COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES FOR RAILWAY APPLICATIONS: DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVES AND EVALUATION APPROACHES

The first stage of an economic/financial assessment of energy sources for railway motive power--characterization of alternatives and assessment of evaluation methodology--is described. This assessment was suggested by the Strategic Studies Branch of Transport Canada under the federal Energy Research and Development Program and is a part of Canada's contribution to the Alternative Fuels for Medium Speed Diesel Engines (AFFMSDE) program, initiated by the United States and Canada in 1978.

• Corporate Authors:

  Canadian Institute of Guided Ground Transport

  Queen's University
  Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6,   Canada 

  Department of Transport, Canada

  Tower C, Place de Ville
  Ottawa, ONo K1A 0N5,   Canada 
• Authors:
  • Bunting, P M
  • Cooper, G H
• Publication Date: 1980-7

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; Tables;
• Pagination: 107 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Alcohols; Alternate fuels; Coal fuels; Costs; Development; Diesel fuels; Economic analysis; Energy conservation; Energy resources; Fuel oils; Fuels; Petroleum; Research; Slurry
• Uncontrolled Terms: Research and development
• Old TRIS Terms: Coal-oil mixtures; Coal/oil fuel; Diesel fuel costs; Economic analysis (Fuels); Fuel sources; Medium speed diesels; Slurries
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Finance; Geotechnology; Marine Transportation; Railroads; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00331474
• Record Type: Publication
• Report/Paper Numbers: CIGGT 80-3
• Contract Numbers: File No. 500-484-1
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 12 1981 12:00AM