Alternative Fuels

Methanol from Biomass

Replace all existing gasoline vehicles with those that use methanol produced from biomass.

Hydrogen from Nonfossil Fuels

Replace gasoline with hydrogen created from electricity generated from nonfossil fuel sources.

Electricity from Nonfossil Fuels

Use electricity from nonfossil fuel sources such as nuclear and solar energy directly in transportation vehicles.

Transportation Demand Management

Reduce solo commuting by eliminating 25 per cent of the employer-provided parking spaces and placing a tax on the remaining spaces to reduce solo commuting by an additional 15 percent.

ELECTRICITY AND FUEL SUPPLY

Heat Rate Improvements

Improve heat rates (efficiency) of existing plants by up to 4% through improved plant operation and maintenance.

Advanced Coal

Improve overall thermal efficiency of coal plants by 10% through use of integrated gasification combined cycle, pressurized fluidizedbed, and advanced pulverized coal combustion systems.

Natural Gas

Replace all existing fossil-fuel-fired plants with gas turbine combined cycle systems to both improve thermal efficiency of current natural gas combustion systems and replace fossil fuels such as coal and oil that generate more CO2 than natural gas.

Nuclear

Replace all existing fossil-fuel-fired plants with nuclear power plants such as advanced light-water reactors.

Hydroelectric

Replace fossil-fuel-fired plants with remaining hydroelectric generation capability of 2 quads.

Geothermal

Replace fossil-fuel-fired plants with remaining geothermal generation potential of 3.5 quads.

Biomass

Replace fossil-fuel-fired plants with biomass generation potential of 2.4 quads.

Solar Photovoltaics

Replace fossil-fuel-fired plants with solar photovoltaics generation potential of 2.5 quads.

Solar Thermal

Replace fossil-fuel-fired plants with solar thermal generation potential of 2.6 quads.