Alternative fuels experience

Lessons Learned from 15 Years of Alternative Fuels Experience—1988 to 2003... 

Since most of the alternative fuel vehicles burn cleaner, experience has found that this reliability is equal or better than that of comparable gasoline or diesel fuel vehicles. 

Howe, W. C. 1991. Fluidized bed combustion experience with waste tires and other alternate fuels. Proceedings 1991 Conference on Waste Tires as a Utility Fuel. Electric Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, EPRI GS-7538, 10/1-10/20. 

Richard L. Bechtold is a registered professional engineer in Maryland with 20 years of experience with alternative fuels. His interest in this growing field was sparked by the gasoline shortage of 1973 to 1974. 

The impetus for this book was the knowledge that thousands of fleet managers and engineers would seek information about alternative fuels. Through this bode, Mr. Bechtold shares his unique and valuable experience with readers in an effort to foster the development and understanding of alternative fuels use. 

Howe, W.C. Fluidized Bed Combustion Experience with Waste Tires and Other Alternate Fuels. Presented at EPRI Conference Waste Tires as A Utility Fuel. San Jose, CA. January 28, 1991. 

Federal and state governments have had limited and relatively unsuccessful experiences in trying to accelerate market adoption of alternative fuel vehicles. The private sector has fared no better because the path is difficult and many barriers reveal themselves only after technologies begin to be deployed. Because the transition to a hydrogen economy is so potentially important, a number of partnerships have already been created to launch hydrogen pilot projects around the world. This chapter focuses on two those in Iceland and California. 

These considerations are particularly important in the area of alternative automotive fuel combustion. Methanol/gasoline mixtures are now recognized as an important alternate fuel candidate for use in conventional engines as well as for future automobile power plants (3). Large scale experiments are being conducted in Germany and the U.S., and... 

The experiences of the past few decades, however, provide a rich and unique historical perspective to examine new government transportation strategies. Three Asilomar presentations look to past experiences for lessons learned. The first two chapters are.by alternative fuel veterans from the DOE and DaimlerChrysler, and the third by two experienced alternative fuel researchers. All three chapters assess past experiences with technology development, investment, and regulation and policy. They offer perspectives on how hydrogen and fuel cell technologies can best be promoted by the government to avoid the pitfalls that hampered past efforts. 

What, if anything, does the 15-year experience with alternative fuels, and the lessons learned, tell us about the upcoming hydrogen transition We think the lessons learned should be studied in detail by those who have the most to gain from a successful introduction of hydrogen as a transportation fuel, and also by those who have the most to lose from less than full success. We believe the numerous analyses and models developed to assess alternative fuels should now be harnessed to help chart the most effective course toward a hydrogen future. In particular, we have made five overarching observations drawn from the experience with alternative fuels in the United States to date. 

Understanding the Transition to New Fuels and Vehicles Lessons Learned from Analysis and Experience of Alternative Fuel and Hybrid Vehicles... 

The U.S. experience since the 1988 AFMA and the 1990 Clean Air Act amendments has shown how hard the transition to new motor fuels can be. It has also shown that established, conventional technologies and industries can and will respond to the challenge of a substitute vehicle or fuel. The pressure for clean, alternative fuels was answered by the development of reformulated gasoline. Some of the newly formulated conventional fuels embodied alternative fuel components and blends, providing a path for a measure of renewable and alternative fuel use in existing vehicles without the need for wholly new fuel distribution infrastructures or markedly new vehicle designs. 

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