National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Brent Heard, Anne Frances Johnson
The U.S. electricity system, known collectively as the grid, is increasingly integrating a complex array of distributed energy resources (DERs) such as solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and small-scale energy generators. By harnessing a dive...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
National and international plans for halting and reversing climate change focus on reducing and eventually ending the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions: carbon dioxide (CO2) released by fossil fuel combustion. However, as the nation moves t...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
2023 shattered global climate records as the warmest year in the modern record, bringing with it devastating impacts on human and natural systems. Methane emissions, about 60 of which come from human activities, are a major contributor to global wa...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
Carbon materials pervade many aspects of modern life, from fuels and building materials to consumer goods and commodity chemicals. Reaching net-zero emissions will require replacing existing fossil-carbon-based systems with circular-carbon economie...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Nuclear and Radiation Studies Board, C
The United States has deployed commercial nuclear power since the 1950s, and as of 2021, nuclear power accounts for approximately 20 percent of U.S. electricity generation. The current commercial nuclear fleet consists entirely of thermal-spectrum,...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Kyra Howe, Raphael Apeaning
The widespread adoption of electric vehicles will play a critical role in decarbonizing the transportation sector as the nation moves toward net-zero emissions. Recent announcements from automakers and the federal government, as well as provisions i...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S.
This report, by a committee of experts, conducts an evaluation of the expected medium- and long-term evolution of the grid. This evaluation focuses on developments that include the emergence of new technologies, planning and operating techniques, gr...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Michaela Kerxhalli-Kleinfield
A widespread and rapid transition to a low-carbon energy system by 2050 is essential to keep pace with ambitious policy goals and avoid the worst consequences of climate change. Innovation is necessary to lower costs and improve performance of exist...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S., Anne Frances Johnson
Providing a reliable and resilient supply of electric power to communities across the United States has always posed a complex challenge. Utilities must support daily operations to serve a diverse array of customers across a heterogeneous landscape...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Future of Electric Power in the U.S., Anne Frances Johnson
Electric power is a critical infrastructure that is vital to the U.S. economy and national security. Today, the nations electric power infrastructure is threatened by malicious attacks, accidents, and failures, as well as disruptive natural events....Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Alex Martin
While progress has been made in the development of decarbonization technologies, much work remains in scale-up and deployment. For decarbonization technologies to reach meaningful scale, real-world constraints, societal, economic, and political, mus...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Enhancing the Resilience of the Nation's Electric Power Transmissi
Americans safety, productivity, comfort, and convenience depend on the reliable supply of electric power. The electric power system is a complex cyber-physical system composed of a network of millions of components spread out across the continent...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership,
Review of the Research Program of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership: Fifth Report follows on four previous reviews of the FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership, which was the predecessor of the U.S. DRIVE Partnership. The U.S. DRIVE (Driving Research and Innovat...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Assessment of Solid-State Lighting, Phase 2
The standard incandescent light bulb, which still works mainly as Thomas Edison invented it, converts more than 90 of the consumed electricity into heat. Given the availability of newer lighting technologies that convert a greater percentage of ele...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Policy and Global Affairs, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy-
Electricity, supplied reliably and affordably, is foundational to the U.S. economy and is utterly indispensable to modern society. However, emissions resulting from many forms of electricity generation create environmental risks that could have sign...Loe edasi...
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee to Review the 21st Century Truck Partnership, Phase 3
The 21st Century Truck Partnership (21CTP) works to reduce fuel consumption and emissions, increase heavy-duty vehicle safety, and support research, development, and demonstration to initiate commercially viable products and systems. This report is...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on the Assessment of Technologies for Improving Fuel Economy of Light-Duty Vehicles, Phase 2
The light-duty vehicle fleet is expected to undergo substantial technological changes over the next several decades. New powertrain designs, alternative fuels, advanced materials and significant changes to the vehicle body are being driven by increa...Loe edasi...
National Research Council, Transportation Research Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Committee on Overcoming Barriers to Electric-Vehicle Deployment
In the past few years, interest in plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) has grown. Advances in battery and other technologies, new federal standards for carbon-dioxide emissions and fuel economy, state zero-emission-vehicle requirements, and the current...Loe edasi...
Committee on Assessment of Technologies and Approaches for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase Two, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, Tr
Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, or MHDVs - are used in every sector of the economy. The fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of MHDVs have become a focus of...Loe edasi...
Committee on Assessment of Technologies and Approaches for Reducing the Fuel Consumption of Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles, Phase Two, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, T
(Ilmumisaeg: 02-Oct-2014, Hardback, Kirjastus: National Academies Press, ISBN-13: 9780309386715)
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Medium- and heavy-duty trucks, motor coaches, and transit buses - collectively, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles, or MHDVs - are used in every sector of the economy. The fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions of MHDVs have become a focu...Loe edasi...
