Proceedings: workshop on coal transportation research

Conference · Mon Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1980

OSTI ID:6812761

Riley, R. E.

This workshop presented previous and current EPRI transportation research to the utility industry and others. The proceedings consist of summaries of three presentations, a general discussion, and research recommendations. Previous transportation research at EPRI was discussed, including Coal Transportation Capability of the Existing Rail and Barge Network, 1985 and Beyond (RP437); Cost Models for Coal Transportation by Common Carrier (RP866); Domestic Oil and Gas Supply, Implications for Electricity Demand (RP944); and Fuel Transportation Analysis (RP952). Current work was described in two presentations discussing separate contracts under Transportation Network Changes and Their Effect on Energy Supply (RP1219). The consensus of this discussion was that additional research must be done to better understand the economics of coal transportation. Finally, a list of research recommendations was compiled that included projects to improve definition of rail and waterway capacity, analyze railroad cost and ratemaking procedures, develop information concerning alternative technologies such as the coal slurry pipeline, analyze impacts of legislation, and improve methodologies.

• Research Organization: Russian Hill Associates, San Francisco, CA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 6812761
• Report Number(s): EPRI-EA-1549; CONF-800150-
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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013000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Transport
Handling
& Storage
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
290700 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Transport & Storage
294001 -- Energy Planning & Policy-- Coal
BARGES
BRIDGES
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COAL MINES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST
ECONOMICS
ELECTRIC UTILITIES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SUPPLIES
EPRI
FLUIDS
FORECASTING
FOSSIL FUELS
FREIGHT PIPELINES
FUEL GAS
FUEL SUPPLIES
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
MAPS
MATERIALS
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MEETINGS
MINES
MOUNTAINS
NATURAL GAS
NORTH AMERICA
PETROLEUM
PIPELINES
PUBLIC UTILITIES
RAIL TRANSPORT
RAILWAYS
RECOMMENDATIONS
RIVERS
SLURRY PIPELINES
STREAMS
SURFACE WATERS
TRANSPORT
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS
USA