High Penetration of Renewable Energy in the Transportation Sector: Scenarios, Barriers, and Enablers; Preprint

Conference · Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 2012

OSTI ID:1044450

Vimmerstedt, Laura; Brown, Austin; Heath, Garvin; Mai, Trieu; Simpkins, Travis; Steward, Darlene; Warner, Ethan; Bertram, Kenneth; Plotkin, Steven; Patel, Deena; Stephens, Thomas; Vyas, Anant

Transportation accounts for 71% of U.S. petroleum use and 33% of its greenhouse gases emissions. Pathways toward reduced greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum dependence in the transportation sector have been analyzed in considerable detail, but with some limitations. To add to this knowledge, the U.S. Department of Energy has launched a study focused on underexplored greenhouse-gas-abatementand oil-savings opportunities related to transportation. This Transportation Energy Futures study analyzes specific issues and associated key questions to strengthen the existing knowledge base and help cultivate partnerships among federal agencies, state and local governments, and industry.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1044450
• Report Number(s): NREL/CP-6A20-54442; TRN: US201214%%427
• Resource Relation: Conference: Presented at the 2012 World Renewable Energy Forum, 13-17 May 2012, Denver, Colorado
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
02 PETROLEUM
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
GREENHOUSE GASES
KNOWLEDGE BASE
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
PETROLEUM
TRANSPORTATION SECTOR
renewable energy
transportation
study
petroleum