1. ORNL SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION
RESEARCH AND PUBLIC ACTIVITIES
Scott Curran – R&D Staff
Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
ORNL’s 3rd Annual Southeast Sustainability
Summit
Presented by:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in
collaboration with the
Tennessee Energy Education

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U. S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Vehicle Technologies Program (VTP)
• The mission of the VTP is to develop more energy-efficient and
environmentally friendly highway transportation technologies that will:
– Enable the United States to use significantly less petroleum
– Reduce greenhouse gas and other regulated emissions
– Meet or exceed performance expectations
• Driving habits are an important piece of the puzzle along with advanced
vehicle technologies research and deployment
– U.S. DOE Clean Cities
• eere.energy.gov/cleancities/
– Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center
• afdc.energy.gov/afdc/
– Fuel Economy. Gov
• www.fueleconomy.gov/
http://www1.eere.energy.gov/vehiclesandfuels/pdfs/program/2010_adv_combustion_engine.pdf

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ORNL Sustainable Transportation Activities and
Research
• ORNL Sustainable Campus Initiative
– Melisa Lapsa – Manager
– Transportation Council
http://sustainability-ornl.org/Pages/home.aspx
• ORNL Fleet Management
– Kathye Settles – Fleet Manager
• Sustainable Transportation Program
– Ron Graves – Director
– Fuels, Engines and Emissions Research Center – Robert Wagner
– Center for Transportation Analysis – Diane Davidson
– Power Electronics and Electric Machinery Research Center – John Miller
– Many other interdisciplinary teams (i.e. materials, bioenergy and many more!)
• Fuel Economy.gov
– Team lead by David Greene, Transportation Research Center - ETSD
– Janet Hopson, Robert Gibson, Robert Boundy and many others!

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Wide verity of research and development to support
DOE goals
• High efficiency engine concepts
• Alternative Fuels
• Hybrid and Electric vehicles
• Emissions Controls
• Intelligent Transportation
• Lightweight materials
• Any many others!
– Big science tools to help industry

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What is fueleconomy.gov?
• Consumer-oriented website launched in 1999 to disseminate fuel economy
information
• Joint effort by
– Department of Energy (DOE) Clean Cities Program – Project sponsor
– Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – Supplies Fuel Economy Data
• Developed and maintained by ORNL (Dr. David Greene, team leader)

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Fuel Economy. Gov goals
• Reduce petroleum consumption and greenhouse gas emissions from
passenger vehicles by
– Educating consumers about fuel economy, alternative fuels, and advanced
technology vehicles
– Encouraging consumers to consider fuel economy when purchasing or
operating vehicles
– Providing reliable information that helps consumers make informed
decisions about fuel economy

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Fueleconomy.gov has a wealth of information on fuel economy
• Official EPA fuel economy estimates for
vehicles back to 1984—plus EPA smog
scores, GHG emissions, petroleum use
• Your MPG feature helps users calculate
and track fuel economy
• Real-world fuel economy estimates
submitted by users
• Fuel economy tips
• Information on Federal tax incentives for
fuel-efficient vehicles
• Information on advanced vehicles (e.g.,
hybrids, plug-in electric) and alternative
fuels (e.g., ethanol, biodiesel)
• Mobile site at fueleconomy.gov/m

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U.S. DOE Clean Cities
www.eere.energy.gov/cleancities/
Alternative Fuels and Advanced Vehicle Data Center
www.afdc.energy.gov/afdc/
Fuel Economy. Gov
www.fueleconomy.gov/
ORNL Sustianble Campus
www.sustainability-ornl.org
Scott Curran
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
curransj@ornl.gov
865-946-1522