Sustainable Transportation Activities

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Sustainable Transportation Activities in New
York State Joseph D. Tario, P.E. NYSERDA

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NYSERDA Highlights

• public benefit corporation created in 1975
• in response to the energy crisis
• four primary New York State focus areas
• energy, environment, economy, education
• 300 employees, four NYS locations,
  600M annual budget FY09/10

FOR MORE INFO...
www.nyserda.org
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U.S. 2008 Petroleum Consumption(19.44 million
barrels each day)
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Source USDOE 2009
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Source CRS/WRI 2007
Note Top 10 states accounted for nearly 50 of
U.S. total GHG in 2003
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Fuel Combustion Greenhouse Gases
NYS 2007 Energy Statistics
Electricity Generation by Fuel Type
222 million tons CO2 equivalent
162,237 gigawatthours total
Source NYSERDA 2009
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Renewable Portfolio Standard (September 2004)

• increase renewable electricity from 19
  (2004) to 25 (2013)
• main tier medium to large scale generation
  facilities
• customer-sited tier fuel cells, PV, anaerobic,
  small wind
• 741,000,000 ratepayer collections through 2013

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EPA Clean Air Interstate Rule (March 2005)

• decrease SO2 (70) and NOx (60) emissions
  across 28 eastern states and the District of
  Columbia (in 2015 vs. 2003 base)

NYS 15 by 15 Initiative (April 2007)

• reduce states electrical demand 15 vs. 2015
  forecast
• supports siting of new clean, renewable power
  plants

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NYS 45 by 15 Initiative (January 2009)

• meet 45 of NYs 2015 electric needs via
  efficiency renewables
• increases the RPS to 30

NY BEST Consortium (Battery Energy Storage
Technology) (January 2009)

• industry / academia partnership focused on
  vehicles, PV wind
• launched with 25M from CAIR

Upstate 100M GE Battery Plant (May 2009)
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Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (December 2005)

• cooperative effort between 10 Northeast and Mid
  Atlantic states
• first U.S. cap and trade program aimed at
  controlling CO2 emissions
• 2009 cap of 188M tons for 6 years then a 2.5
  annual drop for 4 years
• Annually NYS will auction 64M tons starting in
  December 2008 (3.25 / ton)

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Alternative Fuels

• Ethanol
• Biodiesel
• Propane
• Natural Gas
• Electricity
• Hydrogen

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USPS BEV
NYC BEV
NYC HEV
FedEx HEV
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Dueco Utility HEV
NYSERDA PHEV
Honda RD FCX
Honda Clarity FCX
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Portland BEV
Portland PHEV
CDTA HEV
PodCar PRT
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Ithaca CarShare

• first upstate NY car sharing program
• significant insurance issues initially
• strong support by Cornell Ithaca College

Robert Ancar, NYSDOT
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Syracuse and Buffalo CarShare
Robert Ancar, NYSDOT
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Commercial Trucking Energy Statistics
U.S. 2005 Diesel
Consumption
Domestic Freight Forecast
Source USDOE 2007, FHWA 2002
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Diesel Displacement Projects for Commercial
Trucking
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2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
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Co-funding NYSTA, NMPC
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Caterpillar MorElectric
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Co-funding USDOE, NYSDOT, NiMo
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Carrier Transicold Vector 1800
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Rite Hite Dock Restraint System
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energy management system to lower electric
consumption peak demand
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potential overnight truck parking area
four warehouses with TRUs being loaded and
unloaded
parked TRUs running on diesel
refrigerated RR cars
Phase 5 Hunts Point Produce Market ?
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Program Opportunity Notice 1520

• 2.0M available in 2009 to support the
  development, demonstration, and
  commercialization of innovative transportation
  products, systems and services.
• 50K Conceptual Design Feasibility
  Studies
• 150K RD activities with prototype gt 36
  months
• 500K RD activities with prototype lt 36
  months
• Funding available for electrified transportation
  projects
• http//www.nyserda.org/Funding/default.asp

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Program Opportunity Notice 1554

• 1.5M available in 2009 to support the
  development or demonstration of strategies
  and/or technologies that have the potential of
  improving the energy efficiency of the existing
  multi-modal transportation system in New York
  State. Emphasis on corridor projects.
• 75K Policy Research Feasibility Studies
• 150K Underutilized, Commercial Strategies
• 300K Underutilized, Commercial Technologies
• http//www.nyserda.org/Funding/default.asp