FISCAL YEAR 1989 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AUTHORIZATION (TRANSPORTATION PROGRAMS). HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, AVIATION AND MATERIALS OF THE COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, 100TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION

This is a hearing on the Department of Energy's Fiscal Year 1989 budget request for transportation research and development. The request is for $28.4 million. The goal of the transportation program is to improve the efficiency with which this sector of the economy uses petroleum, and to enhance the flexibility of fuel use options and transportation-related technologies. To accomplish this goal, the multi-year plan provides a prioritization of research needs. Specific objectives include: (a) development of advanced engine technologies; (b) overcoming key technological barriers, particularly relating to energy storage, concerning private sector development of electric and hybrid vehicles; (c) establishment of a fundamental ceramic and advanced materials technology base to support the U.S. heat engine industry; and (d) encouraging the development of alternative technologies by providing industry with fundamental scientific information on the properties and behavioral characteristics of alternative transportation fuels made from oil shale, coal, and biomass.

• Corporate Authors:

  United States House of Representatives

  Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
  Washington, DC  United States  20515
• Publication Date: 1988-3-24

Media Info

• Features: Figures;
• Pagination: 163 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alternate fuels; Biomass; Budgeting; Ceramic materials; Coal; Congressional hearings; Development; Electric vehicles; Energy storage systems; Engines; Fuel conservation; Hybrid vehicles; Legislation; Oil shales; Research; Technological innovations; Testimony; Vehicle design
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Department of Energy
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concept vehicles; Fund allocations; Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Engine design
• Subject Areas: Design; Energy; Finance; Highways; Law; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I96: Vehicle Operating Costs;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00477340
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: No. 101
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 30 1989 12:00AM