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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"transportation energy"”.
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Transportation Energy Analysis for Single-Family Residential Construction in California
Transportation Energy Analysis for Single-Family Residential Construction in California Tyler Langley Since the oil crisis of 1973, energy use in the United States of America has been a growing area of concern. Studies have shown that the construction industry is responsible for almost half of all …
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Analysis of net zero energy buildings and communities that strategically integrate transportation energy
… have heightened the demand for alternative energy sources, especially in transportation and residential sectors. The rise of electric vehicles (EVs), plug-in hybrid vehicles (PHEVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs) have reduced dependence on oil and emissions. Governments and researchers are …
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Urban Transportation Energy Accounts: Methods and Procedures With a Case Study of the Chicago Region
Methods of computing direct energy accounts for urban person travel are described. These accounts are compiled by mode, trip purpose, time of day, and origin-destination pair, and are designed to be compatible with existing transportation planning software and datasets. Equilibrium assignment paths …
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Simulation of household in-home and transportation energy use : an integrated behavioral model for estimating energy consumption at the neighborhood scale
Household in-home activities and out-of-home transportation are two major sources of urban energy consumption. In light of China's rapid urbanization and income growth, changing lifestyles and consumer patterns - evident in increased ownership of appliances and motor vehicles - will have a large …
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A Techno-Economic Investigation of Advanced Vehicle Technologies and Their Impacts on Fuel Economy, Emissions, and the Future Fleet
A more sustainable transportation energy future for society is the principal motivation of this dissertation. The central purpose of this work is to investigate vehicle technologies that contribute to fuel and emissions reductions while preserving consumer choice, and to evaluate their …
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Systems approach for evaluating the transitioning oil and gas commercial market
… market. Supermajors ability to reliably produce energy at scale and their growing capabilities in optimizing their business through digital applications uniquely positions them to succeed in the future. Supermajors should look at regulation as an opportunity to grow profitability. Supermajors …
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Formulation of the particle size distribution effects on the rheology and hydraulics of highly-concentrated suspensions
… size distribution effects on the overall optimum energy efficiency during hydraulic transportation and particle size reduction. The computer model developed for this purpose was employed to evaluate the transportation energy consumption and the energy consumed in the grinding process to prepare …
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¹³C-metabolic flux analysis of recombinant yeasts for biofuels applications
Fossil fuels have powered the transportation industry since the Industrial Revolution. However, rising transportation energy demand and new knowledge about the environmental impact of burning fossil fuels have motivated the development of technologies for sustainable production of renewable, …
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Does energy follow urban form? : an examination of neighborhoods and transport energy use in Jinan, China
… of neighborhood form and location on household transportation energy use in the context of Jinan, China. From a theoretical perspective, energy use is a derived outcome of activities, and households choose their travel patterns to maximize net utilities subject to constraints of time, budget and …
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Conceptual design of nuclear systems for hydrogen production
Demand for hydrogen in the transportation energy sector is expected to keep growing in the coming decades; in the short term for refining heavy oils and in the long term for powering fuel cells. However, hydrogen cannot be harvested from natural sources like other fuels, it must be industrially …
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Analysis of the Intended Implementation Strategies of Municipal Climate Action Plans
… areas (land use and the built environment, transportation, energy consumption and management, waste management, and resource management) according to six implementation parameters (conceptualization of the relationship between a given action area and its climate change mitigation goals, …
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Comparative research on code vulnerability detection: Open-source vs. proprietary large language models and LSTM neural network
… such as banking, e-commerce, logistics, transportation, energy, and healthcare on computer systems has escalated the threat of cyberattacks. With the rapid development of the online ecosystem and the growth of sensitive data, cybercriminals have developed the ability to attack software …
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Estimating the number of cars in UK and US households
The quest towards resolving concerns about transportation energy consumption and emissions across nations has created more interests to investigate factors responsible for households’ car ownership. While literature holds an extensive body of investigation usually compartmentalised in individual …
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Techno-economic analysis of a rapid phenotyping rover
… of a rapid phenotyping rover, TERRA-MEPP (Transportation Energy Resource from Renewable Agriculture– Mobile Energy-crop Phenotyping Platform), that is not currently in the market place. Yield forecasting for a target crop, energy sorghum, was performed based on a 6 percent estimated yield …
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Solar energy in the minerals processing industry: identifying the first opportunities
Solar energy, particularly electricity generated from the solar resource, has long been thought to be amongst the most expensive energy products. However, in a climate of electricity shortages and pressures on industries to reduce energy-related greenhouse gas emissions, many previous truths are …
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Video camera-based vibration measurement of infrastructure
Functional infrastructure-including transportation, energy, and buildings and other facilities - is key to the economic production of a country and the daily lives of its people. Due to deterioration and potential damage, timely inspections and repairs are necessary to keep infrastructure …
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Resource Management In Cloud And Big Data Systems
… arises in many areas including healthcare, transportation, energy systems, and manufacturing. However, cloud resources such as computing power, storage, energy, dollars for infrastructure, and dollars for operations, are limited. Effective use of the existing resources raises several …
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Development of integrated performance indicators and integrated energy systems for smart cities
The urge to develop and innovate net zero energy systems for smart city applications has never been more pressing. As the world population is rapidly growing, the global energy demand expands exponentially. The setback with higher energy consumption is the substantial greenhouse gas emissions …
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Incorporating Wider Infrastructure Disruption in Urban Flooding Resilience Investments
… how disruptions in one system propagate across transportation, energy, water, and telecommunication networks. The study integrates flood hazard assessments with infrastructure vulnerability analysis to advance flood resilience planning. GIS-based spatial analysis maps flood-prone infrastructure, …
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