Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Study

Taff, Steven J.; Apland, Jeffrey; Kittelson, David B.; Smith, Timothy M.

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Minnesota Low Carbon Fuels Study

2011-06-01
By Taff, Steven J. ; Apland, Jeffrey ; Kittelson, David B.

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Creators:

Taff, Steven J. ; Apland, Jeffrey ; Kittelson, David B. ; Smith, Timothy M.
Corporate Creators:

University of Minnesota. Department of Mechanical Engineering ; University of Minnesota. Dept. of Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering ; University of Minnesota. Department of Applied Economics
Corporate Contributors:

Minnesota. Dept. of Commerce ; Minnesota. Department of Commerce. Office of Energy Security ; Xcel Energy Renewable Development Fund
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Resource Type:

Research Paper
Geographical Coverage:

Minnesota
Corporate Publisher:

Minnesota. Department of Commerce. Office of Energy Security
Abstract:

This project investigated and developed modeling and analytical frameworks with available data in order to compare the greenhouse gas, economic, and environmental implications of various low carbon fuel standards (LCFS) policies for vehicles operated on Minnesota public roads. The attached reports provide findings of work performed under this contract. A low carbon fuels standard (LCFS) would require any person producing, refining, blending, or importing transportation fuels in Minnesota to reduce these fuels’ average carbon intensity (AFCI), measured across the full fuel cycle: feedstock extraction, production, transport, storage, and use. An LCFS is expected to lower overall emissions from the transportation fleet. The framework was used in part to analyze a performance-based LCFS that measures progress in reducing greenhouse gas emissions on a life cycle basis and the economic and environmental impacts on each transportation fuel and production pathway as compared to the state’s current policies to replace gasoline consumption with 20 percent ethanol by 2013, and to replace diesel consumption with 20 percent biodiesel by 2015.
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PDF
Funding:

B24112
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https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/61307/dot_61307_DS1.pdf
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[PDF - 4.86 MB]
Collection(s):

US Transportation Collection
Main Document Checksum:

urn:sha256:63973178c3040844501afeed42b8714b1569f486d256b093035ad29ac17c6002

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English

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