Life-Cycle Emissions of Alternative Fuels for Transportation: Dealing with Uncertanties Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California at Davis

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Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Contadini, J. Fernando, author.

Conference Name:

SAE 2000 World Congress (2000-03-06 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2000

Summary:

A principal motivation for introducing alternative fuels is to reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. A comprehensive evaluation of the reductions must include all Life Cycle activities from the vehicle operation to the feedstock extraction. This paper focuses on the fuel upstream activities only. We compare the results and methods of the three most comprehensive existing fuel upstream models in the U.S.A. and we explore the differences and uncertainties of these types of analyses. To explicitly include the impact of uncertainties, we create a new model using the following approaches:The paper also presents the rationale and benefits of using each of the alternative approaches that are discussed and reviewed

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Publisher Number:

2000-01-0597

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