Fossil Fuel

NATIONAL FOSSIL FUEL INDUSTRIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ANALYSIS PROJECT

Coal-fired power plant.

This analysis tool will include all of the important industry components and their interactions. The physical components would include mining, transportation of fuel, fuel use (electricity, heat, etc.), electricity transmission and distribution, and waste transportation and disposal. The model will also include the actions of the various humans that impact (and are impacted by) the fossil-fuel industry such as consumers, regulators, national, state, and local officials, investors, and CEOs.

The first year's tasks include a complete model architecture, a requirements document, an assessment of existing fossil fuel models, and a program plan to bring the model to completion. If funds are available, during the second and third years we plan to develop a proof-of-concept prototype of the model. Thereafter we will develop the rest of the model and begin policy analyses of fossil fuel issues of importance to the sponsors.

For more information on the project:

See a few slides containing an overview.
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Booth, S.R. (2000) Preliminary strategic data model for internatinal coal markets - Mexico and Vietnam test cases, LA-UR-00-1314.
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Booth, S.R. and R.H. Drake (2001) White paper: Natural gas and coal supply reliability for electricity generation in the U.S., LA-UR-01-0951.
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