Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Strategy Workshop
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) hosted a two-day public workshop Sept. 22–23, 2009, to collect input to shape a new alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle deployment strategy for the Clean Cities program. The workshop covered the Clean Cities focus areas (alternative fuels and vehicles, electric-drive vehicles, idle reduction technologies, and fuel economy measures) and included discussions on ethanol, biodiesel, propane, electric-drive vehicles, fuel economy measures, idle reduction technologies, natural gas, and renewable gas.
Workshop Profile
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Summary: Highlights from Workshop Presentations and Discussions Intended to Inform Strategic Planning
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Five-Year Plan: U.S. Department of Energy Clean Cities Five-Year Strategic Plan
DOE hosted a workshop to shape a new alternative fuel and advanced technology vehicle strategy for Clean Cities.
Briefing Papers
To provide a basis for discussion, DOE and the national laboratories analyzed each technology and summarized issues in the following briefing papers:
- Status and Issues for Ethanol (E85) in the United States
- Status and Issues for Biodiesel in the United States
- Propane Vehicles: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Highway Vehicle Electric Drive in the United States: Current Status and Issues
- Idling: Cruising the Fuel Inefficiency Expressway
- White Paper on Natural Gas Vehicles: Status, Barriers, and Opportunities
- Renewable Natural Gas: Current Status, Challenges, and Issues
- Reducing Oil Use and CO2 Emissions by Informing Consumers' Fuel Economy Decisions: The Role for Clean Cities
Presentations
The workshop featured the following presentations, including overviews of the Clean Cities program and strategies for the briefing papers:
- Clean Cities History and Overview
- Clean Cities Strategy Overview
- Status and Issues for Ethanol (E85) in the United States
- Status and Issues for Biodiesel in the United States
- White Paper on Propane Vehicles: Status, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Highway Vehicle Electric Drive in the United States: Current Status and Issues
- Idling Reduction Makes $ense
- Natural Gas Vehicles: Status, Barriers, Opportunities
- Renewable Natural Gas: Current Status, Challenges, and Issues
- Reducing Oil Use and CO2 Emissions by Informing Consumers' Fuel Economy Decisions: The Role for Clean Cities
Public Comments
Workshop attendance was not required to provide comments on the briefing papers. DOE collected written input on them until Oct. 7, 2009. The period for submitting comments is closed.