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Document Number | 9523 |
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Primary Title | Lessons Learned from Alternative Transportation Fuels: Modeling Transition Dynamics |
Author Name | Welch, Cory |
Author Affiliation | National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, Colorado |
Published Date | 02/01/2006 |
Detailed Publish Date | February 2006 |
Page Count | 34 |
Document Type | REPORT |
Abstract | Much attention has been given to the use of hydrogen as an alternative transportation fuel, but hydrogen was certainly not the first fuel considered as an alternative to gasoline for transportation applications. Options ranging from all-electric vehicles to those running on natural gas, propane, ethanol, and biodiesel have also received both industry and government attention. Unfortunately, previous government efforts to encourage widespread adoption of alternative fuel vehicles have been largely unsuccessful. The National Academy of Engineering suggested that 'DOE might have its greatest impact by leading the private economy toward transition strategies rather than to ultimate visions of an energy infrastructure markedly different from the one now in place.' This report focuses on understanding how analytical system modeling coupled with actual data from previous alternative-fuel experiences could improve our understanding of the dynamic forces governing the transition to an alternative-fueled vehicle system. |
Report Number | NREL/TP-540-39446 |
Copyright Status | N - Not copyrighted, |
Document Source | NREL/TP-540-39446 |
Document Owner | H |
