Review Of The 21st Century Truck Partnership

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 3
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309377133

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Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 3 Pdf

The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is the third in a series of three by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that have reviewed the research and development initiatives carried out by the 21CTP. Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Third Report builds on the Phase 1 and 2 reviews and reports, and also comments on changes and progress since the Phase 2 report was issued in 2012.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2012-07-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309222471

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Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Second Report by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2 Pdf

In July 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) appointed the Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, to conduct an independent review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP). The 21CTP is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership including four federal agencies-the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-and 15 industrial partners. The purpose of this Partnership is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This is the NRC's second report on the topic and it includes the committee's review of the Partnership as a whole, its major areas of focus, 21CTP's management and priority setting, efficient operations, and the new SuperTruck program.

Author : Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2012-06-04
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0309387582

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Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Second Report by Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council Pdf

In July 2010, the National Research Council (NRC) appointed the Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 2, to conduct an independent review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP). The 21CTP is a cooperative research and development (R&D) partnership including four federal agencies-the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), U.S. Department of Defense (DOD), and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-and 15 industrial partners. The purpose of this Partnership is to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This is the NRC's second report on the topic and it includes the committee's review of the Partnership as a whole, its major areas of focus, 21CTP's management and priority setting, efficient operations, and the new SuperTruck program.

Author : Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2008-09-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0309384753

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Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership by Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council Pdf

The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP), a cooperative research and development partnership formed by four federal agencies with 15 industrial partners, was launched in the year 2000 with high hopes that it would dramatically advance the technologies used in trucks and buses, yielding a cleaner, safer, more efficient generation of vehicles. "Review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership" critically examines and comments on the overall adequacy and balance of the 21CTP. The book reviews how well the program has accomplished its goals, evaluates progress in the program, and makes recommendations to improve the likelihood of the Partnership meeting its goals. Key recommendations of the book include that the 21CTP should be continued, but the future program should be revised and better balanced. A clearer goal setting strategy should be developed, and the goals should be clearly stated in measurable engineering terms and reviewed periodically so as to be based on the available funds.

Author : National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Assess Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2010-07-30
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309159470

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Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles by National Research Council,Transportation Research Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee to Assess Fuel Economy Technologies for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Pdf

Technologies and Approaches to Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles evaluates various technologies and methods that could improve the fuel economy of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, such as tractor-trailers, transit buses, and work trucks. The book also recommends approaches that federal agencies could use to regulate these vehicles' fuel consumption. Currently there are no fuel consumption standards for such vehicles, which account for about 26 percent of the transportation fuel used in the U.S. The miles-per-gallon measure used to regulate the fuel economy of passenger cars. is not appropriate for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, which are designed above all to carry loads efficiently. Instead, any regulation of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles should use a metric that reflects the efficiency with which a vehicle moves goods or passengers, such as gallons per ton-mile, a unit that reflects the amount of fuel a vehicle would use to carry a ton of goods one mile. This is called load-specific fuel consumption (LSFC). The book estimates the improvements that various technologies could achieve over the next decade in seven vehicle types. For example, using advanced diesel engines in tractor-trailers could lower their fuel consumption by up to 20 percent by 2020, and improved aerodynamics could yield an 11 percent reduction. Hybrid powertrains could lower the fuel consumption of vehicles that stop frequently, such as garbage trucks and transit buses, by as much 35 percent in the same time frame.

Author : National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 506 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-26
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309146401

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Hidden Costs of Energy by National Research Council,Policy and Global Affairs,Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology,Committee on Health, Environmental, and Other External Costs and Benefits of Energy Production and Consumption Pdf

Despite the many benefits of energy, most of which are reflected in energy market prices, the production, distribution, and use of energy causes negative effects. Many of these negative effects are not reflected in energy market prices. When market failures like this occur, there may be a case for government interventions in the form of regulations, taxes, fees, tradable permits, or other instruments that will motivate recognition of these external or hidden costs. The Hidden Costs of Energy defines and evaluates key external costs and benefits that are associated with the production, distribution, and use of energy, but are not reflected in market prices. The damage estimates presented are substantial and reflect damages from air pollution associated with electricity generation, motor vehicle transportation, and heat generation. The book also considers other effects not quantified in dollar amounts, such as damages from climate change, effects of some air pollutants such as mercury, and risks to national security. While not a comprehensive guide to policy, this analysis indicates that major initiatives to further reduce other emissions, improve energy efficiency, or shift to a cleaner electricity generating mix could substantially reduce the damages of external effects. A first step in minimizing the adverse consequences of new energy technologies is to better understand these external effects and damages. The Hidden Costs of Energy will therefore be a vital informational tool for government policy makers, scientists, and economists in even the earliest stages of research and development on energy technologies.

Author : National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program, Phase 3
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2010-12-23
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780309156837

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Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership by National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Committee on Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program, Phase 3 Pdf

The public-private partnership to develop vehicles that require less petroleum-based fuel and emit fewer greenhouse gases should continue to include fuel cells and other hydrogen technologies in its research and development portfolio. The third volume in the FreedomCAR series states that, although the partnership's recent shift of focus toward technologies that could be ready for use in the nearer term-such as advanced combustion engines and plug-in electric vehicles-is warranted, R&D on hydrogen and fuel cells is also needed given the high costs and challenges that many of the technologies must overcome before widespread use. The FreedomCAR (Cooperative Automotive Research) and Fuel Partnership is a research collaboration among the U.S. Department of Energy, the United States Council for Automotive Research - whose members are the Detroit automakers-five major energy companies, and two electric utility companies. The partnership seeks to advance the technologies essential for components and infrastructure for a full range of affordable, clean, energy efficient cars and light trucks. Until recently, the program primarily focused on developing technologies that would allow U.S. automakers to make production and marketing decisions by 2015 on hydrogen fuel cell-powered vehicles. These vehicles have the potential to be much more energy-efficient than conventional gasoline-powered vehicles, produce no harmful tailpipe emissions, and significantly reduce petroleum use. In 2009, the partnership changed direction and stepped up efforts to advance, in the shorter term, technologies for reducing petroleum use in combustion engines, including those using biofuels, as well as batteries that could be used in plug-in hybrid-electric or all electric vehicles.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1928 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Federal aid to energy development
ISBN : UCBK:C077742785

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2006: Dept. of the Army, Corps of Engineers by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2008 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : History
ISBN : STANFORD:36105050385314

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2006 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Political Science
ISBN : UOM:39015090407126

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Examining Federal Vehicle Technology Research and Development Programs by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Energy and Environment Pdf

Author : Committee on Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Transportation Research Board
Publisher : National Academy Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2005-11-09
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UOM:39015063196193

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Review of the Research Program of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership by Committee on Review of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Research Program,Board on Energy and Environmental Systems,Transportation Research Board Pdf

The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. This is a broad, very challenging research effort to assist in the development of high-risk technologies that will enable the vision of a clean and sustainable transportation energy future.

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1616 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Energy development
ISBN : PSU:000058170038

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Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year ... by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1616 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Federal aid to energy development
ISBN : MINN:31951D025308535

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for 2007 by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1614 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : MINN:31951D02530856Z

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Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2007 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water, and Related Agencies Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Energy development
ISBN : MINN:31951D037582125

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Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2013 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development Pdf