WOLVERINE Mechanical

The Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL) of the Detroit Arsenal in Warren, Michigan ($6,000,000)

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Wolverine Mechanical was recently the prime Mechanical Contractor for the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) in Warren, MI.  This new 30,000-square-foot facility for testing military ground vehicles, called the Ground Systems Power and Energy Laboratory (GSPEL),  will evaluate an array of military vehicles, from light transports such as HMMWVs to heavy combat vehicles such as military tanks with hybrid-electric and fuel-cell configurations.

Military vehicles provide special testing challenges because they operate at extremely high power levels under extreme environmental conditions, often requiring new and experimental technologies. Currently no such facility exists to meet these challenges.

The GSPEL is a one-of-a-kind research and testing laboratory complex. Eight different labs are housed in the 30,000-square-foot facility and they are the cornerstone for the Army's next generation of power and energy initiatives. The facility provides scientists and researchers with the ability to integrate hybrid-electric and fuel-cell technologies into advanced military vehicles.

The eight-labs-in-one complex has capabilities unlike any other facility in the world, including the ability to test both entire vehicles and individual vehicle system components in a wide variety of environmental conditions