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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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Program for Vehicle Regulatory Reform: Assessing Life Cycle-Based Greenhouse Gas StandardsSeptember 23, 2018 The National Center for Sustainable Transportation at the University of California at Davis has released a report that summarizes findings and ongoing research about light-duty vehicle life cycle-based policy. This report seeks to identify how life cycle thinking was previously implemented in order to understand the potential for developing and implementing life cycle-based policies for light-d... |
Demonstrating Plug-in Electric Vehicles Smart Charging and Storage Supporting the GridSeptember 22, 2018 The California Energy Commission has released a report that describes the development and deployment of an electric vehicle (EV) charging system in Santa Monica, California. This system consists of smart charging, vehicle-to-grid, vehicle-to-building, demand response, and power quality sustainable capabilities to achieve grid resiliency and economic benefit to EV fleet owners. |
How Do US Passenger Vehicle Fuel Economy Standards Affect Purchases of New and Used Vehicles?September 21, 2018 Resources for the Future has released a report that quantifies the implications of differentiated regulation on purchases of new and used products. Greenhouse gas emissions standards apply to new products when they are first sold to consumers – including passenger vehicles – but products that were sold previously are subject to weaker standards or sometimes no standards at all. |
Fuel-Efficiency Technology Trend Assessment for LDVs in China: Thermal Management TechnologySeptember 21, 2018 The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that outlines the current availability, effectiveness, and future market penetration of key fuel-efficiency technologies that manufacturers are likely to use in China by 2030. China is looking to advance post-2020 standards for light-duty vehicles (LDVs), due to the need for a policy roadmap and long-term strategies to prov... |
Fuel-Efficiency Technology Trend Assessment for LDVs in China: Hybrids and ElectrificationSeptember 21, 2018 The International Council on Clean Transportation has released a report that outlines the current availability, effectiveness, and future market penetration of key fuel-efficiency technologies that manufacturers are likely to use in China by 2030. China is looking to advance post-2020 standards for light-duty vehicles (LDVs), due to the need for a policy roadmap and long-term strategies to prov... |
 Enhanced AEDT Modeling of Aircraft Arrival and Departure Profiles, Volume 2: Research Report September 21, 2018 TRB's Airport Cooperative Research Program (ACRP) Web Only Document 36: Enhanced AEDT Modeling of Aircraft Arrival and Departure Profiles, Volume 2: Research Report documents the approaches used to develop the Aviation Environmental Design Tool (AEDT) guidance outlined in ACRP Web Only Document 36: Volume 1 . AEDT computes noise, emissions, and fuel burn as a result of aircraft operations. Appe... |
Financing Low- and Zero-Emission Freight Transportation Technologies in CaliforniaSeptember 20, 2018 The Center for Clean Air Policy at the University of California at Berkeley has released a report that outlines the financial incentives available to reduce up-front costs of clean freight and commercial transportation technologies. This report identifies the scale of effort, the application timeframe and process, and other factors for these technologies. |
 2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Register TodaySeptember 19, 2018 Register and make hotel reservations today for the TRB 98th Annual Meeting, January 13-17, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Registration is required for all Annual Meeting attendees, including session speakers, poster presenters, and those who attend the exhibit hall, career fair, or any workshops. Full Registration also includes full access to: *Annual Meeting Interactive Program (available in Novem... |
2019 TRB Annual Meeting: Feature Your Organization at the Careers in Motion Networking FairSeptember 16, 2018 TRB's second annual Careers in Motion Networking Fair takes place on January 13, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, during the 2019 TRB Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. The event provides an opportunity for prospective employers from a wide range of sectors and modes to meet with transportation professionals interested in working for their organizatio... |
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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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