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Title: Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development - An Application on Alternative Fuels in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Region

Abstract

The Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development project integrated the Bechtel/Nexant Industrial Materials Exchange Planner and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory System Dynamic models, demonstrating their capabilities on alternative fuel applications in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Park system. The combined model, called the Dynamic Industrial Material Exchange, was used on selected test cases in the Greater Yellow Teton Parks region to evaluate economic, environmental, and social implications of alternative fuel applications, and identifying primary and secondary industries. The test cases included looking at compressed natural gas applications in Teton National Park and Jackson, Wyoming, and studying ethanol use in Yellowstone National Park and gateway cities in Montana. With further development, the system could be used to assist decision-makers (local government, planners, vehicle purchasers, and fuel suppliers) in selecting alternative fuels, vehicles, and developing AF infrastructures. The system could become a regional AF market assessment tool that could help decision-makers understand the behavior of the AF market and conditions in which the market would grow. Based on this high level market assessment, investors and decision-makers would become more knowledgeable of the AF market opportunity before developing detailed plans and preparing financial analysis.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
US Department of Energy (US)
OSTI Identifier:
777108
Report Number(s):
INEEL/EXT-2000-01441
TRN: AH200116%%201
DOE Contract Number:  
AC07-99ID13727
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: PBD: 30 Dec 2000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
03 NATURAL GAS; 10 SYNTHETIC FUELS; 29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; ETHANOL; IDAHO; LABORATORY SYSTEM; MARKET; MONTANA; NATURAL GAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; WYOMING; YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK; ALTERNATIVE FUEL APPLICATIONS; NATURAL GAS APPLICATIONS; TETON NATIONAL PARK; JACKSON, WYOMING

Citation Formats

Shropshire, D E, Cobb, D A, Worhach, P, Jacobson, J J, and Berrett, S. Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development - An Application on Alternative Fuels in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Region. United States: N. p., 2000. Web. doi:10.2172/777108.
Shropshire, D E, Cobb, D A, Worhach, P, Jacobson, J J, & Berrett, S. Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development - An Application on Alternative Fuels in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Region. United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/777108
Shropshire, D E, Cobb, D A, Worhach, P, Jacobson, J J, and Berrett, S. 2000. "Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development - An Application on Alternative Fuels in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Region". United States. https://doi.org/10.2172/777108. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/777108.
@article{osti_777108,
title = {Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development - An Application on Alternative Fuels in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Region},
author = {Shropshire, D E and Cobb, D A and Worhach, P and Jacobson, J J and Berrett, S},
abstractNote = {The Demonstration of Decision Support Tools for Sustainable Development project integrated the Bechtel/Nexant Industrial Materials Exchange Planner and the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory System Dynamic models, demonstrating their capabilities on alternative fuel applications in the Greater Yellowstone-Teton Park system. The combined model, called the Dynamic Industrial Material Exchange, was used on selected test cases in the Greater Yellow Teton Parks region to evaluate economic, environmental, and social implications of alternative fuel applications, and identifying primary and secondary industries. The test cases included looking at compressed natural gas applications in Teton National Park and Jackson, Wyoming, and studying ethanol use in Yellowstone National Park and gateway cities in Montana. With further development, the system could be used to assist decision-makers (local government, planners, vehicle purchasers, and fuel suppliers) in selecting alternative fuels, vehicles, and developing AF infrastructures. The system could become a regional AF market assessment tool that could help decision-makers understand the behavior of the AF market and conditions in which the market would grow. Based on this high level market assessment, investors and decision-makers would become more knowledgeable of the AF market opportunity before developing detailed plans and preparing financial analysis.},
doi = {10.2172/777108},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/777108}, journal = {},
number = ,
volume = ,
place = {United States},
year = {Sat Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2000},
month = {Sat Dec 30 00:00:00 EST 2000}
}