Advanced Power Technology Office of the US Air Force Carl Perazzola Subject Matter Expert for Advanced Power
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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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