Biodiesels environmental benefits, ease of use, availability of federal and state financial and other incentives, and the federal renewable fuels standard rfs contributed to the growth in u. Check out our alternative fuels data center for information, maps, and tools related to all types of advanced vehicles. It is only renewable if the source of the fuel used is renewable. Government and privatesector vehicle fleets are the primary users for most of these fuels and vehicles, but individual consumers are increasingly interested. Gsa fleet develops a product guide that outlines the available alternative fuel vehicle afv configurations to the federal government.
Public data and registration lists for fuel programs. The most common blend of ethanol is e10 10% ethanol, 90% gasoline. Data from reformulated gasoline and antidumping programs. Some alternative aviation fuels are now certified for use in commercial air travel. Sustainable alternative jet fuels can help to address these challenges. The alternative fuels data center providing biofuels.
Most combustion data for fuels refer to its burning with normal air, i. Biodiesel biodiesel is a renewable fuel that can be manufactured from vegetable oils, animal fats, or recycled cooking grease for use in diesel vehicles. Steven zabarnick university of dayton research institute project manager. Alternative fuels and advanced vehicles more than a dozen alternative fuels are in production or under development for use in alternative fuel vehicles and advanced technology vehicles. In contrast, hybrid electric vehicles are fueled with liquid fuels, like gasoline, but use batteries to recapture energy otherwise lost during braking ultimately boosting fuel economy. Alternative fuels research epa researches and evaluates the feasibility of running vehicles on nonpetroleum fuels, such as alcohol fuels. Currently, drivers of lightduty fuel cell electric vehicles fcevs can fuel up at retail stations in less than 5 minutes and obtain a driving range of more than 300 miles. Fossil fuels have added green house gases and degraded our environment for many years. Other books in mcgrawhills 5 steps to a 5series include.
The alternative fuels data center \afdc\ provides a wealth of information and data on alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, fuel saving strategies, and emerging transportation technologies. Create a custom chart comparing fuel properties and characteristics for multiple fuels. Alternative fuel vehicle afv guides and helpful links gsa. Ethanol alcoholbased alternative fuel produced by fermenting and distilling starch crops or cellulose most commonly used to increase octane and improve the emissions quality of gasoline. Alternative fuels, emissions this project aims to establish a foundational database of information about current and newly emerging alternative jet fuels, with the goal of eventually acting as the comprehensive and centralized knowledgebase shared by the academic, government, and industrial communities for use in fuels research and policy development. Hydrogen, when used in a fuel cell to provide electricity, is an emissionsfree alternative fuel produced from diverse energy sources. Generate market pull for biofuels through cooptimization. These vehicles can draw electricity directly from the grid and other offboard electrical power sources and store it in batteries. Ethanol use is widespread, and more than 98% of gasoline in the u. Epa collects data from companies that participate in fuel programs and posts the public data and registration lists on the following pages. Learn more about alternative fuels on the department of energy.
Using alternative fuels and advanced vehicles instead of conventional fuels and vehicles helps the united states conserve fuel and lower vehicle emissions. By providing freely accessible tools for visualising and analysing comprehensive and highquality data, supplemented by an extensive collection of technical resources, afi helps ship. The site features a number of interactive tools, calculators, and mapping applications. The use of alternative fuels can potentially lower emissions of criteria pollutants and greenhouse gases, and reduce americas dependence on imported oil. It is the most comprehensive fuel classification system. Research and commercial efforts are under way to expand the limited hydrogen. Pdf benchmarking data from the experience gained in.
Increasing the use of alternative fuels and vehicles will help. Supporting research for novel aviation fuels fuels certification. Biodiesel consumption grew from about 10 million gallons in 2001 to about 2 billion gallons in 2016. Fccs offers consistently organized fuels data, along with numerical inputs to fire behavior, fire effects, and dynamic vegetation models. Ethanol is also available as e85 or flex fuel a highlevel ethanol blend containing 51% to 83% ethanol, depending on geography and seasonfor use in flexible fuel vehicles. Expanding the possibilities for alternative fuels alternative fuels. Alternative fuel vehicle data definitions, sources, and explanatory notes definitions key terms definitions aftermarket vehicle converter an entity company or organization that converts vehicles from operating on a traditional fuel gasoline or petroleumbased diesel to an alternative fuel. The alternative fuels data center afdc provides information, data, and tools to help fleets and other transportation decision makers find ways to reach their energy and economic goals through the use of alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, and other fuel saving measures. Ethanol is also available as e85 or flex fuela highlevel ethanol blend containing 51% to 83% ethanol, depending on geography and seasonfor use in flexible fuel vehicles. Evaluating alternative fuel treatments in the south shore. Search advanced search data categories njfcp areas keywords. A fuel cell is an electrochemical device, like a battery in that it converts the energy from a chemical reaction directly into electricity and heat.
Alternative fuels renewable fuel standard program us epa. The alternative fuels insight afi platform provides the shipping industry with an open platform for evaluating the uptake of alternative fuels and technologies. Download the 2015 alternative fuels report 2015 pdf key benefits. Biodiesel use has increased substantially since 2001. Their use could reduce emissions that impact surface air quality and global climate while expanding domestic energy sources that diversify fuel supplies, contribute to price and supply stability, and generate economic development in. Tonghun lee university of illinois urbanachampaign copi. The use of alternative fuels resulted in lower co2 emissions, ranging from 0. Biodiesel pdf 3 pp, 112 k, february 2010, epa420f9, about pdf learn more about converting a vehicle or engine to run on a different fuel. Title evaluating alternative fuel treatments in the south. Understanding the differences between the types of alternative fuels.
Types of alternative fuels include biodiesel, electricity, methanol and ethanol, hydrogen, natural gas, propane and new fuels still under development, called emerging fuels. The alternative fuels data center afdc provides a wealth of information and data on alternative and renewable fuels, advanced vehicles, fuelsaving strategies, and emerging transportation technologies. To be a viable alternative, a biofuel should provide a net energy gain, have environmental. Flex fuel an excellent, cleanburning fuel, has a higher octane rating. Also available to download is a listing of the low greenhouse gas ghg vehicles offered from gsa since. Alternative fuel vehicle afv guides and helpful links.
Biofuels issues and trends energy information administration. The alternative fuels data center afdc is a clearinghouse for information that reduces the barriers to adopting alternative fuel technologies discussed in other clean cites amr presentations. The data files are formatted as either commaseparated value files. This report focuses on ethanol and biodiesel, the most widely available biofuels.
Alternative fuels, known as nonconventional and advanced fuels, are any materials or substances that can be used as fuels, other than conventional fuels like. Biodiesel is an alternative energy source and could be a substitute for petroleumbased diesel fuel. Alternative fuels and advanced vehicles data center afdc publications database sponsored by the u. The stakeholders discussions also emphasized the importance of stable government policies necessary for the continued growth of the bioenergy industry. Alternative fueled and hybrid vehicles onroad release date. Overview of challenges, opportunities, and next steps competitiveness of the bioenergy industry. For questions or to submit an incentive, email the technical response service.
The report will guide the reader through the following. Department of energys does alternative fuels data center afdc was created in 1991 in. Alternative fuels is a name given to a specific group of fuel sources in 1992 by the united states department of energy. Annual survey of alternative fueled vehicles data on alternative fuel vehicle afv supply and fuel use and number of vehicles for four types of vehicle fleets. Alternative fuels research clean automotive technology.
The site features a number of interactive tools, \ calculators, and mapping applications to aid in the implementation of these fuels. List of fuel and fuel additive registrations ffars for products sold commercially for transportation use under 40 cfr part 79. Hydrogen adsorption in pyridine bridged porphyrincovalent. Energy information administration eia publishes annual data about fuel use and the number of vehicles in inventory for four types of alternative fuel vehicle afv fleets. Alternative fuel vehicle data definitions, sources, and explanatory notes definitions key terms definitions aftermarket vehicle converter an entity company or organization that converts vehicles from operating on a traditional fuel gasoline or petroleumbased diesel to operate on an alternative fuel or from one alternative fuel to. Determine new fuel options afforded by bioderived fuels, including conversion pathways, for more efficient engines with lower harmful emissions. Energy information administration biofuels issues and trends 1 highlights biofuels is a collective term for liquid fuels derived from renewable sources, including ethanol, biodiesel, and other renewable liquid fuels. Each breakout session was composed of 3035 workshop attendees. A fuel cell is an alternative energy device, but it is not necessarily a renewable energy device. Descriptions of newly certified fuels approved for use in aviation. It includes an overview of selected alternative ship fuels lng, lpg, methanol, biofuel and hydrogen as well as emerging technologies such as batteries, fuel cell systems and windassisted propulsion.