Energy Systems Consulting Perspectives

Transportation and Climate Initiative MOU Comment Period Ends; OnLocation Modeling Supports This Process

Posted by OnLocation on Feb 28, 2020 5:06:34 PM

On Friday February 28, the comment period for the regional Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) Draft Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) comes to a close. The TCI proposal would establish a regional program to cap greenhouse gas emissions from transportation fuels and invest in transportation projects to achieve additional environmental benefits. The program would cover more than 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions from twelve TCI states and the District of Columbia. After the MOU comments have been compiled and incorporated into the proposal, a final MOU will be released, likely in the spring, for final approval by TCI states.

Topics: Environmental Compliance, NEMS, Energy Modeling, Transportation Technologies, fossil fuels, transportation climate initiative, TCI

What’s in Store with the Battery Revolution

Posted by OnLocation on Dec 10, 2018 4:25:00 PM

While renewable energy and nuclear power often grab the headlines regarding the current electricity markets transformations, leaders across the industry recognize that electricity storage is the real game changer driving revolutionary change. While an increasingly decarbonized energy mix is oft the focus, smart money is on battery technologies being the key aspect to disrupt grids across the world.

Topics: Energy, Environmental Regulation, Energy Policy, Transportation Technologies, Electricity System, Electric Vehicles, climate change, Advanced Technologies, electricity grid

How New Transportation Technologies Will Impact Energy Markets

Posted by OnLocation on Feb 11, 2016 11:00:00 AM

In our last blog article, we discussed five factors that might have an impact on the adoption of new transportation technologies like electric cars and natural gas-powered trucks. We believe that factors like cost, performance, and policy will play a major role in determining whether—and when—these technologies will realize their potential for increasing energy efficiency and reducing carbon emissions nationwide.

Topics: Alternative Technologies, Transportation Technologies

5 Critical Factors That Will Impact the Adoption Rate of New Transportation Technologies

Posted by OnLocation on Feb 4, 2016 3:00:00 PM

In 10 or 20 years from now, the nation’s transportation landscape could be vastly different than it is today. Technologies that are currently under development or have only just recently hit the market—like electric vehicles, hybrid-electric vehicles, and natural gas trucks—suggest a more energy efficient, lower carbon emission future.

Topics: Alternative Technologies, Transportation Technologies, CNG Vehicles, Electric Vehicles