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Obadiah Bartholomy

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obart@ucdavis.edu
Office Telephone (916) 732-6835

Hydrogen Pathways Research Interests

Potential of transportation hydrogen to further encourage the development of renewable energy. Interests include economics of renewable hydrogen vs. renewables for grid electricity, grid constraints from oversaturation of renewables, grid demand associated with distributed electrolysis along major interstate freeways. Also examining the potential for a renewable portfolio standard for hydrogen. Thesis work will involve examining several of these aspects with respect to the California market.

Research Docket

Type	Description	Due Date	Key Contact
Paper	Analysis of Available Wind Resources and Their Suitability for Hydrogen Production in the Sacramento Area.	August 2004	Obadiah bartholomy
Paper	Renewable Hydrogen Production from Wind in California	April 2005	Obadiah Bartholomy
Presentation	Wind Hydrogen: a California Case Study	June 2005	Obadiah Bartholomy
Paper	Societal Benefits of Renewable Hydrogen in California	Fall 2005	Obadiah Bartholomy

Education

MS/PhD student, Transportation Technology & Policy, University of California, Davis. Project Outline for Thesis: Wind Electricity for Hydrogen, an Assessment of California Resource Potential, and Hurdles for Implementation.

Presentation of Progress: Modeling Wind Based Hydrogen Production in California

BS Mechanical Engineering, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Experience

NHA Student Hydrogen Station Design Contest; Team Lead; Spring Quarter 2004. Lead a team of 7 students in the development of a design proposal for a wind energy electrolytic hydrogen fueling station. Proposal included technical, economic, safety, environmental, and marketing sections. For details, please see http://www.h2ower.com/

Currently work at the Sacramento Municipal Utility District in the Renewable Generation Assets department, doing data collection and Performance Index for the Solar PV program, Distributed Generation, Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for SMUD, and Capstone Microturbine Testing.

Senior Project at Cal Poly: Conversion of a Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel to run off of vegetable oil and construction of a mobile biodiesel refinery as well as mobile emissions testing comparison of vegetable oil, biodiesel, B20 blend and petroleum diesel.