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Mid-Term Progress Report
IPRO 304 Fall 2004
22nd Oct 2004
7. Business Team
7.1
Team Members
Initially the business team consisted of 4 members. After the reorganization of the project
the business team was expanded to take account of the requirements required for the
chemical engineers (CHEE). The business team was split into three main sub-groups:
The first sub-group is concerned with hydrogen economy; the second group, with the cost
analysis of the hybrid system; and the third group, with keeping a good relationship with
the sponsors of this project.
Hydrogen Economy Sub-Group:
 David Eisenberg (Group Leader)
 Chrissy Lefief (CHEE Leader)
 Rita Buresh
 Matt Moy
 Rick Kraft
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Cost Analysis Sub-Group:
 Steven Johnson
 Vince Aderangi
Sponsors:
 Siddha Pimputkar (Team Leader)
7.2
Hydrogen Economy Sub-Group
7.2.1 Objectives
The objective of this subgroup is to:
1) Investigate the economics and safety aspects of hydrogen use
2) Examine the design of hydrogen production facilities.
This section is split into three parts. In the first part Rick Kraft will report on the
economics of hydrogen production storage and distribution. In the 2nd part Chrissy Lefief
and Matt Moy will examine the design of a plant that produces hydrogen from natural
gas. In the 3rd part David Eisenberg will review hydrogen production for some non-fossil
fuel based sources and examine the design of a plant that produces hydrogen from a
thermochemical cycle powered by nuclear energy. Each section will describe what has
been accomplished, the future goals, and the obstacles/issues.
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