Cow Power: A Case Study of Renewable Compressed Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

Mintz, Marianne; Tomich, Matthew

doi:10.2172/1392464

Title: Cow Power: A Case Study of Renewable Compressed Natural Gas as a Transportation Fuel

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This case study explores the production and use of renewable compressed natural gas (R-CNG)—derived from the anaerobic digestion (AD) of dairy manure—to fuel 42 heavy-duty milk tanker trucks operating in Indiana, Michigan, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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Mintz, Marianne ^[1]; Tomich, Matthew ^[1]

Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Publication Date:: Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 2017

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Vehicle Technologies Office (EE-3V)

OSTI Identifier:: 1392464

Report Number(s):: ANL/ESD-17/7
136102

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-06CH11357

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 03 NATURAL GAS

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