Guide for Identifying and Converting High-Potential Petroleum Brownfield Sites to Alternative Fuel Stations
Former gasoline stations that are now classified as brownfields can be good sites to sell alternative fuels because they are in locations that are convenient to vehicles and they may be seeking a new source of income. However, their success as alternative fueling stations is highly dependent on location-specific criteria. First, this report outlines what these criteria are, how to prioritizethem, and then applies that assessment framework to five of the most popular alternative fuels--electricity, natural gas, hydrogen, ethanol, and biodiesel. The second part of this report delves into the criteria and tools used to assess an alternative fuel retail site at the local level. It does this through two case studies of converting former gasoline stations in the Seattle-Eugene area intoelectric charge stations. The third part of this report addresses steps to be taken after the specific site has been selected. This includes choosing and installing the recharging equipment, which includes steps to take in the permitting process and key players to include.
- Research Organization:
- National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Analysis and Evaluation
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC36-08GO28308
- OSTI ID:
- 1015506
- Report Number(s):
- NREL/TP-6A20-50898; TRN: US201111%%753
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: A Study Prepared in Partnership with the Environmental Protection Agency for the RE-Powering America's Land Initiative: Siting Renewable Energy on Potentially Contaminated Land and Mine Sites
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ALTERNATIVE FUELS
ELECTRIC CHARGES
ETHANOL
GASOLINE
HYDROGEN
INCOME
NATURAL GAS
PETROLEUM
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alternative fuels
electricity
natural gas
hydrogen
ethanol
biodiesel
E85
charging stations
power supply
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