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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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 Sustainable Energy and Transportation Strategies, Research, and DataMarch 7, 2014 TRB’s Conference Proceedings on the Web 14: Sustainable Energy and Transportation Strategies, Research, and Data includes summaries of plenary session presentations that were made during a November 2012 conference in Washington, D.C. The conference explored potential research needed to further advance the development of alternatives to petroleum-based transportation and to lower greenhouse gas ... |
TRB Webinar: Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA ProcessFebruary 27, 2014 TRB will conduct a webinar on March 12, 2014, from 2:00pm to 3:30pm ET that will present information included in a report on the “ Potential Use of Social Media in the NEPA Process .” The report identifies how social media might be used to both foster interactive dialogue and reach stakeholders who might not otherwise participate in the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process. Par... |
Workshop on Natural Gas as a Fuel for Freight TransportFebruary 27, 2014 TRB is sponsoring a Workshop on Natural Gas as a Fuel for Freight Transport on May 13, 2014 in Irvine, California. The workshop will will bring together representatives from private industry, government, and academia to learn about issues related to adopting Liquefied (LNG) and Compressed (CNG) Natural Gas as a fuel for the movement of freight via the nation's highways, waterways, and rail syst... |
 Alternative Fuels and Technologies 2013February 12, 2014 TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2385 consists of 8 that explore plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; biodiesel from lagoon microalgae; sustainable biofuel supply chain planning and management; location of electric vehicle charging stations; neighborhood effects on hybrid vehicle adoption; travel behavior and electric mobility in Germany; plug... |
 Critical Issues in Transportation: 2013February 1, 2014 TRB’s Executive Committee periodically identifies a set of critical issues in transportation to focus attention on their likely impact on the nation’s economy and quality of life. The discussion of the critical issues identified in this document is intended to facilitate debate and to encourage research leading to their resolution. Previous editions of Critical Issues in Transportation have hig... |
Making Driving Less Energy Intensive Than FlyingJanuary 24, 2014 The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute has released a report that analyzes recent trends in the amount of energy needed to transport a person in the U.S. in a light-duty vehicle versus a scheduled airline flight. This study is available for no fee after logging on to the site. |
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Transportation Management and Policy Senior Program Officer Position Available in TRB's Technical Activities DivisionJanuary 10, 2014 TRB’s Technical Activities Division has an opening for a Senior Program Officer (SPO) to work in the areas of transportation management and policy. Specifically, the SPO will work in the areas of transportation taxation and finance, economics and economic development, social factors, sustainability, environmental justice, pricing, strategic management, management and productivity, performance m... |
 Energy and Global Climate Change 2013January 4, 2014 TRB’s Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, No. 2375 consists of nine papers that explore transportation efficiency measures; the early vehicle retirement program in Quebec, Canada; choices between gasoline- and diesel-powered cars; heterogeneous speeding behavior and gasoline prices; potential reductions in emissions and petroleum use in transportation; ... |
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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.
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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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