Alternative Fuels Alternative Fueled Vehicles

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Alternative Fuels / Alternative Fueled Vehicles

• Presented by DESC-BP
• Pam Serino

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Compliance Documents

• E.O. 13149, Greening the Government Through
  Federal Fleet and Transportation Efficiency,
  April 21, 2000
• 10 U.S.C. 2302, National Defense Authorization
  Act of FY 2002
• 42 U.S.C. 6201, Energy Conservation
  Reauthorization Act of 1998

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Compliance Documents

• 42 U.S.C. 6374, Energy Policy and Conservation
  Act
• 42 U.S.C. 13212, Energy Policy Act of 1992

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Compliance Documents

• 42 U.S.C. 6374, Energy Policy and Conservation
  Act
• 42 U.S.C. 13212, Energy Policy Act of 1992

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Goals

• E.O. 13149, section 202, requires a 1 mpg
  increase in fleet fuel efficiency by the end of
  the FY 2005, as compared to the FY 1999 baseline.

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Goals

• For FY 2005 and 2006, the NDAA of FY 2002,
  section 318, requires 5 percent of the procured
  light duty trucks that fall under section 303 of
  EPAct to be alternative fueled or hybrid
  vehicles.
• FY 2007 the percentage rises to 10 percent or
  higher

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Goals

• NDAA, section 318 requires 100 percent of the
  light duty (non-tactical) truck acquisitions not
  falling under section 303 of EPAct to be hybrid
  starting in FY 2005.

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DoD Strategy

• Leadership in the acquisition of AFVs/hybrids
  and the use of alternative fuels
• Leadership to help lower the nations dependence
  on foreign petroleum products

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DoD Strategy

• How is this accomplished?
• Success depends on increased availability of
  original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) AFV
  models that meet DoD requirements
• More commercial alternate fuel fueling
  infrastructure

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DoD Strategy

• Evolving legislative incentives/credits
  encouraging use and defraying initial cost
• Increased availability of new alternate fuels,
  such as B20 that require no special modification
  to existing engines.

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DoD Strategy

• DoD AFV strategy is divided into three time
  frames
• Immediate (use of CNG, E-85)
• Near- term (use of B20)
• Long-term (use of hydrogen fuel cells)

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Annual Reporting Requirements

• E.O. 13149 authorizes Office of Management and
  Budget (OMB) and DOE to collect information to
  measure each agencys progress in reducing annual
  petroleum consumption

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Annual Reporting Requirements

• Federal Automotive Statistical Tool (FAST)
• Stores, track all data entered by the agencies
• Useful management tool

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Annual Reporting Requirements

• DOE analyzes and presents the data to the White
  House, Congress and OMB

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DESC Award

• Continues to lead by example and be good stewards
  towards reducing nations petroleum dependence by
  supplying alternative fuels at locations
  requested by our customers
• DESC won the 2003 White House Closing the Circle
  Award for promoting the use of bio-based fuels in
  the Federal government

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Quality Concerns

• The supplier of the B100 must be EPA registered.
  If the vendor is not the supplier of B100, then
  he must have the registration of the supplier and
  a cover letter acknowledging that he is the
  vendors current supplier

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Quality Concerns

• Blending procedures used for B20
• Splash Blending in receipt tank is NOT
• permitted
• Truck Manifold blending is NOT permitted

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Quality Concerns

• Optimum blending technique
• Diesel fuel is picked up at supplier loading
  rack and driven to B100 supplier. The warm/hot
  B100 is added to the diesel fuel and blending
  occurs during transportation to the customer.

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Quality Concerns

• Blending in a compartmentalized
• truck IS acceptable WHEN
• Each compartment of the truck contains both the
  diesel fuel and B100
• (the product in each compartment may not be
  equivalent to B20, but when all compartments are
  discharged to receipt tank, the composite must be
  20 biodiesel

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Quality Concerns

• Improper blending during colder months can
  result in cloudiness, gelling, particulate
  formation or filter clogging
• Due to colder climates, some areas of the country
  do not supply biodiesel in the winter
• (suppliers are adding tank heaters or building
  storage tanks inside heated buildings)

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Quality Concerns

• It is critical that product meet the tenth
  percentile of the ASTM D975 diesel fuel
  specification for cloud point (CFPP can be
  substituted for cloud point with the appropriate
  adjustment to the required low temperature)
• Cold temperature additives have been developed to
  work specifically with Biodiesel and are approved
  for use in admin vehicles

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Quality Concerns

• B20 should never be ordered any more then
  monthly during periods of temperature change
• DESC will not supply product if it does not meet
  the low temperature requirements

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Quality Concerns

• Although product is improving constantly, storage
  stability still remains a concern
• Data shows that yellow grease blendstock may
  actually be a bit more stable in storage (the
  DESC 16.27 clause now permits B100 from a yellow
  grease feedstock)
• Storage stability additives are being perfected

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Specification Update

• Currently using the DESC C16.27 clause
• New changes end of Oct 2003
• Truck Manifold blending not permitted
• B100 supplier must be EPA registered
• Permits yellow grease as a B100 feedstock

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Specification Update

• ASTM has balloted a commercial specification
• It is included in the D975 diesel fuel spec
• It covers all grades of biodiesel from B5 to B20
• The DESC clause was used as the strawman
• To date no negatives have been received
• (will know outcome at Dec ASTM meeting)

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Educational Tools

• https//www.denix.osd.mil/ (Defense Environmental
  and Information Exchange)(DoD strategy, Military
  Services AFV Reporting requirements)
• National Biodiesel Board. http//www.biodiesel.org
  /resources/biodiesel_basics/ (What is it, How is
  it made)
• http//www.e85fuel.com/pdf/ethanol_guidebook.pdf
  (Handbook for handling, storing, and dispensing
  E85)

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Educational Tools

• http//www.eere.energy.gov/EE/trans_alt_vehicles.h
  tml (Description of Alternative Fuel Vehicles)
• http//www.afdc.doe.gov (The Alternative Fuels
  Data Center (AFDC). This is a one-stop shop for
  all your alternative fuel and vehicle information
  needs.)
• http//www.afdc.doe.gov/refueling_mapsite.shtml
  (Alternative Fuel Station Map Site)

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Educational Tools

• http//www.ccities.doe.gov/ (Sponsored by the
  U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Clean Cities
  Program supports public and private partnerships
  that deploy alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and
  build supporting infrastructure.)
• http//www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/flextech.shtml
  (Flex-Fuel Vehicles)

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Points of Contact

• Technical and Standardization
• Patricia Knox Bonner, patricia.bonner_at_dla.mil,
  703-767-8354
• Pam Serino, pamela.serino_at_dla.mil, 703-767-8363

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Points of Contact

• Contracting
• George Atwood, George.Atwood_at_dla.mil
• 703-767-9509
• Lula Manley, Lula.Manley_at_dla.mil,
• 703-767-9521