Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions

Brinkman, Norman; Wang, Michael; Weber, Trudy; Darlington, Thomas

doi:10.2172/1218344

Title: Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions

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An accurate assessment of future fuel/propulsion system options requires a complete vehicle fuel-cycle analysis, commonly called a well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis. This WTW study analyzes energy use and emissions associated with fuel production (or well-to-tank [WTT]) activities and energy use and emissions associated with vehicle operation (or tank-to-wheels [TTW]) activities.

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Brinkman, Norman ^[1]; Wang, Michael ^[2]; Weber, Trudy ^[1]; Darlington, Thomas ^[3]

General Moters Corporation, Flint, MI (United States)
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Air Improvement Resource, Inc., Novi, MI (United States)

Publication Date:: Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

Research Org.:: EERE Publication and Product Library, Washington, D.C. (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Sustainable Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office

OSTI Identifier:: 1218344

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: biomass, fuel, propulsion, vehicle, fuel-cycle analysis, well-to-wheels, WTW, emissions, tank-to-wheels, TTW, GREET model, fuel production

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                    Brinkman, Norman, Wang, Michael, Weber, Trudy, and Darlington, Thomas. Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions.  United States: N. p., 2005. 
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                    Brinkman, Norman, Wang, Michael, Weber, Trudy, & Darlington, Thomas. Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1218344

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                    Brinkman, Norman, Wang, Michael, Weber, Trudy, and Darlington, Thomas. 2005.  
        "Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1218344.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1218344.

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  title        = {Well-to-Wheels Analysis of Advanced Fuel/Vehicle Systems: A North American Study of Energy Use, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, and Criteria Pollutant Emissions},

  author       = {Brinkman, Norman and Wang, Michael and Weber, Trudy and Darlington, Thomas},

  abstractNote = {An accurate assessment of future fuel/propulsion system options requires a complete vehicle fuel-cycle analysis, commonly called a well-to-wheels (WTW) analysis. This WTW study analyzes energy use and emissions associated with fuel production (or well-to-tank [WTT]) activities and energy use and emissions associated with vehicle operation (or tank-to-wheels [TTW]) activities.},

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