Workshop on Strategies and Opportunities for Decarbonizing the World’s Freight System

Singleton Room, Roberts Hall

Carnegie Mellon University

February 27-28, 2017

 

Monday, February 27th 2017

 

08:30 – 9:00 Continental breakfast
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome and aims of the workshop – Parth Vaishnav
09:10 – 09:30 Round of multi-sentence introductions
We will focus on transportation modes on day 1 and on alternative fuels on day two.
09:30 – 10:00 Heavy trucks: Inês Azevedo, Chris Hendrickson, Jason Mathers
10:00 – 10:45 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs to reduce emissions from trucks
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee break
11:00 – 11:20 Rail freight: Andreas Hoffrichter and Raphael Isaac
11:20 – 12:00 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs to reduce emissions from rail freight
12:00 – 12:15 Low and zero CO2 electric power: Ed Rubin
12:15 – 12:30 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs to reduce emissions using low and zero CO2 electric power
12:30 – 13:10 Lunch
13:10 – 13:30 Direct air capture and disposal and/or use of CO2: Jen Wilcox
13:30 – 14:00 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs to reduce emissions using direct air capture and disposal and/or use of CO2
14:00  – 14:30 Ocean shipping: Jim Corbett, Parth Vaishnav
14:30 –  15:00 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs of ocean shipping
15:00 – 15:25 Air freight: Parth Vaishnav, Jim Heidmann
15:25 – 16:00 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs of air freight
16:00 – 16:15 Coffee break
16:15 – 16:45 Alternative fuels, storage, and transport: Nathan Lewis, Joan Ogden, William Chernicoff
16:45 – 17:30 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs of fuels, storage and transport
17:30 – 18:00 Travel to dinner – Out of town participants via shuttle, CMU participants via carpool or Lyft
18:00 – Reception and dinner – Plum Pan Asian Kitchen – 5006 Centre Ave., Pittsburgh, PA (412) 363-7586


Tuesday, February 28th 2017

 

08:00 – 08:30 Continental breakfast
08:30 – 08:35 Objectives for day 2
08:35 – 09:35 Short introductory talks on alternative fuels, storage and conversion systems: Mike Griffin, Jay Whitacre
09:35 – 10:05 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs of biomass, fuel cells and batteries
10:05 – 10:15 Coffee break
10:15 – 10:35 Intermodal transfers: Lynn Kaack, James Winebrake
10:35 – 11:05 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs of intermodal transfers
11:05 – 11:25 Strategies for manufacturing: Erica Fuchs
11:25 – 11:55 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs for manufacturing alternatives
11:55 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 13:20 Last mile delivery (with a focus on autonomous vehicles): Costa Samaras
13:20 – 14:00 Discussion of strategies, potential and costs on last mile delivery
14:00 – 14:30 Final discussion session identifying research needs and priorities on deep decarbonizaton of the global freight system