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Journal Article
Getting the Most Out of Electric Vehicle Subsidies
Federal subsidies and policies to encourage plug-in vehicle adoption would produce more benefits at lower cost by targeting the purchase of vehicles with small battery packs.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Potentials for Sustainable Transportation in Cities to Alleviate Climate Change Impacts
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is an important social goal to mitigate climate change. A common mitigation paradigm is to consider strategy "wedges" that can be applied to different activities to achieve desired GHG reductions.
Jan 1, 2012
Journal Article
Scenario Uncertainties in Estimating Direct Land-Use Change Emissions in Biomass-To-Energy Life Cycle Assessment
The use of biomass for energy production has increasingly been encouraged in the United States, in part motivated by the potential to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions relative to fossil fuels.
Jan 1, 2012
Project
Calculating Uncertainty in Biomass Emissions (CUBE) Model
CUBE 2.0, an update of the 2010 release of the 1.0 version, allows users to estimate the
Dec 16, 2011
Report
Characterizing the U.S. Industrial Base for Coal-Powered Electricity
Coal-fired electricity generating units (EGUs) provide about 46 percent of the electricity generated in the U.S., yet most of the existing coal-fired electricity fleet is 25–45 years old. Can the industry maintain the capability to design, construct, and operate coal-fired EGUs within reasonable cost, schedule, performance, environmental, and quality expectations?
Oct 27, 2011
Research Brief
Collaboration Between Army Installations and Energy Utility Companies
Explores how the Army can improve collaboration with utility companies to reduce energy consumption on its installations and help meet other Army energy goals.
Oct 26, 2011
Report
Beneficial Collaboration Between Army Installations and Energy Utility Companies
U.S. Army installation energy costs around the globe totaled more than $1.2 billion in 2010. Collaborating with energy utility companies could help the Army to decrease energy usage, lower costs, and meet legislative mandates. The benefits for utility companies include energy conservation and support for renewable energy technologies.
Oct 26, 2011
Report
Recommended Research Priorities for the Qatar Foundation's Environment and Energy Research Institute
The Qatar Foundation is establishing a national research institute to conduct energy, environment, and water research. This book recommends research priorities for the institute and reports on a survey of related research institutions in the region.
Sep 22, 2011
Report
Near-Term Opportunities for Integrating Biomass into the U.S. Electricity Supply
Biomass is an increasingly important source of electricity, heat, and liquid fuel. One near-term option for using it to generate electricity is to cofire biomass in coal-fired electricity plants. Factors to consider are plant-site modifications, changes in operations, costs, and logistical issues with delivering biomass to the plant.
Jul 29, 2011
Journal Article
Incorporating Uncertainty Analysis Into Life Cycle Estimates of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Biomass Production
This paper provides a framework for incorporating uncertainty analysis specifically into estimates of the life cycle GHG emissions from the production of biomass.
Jul 1, 2011
Testimony
Testimony on S. 937 The American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011: Addendum
Document submitted on June 29, 2011 as an addendum to testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 7, 2011.
Jun 30, 2011
Testimony
Testimony on S. 937 The American Alternative Fuels Act of 2011
Testimony presented before the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on June 7, 2011.
Jun 7, 2011
Testimony
Opportunities for Alternative Fuels: The Roadmap for America's Energy Future
Achieving the potential economic and national security benefits offered by alternative fuels requires that their domestic production must be an appreciable fraction of domestic demand for liquid fuels. Alternative fuels derived from oil shale and coal have the potential to meet that important criterion.
Jun 3, 2011
Testimony
Opportunities for Alternative Fuels Production
Testimony presented before the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Energy and Power on May 5, 2011.
May 5, 2011
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 35, No. 1, Spring 2011
Stories discuss gays in the military, police recruitment, home health care, breast cancer, health insurance exchanges, alternative fuels, refinery taxes, alcohol prices, outer space debris, mental illness, diplomatic trends, and health care costs.
Apr 29, 2011
Report
Should Power Plants Consider Using Biomass Energy as an Alternative to Fossil Fuels?
U.S. power plants seek to diversify their fuel sources and biomass energy is a renewable resource that generally has lower life-cycle greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. This model estimates the cost and availability of biomass energy resources from U.S. agricultural lands from the perspective of an individual power plant.
Mar 29, 2011
News Release
Replacing Gas Tax with Crude Oil Tax Could Fund Nation's Transportation Needs
The federal government could fully fund its surface transportation infrastructure needs by levying a percentage tax on crude oil and imported refined petroleum products.
Feb 23, 2011
Report
How Much Are People Willing to Pay to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
To combat climate change, the British government has thus far valued the cost of carbon emissions based on how much people should pay, rather than how much they are willing to pay, or the value they place on carbon emissions reduction. An analysis of a series of RAND Europe studies suggests there is an opportunity for a large consumer surplus — a social benefit — by introducing a carbon tax to pay for the damages caused by carbon emissions.
Feb 23, 2011
Report
Replacing Gas Tax with Crude Oil Tax Could Fund Nation's Transportation Needs
The federal government could fully fund its surface transportation infrastructure needs by levying a percentage tax on crude oil and imported refined petroleum products.
Feb 22, 2011
Report
System Trials to Demonstrate Mileage-Based Road Use Charges
Explore options for conducting a set of trials to test the feasibility of transitioning from fuel excise taxes to a system of road use charges based on vehicle miles of travel.
Feb 11, 2011

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