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Energy Research at TRB
The mission of the Transportation Research Board is to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange, conducted within a setting that is objective, interdisciplinary, and multimodal. This page highlights recently released TRB reports, meeting announcements, requests for proposals, and other announcements related to energy. In addition, it includes links to selected energy research-related activities taking place at the federal and state levels, and within the academic and international transportation communities. Finally, this page also highlights and provides links to TRB programs and activities, which are the source of most of TRB’s energy-related research products. |
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TRB Energy-Related Programs and Activities
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 2017 TRB Annual Meeting: Plan Now to ExhibitSeptember 26, 2016 Act now to secure your exhibit space at the 2017 TRB Annual Meeting, January 8-12, 2017, in Washington, D.C. All indications are that attendance at the meeting will be the largest ever. Don't miss this opportunity to demonstrate your organization's support for transportation research and innovation, and to showcase your products and services to more than 12,500 transportation professionals. Mor... |
Competition and Call for the Six Minute Pitch: A Transportation Startup ChallengeSeptember 23, 2016 TRB’s Young Members Council is sponsoring a competition for entrepreneurs with cutting-edge, research-based concepts for transportation product or service-based business. Selected presenters will have the opportunity to make a six minute, an interactive presentation to a panel of distinguished transportation industry investors and entrepreneurs at the TRB Annual Meeting , January 8-12, 2017, in... |
 TRB Webinar: Energy Development and U.S. InfrastructureSeptember 18, 2016 TRB will conduct a webinar on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 from 1:00 to 2:30PM ET that features research from National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Synthesis 469 : Impacts of Energy Developments of U.S. Roads and Bridges. This webinar will discuss the economic impact of heavy truck traffic related to energy development on the nation’s roads and bridges, including impacts on state... |
 Commercial Aircraft Propulsion and Energy Systems ResearchSeptember 17, 2016 The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine has released Commercial Aircraft Propulsion and Energy Systems Research, which develops a national research agenda for reducing CO2 emissions from commercial aviation. This report focuses on propulsion and energy technologies for reducing carbon emissions from large, commercial aircraft— single-aisle and twin-aisle aircraft that carr... |
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 TRB Webinar: Renewable Energy Use and Sustainability Practices at AirportsSeptember 15, 2016 TRB will conduct a webinar on Thursday, October 20, 2016, from 2:00PM to 3:30PM ET that features research conducted by TRB’s Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP). The research covers the financial and public policy benefits of using renewable energy at airports and new case studies on sustainability practices at airports to enhance the Sustainable Aviation Guidance Alliance (SAGA) websit... |
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 Air QualitySeptember 6, 2016 TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2570 consists of 15 papers that explore air quality, including: Operations and Emissions Characteristics of Light-Duty Vehicles on Ramps Emissions Modeling with MOVES and EMFAC to Assess the Potential for a Transportation Project to Create Particulate Matter Hot Spots Evaluation of Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicl... |
 Energy, Alternative Fuels, and Climate ChangeSeptember 2, 2016 TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2572, includes 12 papers that explore information related to energy and the environment in the transportation sector, including: Data-Driven Reinforcement Learning–Based Real-Time Energy Management System for Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles Informing the Strategic Rollout of Fast Electric Vehicle Charging N... |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) report series, Synthesis of Highway Practice.
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Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Transit Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Transit Cooperative Research Program (TCRP) report series, Synthesis of Transit Practice. |
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Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems
TRB's Synthesis of Information Related to Airport Problems searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) report series, Synthesis of Airport Practice.
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Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program
TRB's Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program searches out and synthesizes useful knowledge from all available sources and prepares concise, documented reports on specific topics. Reports from this endeavor constitute an Commercial Truck and Bus Safety Synthesis Program (CTBSSP) report series, Synthesis of Commerical Truck and Bus Safety Practice. |
Cooperative Research Programs
TRB's Cooperative Research Programs Division manages several cooperative research programs that frequently produces reports that have relevence to issues outside of the program's core focus areas.
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Technical Activities Standing Committees
TRB's Technical Activities Division provides a forum for transportation professionals in all modes and functions to identify research needs and to share information on research and issues of interest. The Division's staff of specialists in each mode and discipline work with a network of volunteers to carry out activities on behalf of TRB sponsors and the transportation community, including the TRB Annual Meeting, conferences and workshops, publications, visits to each state, and responses to inquiries. This network includes members and friends of over 200 standing committees, supplemented by designated TRB representatives in each state, over 150 universities, and 35 transit agencies. |
Research in Progress in this Subject Area
TRB's Research in Progress (RiP) Database now contains more than 11,900 current or recently completed transportation research projects. Most of the RiP records are projects funded by federal and state departments of transportation. University transportation research is also included. The RiP Database also serves as a clearinghouse of University Transportation Centers ongoing research. |
Research Needs in this Subject Area
An important function of TRB is to stimulate research that addresses concerns, issues, or problems facing the transportation community. In support of this function, TRB Technical Activities standing committees identify, develop, and disseminate research need statements (RNS) for use by practitioners, researchers, and others.
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Research Completed in this Subject Area
TRB's TRID is integrated database that combines the records from TRB's Transportation Research Information Services ( TRIS) Database and the OECD's Joint Transport Research Centre’s International Transport Research Documentation ( ITRD) Database. TRID provides access to over 900,000 records of transportation research worldwide. |
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