Building the Foundation for Zero Emission Flight by Paul Stith
1. Paul Stith
Director, Global Transportation Initiatives
StithP@bv.com
Forth Webinar: It’s A Bird! It’s A Plane! It’s an
Electric Plane!
March 9, 2021
Building the Foundation for
Zero Emission Flight
2. Black &
Veatch
Black & Veatch: Innovating for Over 100 Years
Our work in Transportation Decarbonization
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Renewable Energy Battery Energy Storage
Hydrogen Refueling High-Powered Charging
Transit & Fleet
Charging
Engaged
120+
MW
Behind-the-
Meter Battery
Installations
150+
MWh
EV Charging Sites
Deployed
1200+
Solar Capacity
Installed
25,000
MW
• Strategy, planning, design, engineering,
permitting through construction of EV
charging and H2 fueling at scale
• Communications, renewables, energy storage
integration and resilient microgrids
• Clients: Public & Private Fleets, Utilities,
Vehicle OEMs, Charging Networks, Developers
• Focus on safety, speed, and quality
3. Black &
Veatch
First of a Kind Projects and Programs
Supporting clients in all phases – from planning through deployment
Black & Veatch works with clients such as
Daimler Trucks North America (above),
Proterra and New Flyer and supporting
Washington DC DOT (above left) and New
York City Transit Authority (left)
Image source: Daimler Trucks North America
• Regional & Nationwide charging
networks
• Medium/Heavy Duty Truck OEMs
and Logistics Clients, multiple sites
and technologies with integrated
resilience
• Transit: Depot, on-route charging,
NYC, DC, Rochester, Reno, LA DOT
and several others
• Utility programs for AC and DC
Charging Infrastructure with over
10,000 charging stations under
contract
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Image source: Black & Veatch
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority
Image source: Washington DC DOT
4. Black &
Veatch
National Network Deployments in North America
Coast to coast programs with hundreds of simultaneous sites
To date, Black & Veatch has engineered, permitted and constructed over
3,800 high-powered DC Fast Charger posts for 475+ Electrify America sites.
Designed, engineered, permitted and/or constructed over 4,700 charging
posts for 800+ Tesla Supercharger sites in North America, UK & Australia.
Image source: Daimler Trucks North America
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5. Black & Veatch
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National Institute of Aerospace (NIA), under contract with
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Infrastructure study for Urban Air Mobility (UAM)
Modular Electrical
Infrastructure Design
2,500A 277/480V switch board
12.5kV 277/480V transformer (2 MVA)
Pod
1
600kW
power unit
600kW
power unit
eVTOL
Pod 2
Utility primary service
Medium-voltage switch
gear
600A 12.5kV
Pod 4
Pod 3
600kW
dispenser
600kW
dispenser
600kW
power unit
600kW
dispenser
eVTOL eVTOL
Pod 5
Report Online: http://bv.com/eVTOLs (slides upon request)
Scenario Capital
Budgets: At Grade,
Parking Garage, 30
Story Building
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US Utility / Power
Overview
6. Black & Veatch
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33rd Electric Vehicle Symposium (EVS33) White Paper
Summary of NIA NASA Report + eCTOL & eVTOL Synergies
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Source: NPIAS - Numbers and Types of Existing Airports in the United States (as of May 2018)
Existing US Aviation Facilities
Email StithP@bv.com
for link to white paper
7. Black & Veatch
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380 Primary Airports carry
99% of Commercial Traffic
Over 6,000 Non-Primary
Facilities which board less
than 10,000 Passengers
per Year
Source: National Plan of Integrated Airport
Systems 2019 Report
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8. Black & Veatch
New York Urban Air Mobility
Source: Black & Veatch
*Energy Assumptions: (600KW/60 minutes * 9-minute charging
session *160 flights per day) = 14,400 KWh Transit Buses: 250KWh
per day * 5,700 Transit Buses = 1,425,000 MWh + weather &
extended operating hours
Low Volume Scenario:
160 Flights Per Day
14MWh Energy*
NYC MTA Transit Buses
(5700) could require as
much as 2 GWh
Manhattan Heliport, New York, iStock Photo, demerzel21 8
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Long Beach Airport
Example for Potential eCTOL & eVTOL Integration
Source: Black & Veatch NIA-NASA UAM Infrastructure Study http://bv.com/eVTOLs
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Long Beach Airport
Example for Potential eCTOL & eVTOL Integration
Source: Black & Veatch NIA-NASA UAM Infrastructure Study http://bv.com/eVTOLs
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Portland, OR Photos: Paul Stith, Black & Veatch
Facility Retrofit Challenges & Opportunities
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12. Black & Veatch
Charging Infrastructure Requirements
• Vehicles classes near, mid and long term
• Duty cycles, fleet operations, mission volume
• Integration with ground fleet applications
• Safety and resilience requirements
• Clean energy and grid integration opportunities
• Charging standardization pathways
Understanding of the emerging technology’s power and energy
requirements across urban and regional people and goods movement
aviation networks.
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Source: Black & Veatch
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Mission Critical Communication Requirements
• Time sensitive, Vehicle / Vehicle Communications
• Ground / Air Communications
• Vehicle to Cloud & Edge Data Centers
• Weather Conditions
• Fleet & Infrastructure Operations: Energy,
Grid and Vehicle State of Charge
Aggregating needs for communications infrastructure across the entire
ecosystem to support safe and efficient airspace controls and fleet
operations based on time and criticality:
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Source: Black & Veatch
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Facilities Requirements
• Physical and cyber security
• Fire and hazmat safety (esp. in hybrid fueling scenarios)
• Power and communications systems resilience
• Passenger and freight security screening
• FBO / Gate infrastructure and amenities
• Vehicle maintenance, cleaning and certification
Compiling needs for Advance Aviation facilities to support safe and
efficient airspace controls and fleet operations based on time and
criticality:
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Source: Black & Veatch
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Advanced Air Mobility - $115 Billion US Market by 2035
Industry Collaboration, Standardization & Policy Support
CharIN Megawatt
Charging System (MCS)
NASA, FAA, DOT, DOE, FCC ● Countries, States, Cities, Regions ● Industry
+ Many more
organizations
Tent: Skyler, Jamare
At-Grade site locations would allow for simplified installation compared to installations on existing multi-story structures.
Taking advantage of existing infrastructure (i.e. helipads, airspace corridors, etc.) may address some construction and permitting considerations.
Tent: Skyler, Jamare
At-Grade site locations would allow for simplified installation compared to installations on existing multi-story structures.
Taking advantage of existing infrastructure (i.e. helipads, airspace corridors, etc.) may address some construction and permitting considerations.