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ORNL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
Scott Curran – R&D Staff
Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research CenterOak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL’s 3rd Annual Southeast Sustainability Summit
Presented by:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in collaboration with the Tennessee Energy Education
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U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP)
• The mission of the VTP is to develop more energy-efficient and environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies that will:– Enable the United States to use significantly less petroleum
– Reduce greenhouse gas and other regulated emissions
– Meet or exceed performance expectations
• Driving habits are an important piece of the puzzle along with advanced vehicle technologies research and deployment– U.S. DOE Clean Cities• eere.energy.gov/cleancities/
– Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center• afdc.energy.gov/afdc/
– Fuel Economy. Gov• www.fueleconomy.gov/
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/program/2010_adv_combustion_engine.pdf
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ORNL Sustainable Transportation Activities and Research• ORNL Sustainable Campus Initiative
– Melisa Lapsa – Manager– Transportation Councilhttp://sustainability-ornl.org/Pages/home.aspx
• ORNL Fleet Management– Kathye Settles – Fleet Manager
• Sustainable Transportation Program– Ron Graves – Director– Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center – Robert Wagner– Center for Transportation Analysis – Diane Davidson– Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center – John Miller– Many other interdisciplinary teams (i.e. materials, bioenergy and many more!)
• Fuel Economy.gov– Team lead by David Greene, Transportation Research Center - ETSD– Janet Hopson, Robert Gibson, Robert Boundy and many others!
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Wide verity of research and development to support DOE goals• High efficiency engine concepts
• Alternative Fuels
• Hybrid and Electric vehicles
• Emissions Controls
• Intelligent Transportation
• Lightweight materials
• Any many others!– Big science tools to help industry
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What is fueleconomy.gov?• Consumer-oriented website launched in 1999 to disseminate fuel economy
information
• Joint effort by
– Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program – Project sponsor
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Supplies Fuel Economy Data
• Developed and maintained by ORNL (Dr. David Greene, team leader)
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Fuel Economy. Gov goals
• Reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from passenger vehicles by – Educating consumers about fuel economy, alternative fuels, and advanced
technology vehicles
– Encouraging consumers to consider fuel economy when purchasing or operating vehicles
– Providing reliable information that helps consumers make informed decisions about fuel economy
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Fueleconomy.gov has a wealth of information on fuel economy
• Official EPA fuel economy estimates for vehicles back to 1984—plus EPA smog scores, GHG emissions, petroleum use• Your MPG feature helps users calculate
and track fuel economy• Real-world fuel economy estimates
submitted by users• Fuel economy tips• Information on Federal tax incentives
for fuel-efficient vehicles• Information on advanced vehicles (e.g.,
hybrids, plug-in electric) and alternative fuels (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel)• Mobile site at fueleconomy.gov/m
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U.S. DOE Clean Citieswww.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Centerwww.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/Fuel Economy. Govwww.fueleconomy.gov/ORNL Sustianble Campuswww.sustainability-ornl.org
Scott CurranOak Ridge National Laboratory