TRANSPORTATION ENERGY CONSERVATION: TOOLS TO MEET THE NATIONAL OBJECTIVE. SUMMARY OF MEETING HELD AT ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY, ILLINOIS, FEBRUARY 12, 1976

From the discussions it was concluded that: (1) energy conservation can be achieved in transportation systems through the implementation of system operation and technological strategies; (2) the Federal government should play a vital role in achieving energy conservation by strengthening its position as a central information source, a clearinghouse for state and local governments, industry, and private citizens; (3) the potential for energy savings in transportation system operation and management, demand shifts, and reductions must not be overlooked; (4) modeling can be a useful tool in both research program management and forecasting the effects of implementing a particular strategy for energy conservation; (5) the evaluation and selection process for technology R and D must include commercialization studies along with the technological indicators of program success; and (6) Federal agencies need to coordinate their own activities in this area--i.e., the Department of Transportation, the ERDA, the Federal Energy Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency, among others, must work together so that research programs will be efficient and not redundant and strategies will not work at cross purposes. (ERA citation 02:000854)

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Meeting on Transportation Energy Conservation, Argonne, Illinois, 2 Feb 1976.
• Corporate Authors:

  Argonne National Laboratory

  9700 South Cass Avenue
  Argonne, IL  United States  60439

  Energy Research and Development Administration

  20 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Authors:
  • LaBelle, S J
• Publication Date: 1976-3

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Conservation; Coordination; Demand; Design; Development; Energy; Energy conservation; Environmental impacts; Federal government; Forecasting; Implementation; Management; Meetings; Planning; Policy; Research; Simulation; Transportation; Transportation system management; Urban areas
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development; Transportation systems
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Old TRIS Terms: Government policies; Us erda
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Design; Economics; Energy; Environment; Planning and Forecasting; Policy; Research; Society; Transportation (General);

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00150517
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-760226
• Contract Numbers: W-31-109-Eng-38
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 30 1977 12:00AM