Center for Transportation Research: Highlights

The “Texas Tribune” has posted an article about national and Texas laws about idling large vehicle, discussing the issues of energy resources and the needs of drivers. Well over half the states have some form of anti-idling rules, typically prohibiting idling for as short a duration as three minutes, according to a state-by-state summary from [...]

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Public Forum on Gulf Oil Spill (May 18, 10 a.m. West Pickle Research building) The UT Energy Institute is sponsoring a public forum about the deepwater oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Tuesday, May 18 at 10 a.m. at the West Pickle Research building. Several of our Cockrell School faculty will participate on a [...]

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View Youtube Video September 30, 2009 – Michael Ramage, former executive vice president of ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, and James Sweeney, professor of economics at Stanford University, discuss the conclusions of the National Academy of Sciences report entitled America’s Energy Future with a focus on the sections dealing with liquid transportation fuels. Stanford University [...]

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The US Department of Energy (DoE) is investing nearly US$300 million in its Clean Cities Grant from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support clean fuels, vehicles and infrastructure development. The Focus.com posting lists 25 cost-share clean vehicles funded projects. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/3585/doe-to-invest-nearly-us300m-in-clean-vehicles-initiatives/

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Discussion and opinion posting on how we can reach the goal of slashing carbon emissions from major U.S. sources by 80 percent (compared to 2005 levels) by 2050. Can improvements in vehicle fuel efficiency and alternative fuels, combined with measures to reduce congestion and make the transportation system operate more efficiently, bring about the necessary [...]

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The “Cash for Clunkers” program ends Monday, August 24, 2009, providing almost $2 billion in rebates for older auto trade-ins. “It’s been a thrill to be part of the best economic news story in America,” said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. “Now we are working toward an orderly wind down of this very popular program.” Officials [...]

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Here is late-breaking information about an energy short course offered at UT Austin by Professor Webber: (from UT’s “On Campus”) Description: Michael Webber, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and associate director of the Center for International Energy and Environmental Policy, will share his insights and candid views about the best and worst of the United [...]

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Like researchers in other universities, including the University of Texas at Austin, Indiana University researchers and research administrators are “organizing to take advantage of extraordinary opportunities for energy research,” according to the Indiana Newsroom. President Obama visited the University in August to announce grants are being awarded for research into battery-powered vehicles. http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news/page/normal/11618.html In opening [...]

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