robotic-hydrogen-fueling-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/saratogabusinessjournal\/2018\/10\/plug-power-rpi-and-energy-department-to-work-on-robotic-hydrogen-fueling-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Plug Power, RPI And Energy Department To Work On Robotic Hydrogen Fueling Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Plug Power Inc. , which has a manufacturing plant in Clifton Park, in partnership with the RPI Center for Automation Technologies &amp; Systems (CATS) and the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is working to develop a first-of-its-kind robotic hydrogen fueling technology for motive power applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The immediate goal of the robotic fueling station is to increase the ease and efficiency of fueling hydrogen-powered vehicles in warehouse settings, where every second amounts to more than $1,000 in annual cost impact for medium to large sites officials said.<\/span><!--more--><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Plug Power and RPI CATS teams completed a pilot feasibility study for the robotic fueling station, which demonstrated the ability of the system to independently interconnect the fuel cell to the fueling station without human intervention. Alongside Plug Power\u2019s engineering team, RPI CATS students developed the technology for the robotic fueling station pilot study, including the computer vision, sensors, robotic manipulation of the fueling nozzle, and remote controlling mechanisms.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cToday, the technology can retrofit existing GenFuel sites supporting the more than 20,000 GenDrive fuel cells in the field,\u201d said Dustan Skidmore, vice president of engineering for Plug Power. \u201cIn the future, the technology can be used in on-road fleet vehicles, autonomous guided vehicles (AGVs), and self-driving passenger cars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The research and development team will use a $2 million grant recently awarded by the DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) to develop a commercially viable autonomous hydrogen fueling station, with additional technology development including data exchange, interconnection interfaces, and robotic equipment that meets the safety standards of commercial deployment in unstructured environments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">NREL will leverage research experience in hydrogen station performance evaluation and component and system reliability to conduct preliminary testing for on-road fueling. The learnings from this work will then be used to develop a demonstration on-road dispenser.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWe\u2019re thrilled with the outcome of the RPI CATS team\u2019s work on this successful pilot project, and look forward to continued collaboration with both CATS and NREL,\u201d said Andy Marsh, CEO of Plug Power.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plug Power Inc. , which has a manufacturing plant in Clifton Park, in partnership with the RPI Center for Automation Technologies &amp; Systems (CATS) and the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s National Renewable Energy Laboratory, is working to develop a first-of-its-kind robotic hydrogen fueling technology for motive power applications. 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