Advanced Power Technology Office of

the US Air Force

Carl Perazzola

Subject Matter Expert for Advanced Power

“There’s Opportunity in Chaos!”

(AF-APTO)

—putting the pieces together (i.e. How do you integrate this stuff in the real world?)

• Politics

• Self interest

• Trying to accelerate commercialization

• Multitude of players

Why the Chaos

Addressing the chaos

• Develop a Business plan• Meet the political needs• Meet Customer needs

• Tailor business plan to environment• Available resources• Input from entire team

Safety Transportation Fuels Civil Engineering

Typical Business plan

• Sell the business case

• Using distributed generation and renewable sources (particularly in the SE US) -applications and benefits of DG

• Teaming base and federal level

• Position to Win Win

Successful Examples

• Hydrogen Fueling Station at Hickam AFB HI

• Future Hydrogen Station at Kirtland AFB NM

• Fuel Cell grid power demo at Robins AFB GA

• Renewable Energy Tent City at Tyndall AFB FL

• More. .More. .More

Thrive on Chaos

• Don’t stove pipe

• Don’t worry about who gets the credit

• Stick to the facts only

• Always look ahead

What we cannot afford...

Toward Zero ToleranceSo, we are driven…

•An accident can terminate a technology and eliminate an entire energy option overnight

Crossing the Chasm

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A D

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T I

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Commercialization

Early MarketEarly Market Mainstream MarketMainstream Market

Low-RateLow-RateProductionProduction

Full-RateFull-RateProductionProduction

Introduction Research

GrowthUniversalSystemsEngineering

MaturityIntroductionto Comm.Market

Decline

Technology TransformationTechnology Transformation

APTOAPTO

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To achieve goals quicker and faster we need …

•Technology Breakthroughs Hydrogen and advanced battery

•Technology Maturation Increased reliability

Minimize material cost Moving to COTS (commercial off-the-shelf)

•Well-funded CommitmentsEnsure program continuity

•Government Policies that Make It RealFund, produce, use, deploy, sustain

Needs

Questions

AFRL Renewable Energy Tent City