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The demand for ethanol as a gasoline substitute

Anderson, Soren T. - In: Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 63 (2012) 2, pp. 151-168

This paper estimates household preferences for ethanol (E85) as a gasoline (E10) substitute. I develop a theoretical … model linking the shape of the ethanol demand curve to the underlying distribution among households of willingness to pay … for ethanol. I estimate the model using instrumental variables techniques and data from many retail fueling stations. I …

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Modeling transitions in the California light-duty vehicles sector to achieve deep reductions in transportation greenhouse gas emissions

Leighty, Wayne; Ogden, Joan M.; Yang, Christopher - In: Energy Policy 44 (2012) C, pp. 52-67

California’s target for reducing economy-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is 80% below 1990 levels by 2050. We develop transition scenarios for meeting this goal in California’s transportation sector, with focus on light-duty vehicles (LDVs). We explore four questions: (1) what options...

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Impact of service station networks on purchase decisions of alternative-fuel vehicles

Achtnicht, Martin; Bühler, Georg; Hermeling, Claudia - Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung (ZEW) - 2012

In this paper, we study the impact of fuel availability on demand for alternative-fuel vehicles, using data from a survey of some 600 potential car buyers in Germany. The survey was conducted as a computer-assisted personal interview and included a choice experiment involving cars with various...

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Will oil prices decline over the long run?

Kaufmann, Robert; Karadeloglou, Pavlos; di Mauro, Filippo - 2008

At present, oil markets appear to be behaving in a fashion similar to that in the late 1970s and early 1980s when oil prices rose sharply over an extended period. Furthermore, like at that time, analysts are split on whether such increases will persist or reverse, and if so by how much. The...

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Impact of Service Station Networks on Purchase Decisions of Alternative-fuel Vehicles

Achtnicht, Martin; Bühler, Georg; Hermeling, Claudia - 2008

In this paper we analyze the impact of service station availability on the demand for alternative-fuel vehicles and the consumers' willingness to pay for an enlarged fueling infrastructure. We examine a stated preferences choice experiment conducted as a CAPI survey with about 600 interviews of...

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Fuzzy Logic-based energy efficiency Life Cycle Assessment with a case study of corn-based fuel ethanol in China

Yu, Suiran; Tao, Jing - In: International Journal of Global Energy Issues 32 (2009) 1/2, pp. 49-67

A fuzzy logic based method of energy efficiency assessment of Biomass-based Fuel Ethanol (BFE) production is introduced … requirements of data accuracy and capability of processing subjectivity. A case study of corn-based fuel ethanol from Northeast …

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Fleet purchase behavior: decision processes and implications for new vehicle technologies and fuels

Nesbitt, Kevin; Sperling, Dan - Institute for Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 2000

Vehicle fleets are a poorly understood part of the economy. They are important, though, in that they purchase a large share of light-duty vehicles and are often targeted by governments as agents of change. We investigate fleet purchase behavior, using focus groups, interviews, and mail and...

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Large scale disposal of waste sulfur: From sulfide fuels to sulfate sequestration

Rappold, T.A.; Lackner, K.S. - In: Energy 35 (2010) 3, pp. 1368-1380

Petroleum industries produce more byproduct sulfur than the market can absorb. As a consequence, most sulfur mines around the world have closed down, large stocks of yellow sulfur have piled up near remote operations, and growing amounts of toxic H2S are disposed of in the subsurface. Unless...

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Optimal use of hybrid feedstock, switchgrass and shale gas for the simultaneous production of hydrogen and liquid fuels

Martín, Mariano; Grossmann, Ignacio E. - In: Energy 55 (2013) C, pp. 378-391

In this paper, we present a superstructure optimization approach for the integration of the simultaneous production of liquid fuels and hydrogen from switchgrass and shale gas. The process is based on Fischer-Tropsch technology in which the shale gas is reformed with steam, while the switchgrass...

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Myths Regarding Alternative Fuel Vehicle Demand by Light-Duty Vehicle Fleets

Nesbitt, Kevin; Sperling, Daniel - Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), University … - 1998

Public and private vehicle fleets have long been targeted as an ideal initial market for alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs). We examine seven widely accepted hypotheses regarding the potential fleet market for AFVs. The hypotheses are tested using data and information collected from focus group...

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