Search Results - subject:"TRANSPORTATION SECTOR"

A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China

Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008

This study identifies a strategy that (1) provides future energy services for Hainan in the least environmentally degrading way, (2) eliminates the need to build significant amounts of new fossil-fueled, electric generating capacity, saving capital to invest in other development projects, (3)...

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Short-Termed Integrated Forecasting System: 1993 Model documentation report

2008

The purpose of this report is to define the Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System (STIFS) and describe its basic properties. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the US Energy Department (DOE) developed the STIFS model to generate short-term (up to 8 quarters), monthly forecasts of...

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State Clean Energy Practices: Renewable Fuel Standards

Mosey, G.; Kreycik, C. - 2008

developing a market for renewable fuels in the transportation sector. This flexible market-based policy, when properly executed …

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Forecasting urban highway travel for year 2005

Miaou, Shaw-Pin; Rathi, A.K.; Southworth, F.; Greene, D.L. - 2008

As part of a study aimed at estimating suburban highway needs for year 2005, models were developed for forecasting daily vehicle miles of travel (DVMT) for urban areas and its distribution by highway functional class, urban location, and urban area size. A regression model combining both time...

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Understanding and Informing the Policy Environment: State-Level Renewable Fuels Standards

Brown, E.; Cory, K.; Arent, D. - 2008

renewable fuels in the transportation sector. During the past decade, U.S. states and several countries began implementing these …

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Assessment of costs and benefits of flexible and alternative fuel use in the US transportation sector. Technical report twelve: Economic analysis of alternative uses for Alaskan No...

2008

As part of the Altemative Fuels Assessment, the Department of Energy (DOE) is studying the use of derivatives of natural gas, including compressed natural gas and methanol, as altemative transportation fuels. A critical part of this effort is determining potential sources of natural gas and the...

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A prefeasibility study of energy resource options in Hainan, China

Hill, L.J.; Russell, M.; Barron, W.F.; LaRocco, P.; Shen, Z. - 2008

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009436245

The contribution of the DOE's R D budget in natural gas to energy price security

Sutherland, R.J. - 2008

price stability. The sector most vulnerable to fuel price variations is, of course, the transportation sector. The most … transportation sector. The enhanced research and development program for energy security, in the NES, proposes major funding …

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U.S. energy flow, 1992

Borg, I.Y.; Briggs, C.K. - 2008

This report discusses energy consumption in the United States which rose slightly in 1992, reflecting partial recovery from the economic recession that prevailed during the previous year. Increases were registered in all major end use sectors with the largest occurring in the industrial sector....

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Global Climate Change and the Transportation Sector: An Update on Issues and Mitigation Options

Geffen, CA; Dooley, JJ; Kim, SH - 2008

, and limited technology alternatives, at least in the near-term, the transportation sector will likely represent a … demand for energy services or to transform the way these services are provided in the transportation sector. We believe that … the transportation sector. This paper presents an update of ongoing research into a variety of technological options that …

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