Sustainable Transportation
Activities in New York State
Joseph D. Tario, P.E., Senior Project Manager
NYSERDA Transportation R&D
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June 6, 2011
NYSERDA Highlights
 public benefit corporation created in
1975 in response to the energy crisis
 four primary NYS focus areas: energy
environment, economy, & education
 ~ 350 employees, four NYS locations,
~$600M annual budget FY11/12
for more info … www.nyserda.org
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Historical NYSERDA Funding
$ Millions
200
150
100
50
0
1995
Statutory R&D
Federal Grants
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1998
2001
2006
2011
Systems Benefit Charge
Renewable Portfolio Standard
(September 2004)
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increase renewable electricity
from 19% (2004) to 25% (2013)
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main tier: medium to large scale
generation facilities
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customer-sited tier: fuel cells, PV,
anaerobic, small wind
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$741,000,000 ratepayer collections
through 2013
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Regional Greenhouse Gas
Initiative (RGGI December 2005)
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cooperative effort between ten
Northeast and Mid Atlantic states
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first U.S. cap and trade program
aimed at controlling CO2 emissions
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2009 cap of 188M tons for 6 years
then a 2.5% annual drop for 4 years
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since December 2008, NYS has
had 62M tons available annually
($1.75 ~ $3.00 / ton)
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EPA Clean Air Interstate Rule
(CAIR March 2005)
 decrease SO2 (70%) and NOx (60%)
emissions across 28 eastern states
and the District of Columbia
(in 2015 vs. 2003 base)
Battery & Energy Storage
Technology Consortium
(NY BEST January 2009)
 industry / academia partnership
focused on vehicles, PV & wind
 launched with $25M from CAIR
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Upstate $100M GE Battery Plant
(May 2009)
Seven Research Areas
NYSERDA Programs
R&D
Deployment
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Industry
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Buildings
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Environmental
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Energy Resources
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Transmission & Distribution
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Environmental & Energy
Markets
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Transportation & Power
Systems
Two Main Divisions
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Transportation R&D
 focused on product development
with cost shared agreements,
royalties and an emphasis on NYS
businesses and job creation
 recent expansion of focus to include
services and “Underutilized,
Commercial Technology” demos
 long standing, collaborative
relationships with NYSDOT, NYSTA,
MTA, and numerous regional
operators
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Program Opportunity Notice 2271
Advanced Transportation Technologies
$3.5M available in 2011 to support the development,
demonstration, and commercialization of innovative
transportation products, systems and services.
Announcement in July with proposals due August 30th
 $ 50K Initial Feasibility Studies
 $ 150K Bench-Scale Product Development
 $ 500K Prototype Product Development (< 3 years)
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Program Opportunity Notice 2314
Advancing Livable Communities through Sustainable Transportation
$1.5M available in 2011 to support projects that reduce
transportation energy and the GHG emissions of the
existing multi-modal transportation system in NY State.
Announcement in July with proposals due August 31st
 $ 20K
 $ 75K
 $ 150K
 $ 250K
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Workshops, Guidebooks & Outreach
Policy Research & Feasibility Studies
Underutilized Strategies & Policies
Underutilized, Commercial Technologies
NYS 2009 Energy Statistics
NYS Petroleum
Consumption
NYS Fuel Combustion
Greenhouse Gases
14%
8%
19%
77%
40%
19%
Transportation
Utilities
Industrial
Commercial
Residential
253 million barrels annually
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Source: NYSERDA 2011
Transportation
Commercial
Utilities
Industrial
Residential
196 million tons CO2 equiv.
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Carrier Transicold Vector 1800
Commercial Vehicle Information Systems & Networks
(CVIEW) - Schodack, NY
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Smart Roadside Inspection System
(SRIS) - Schodack, NY
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Smart Infrared Inspection System
(SIRIS) - Schodack, NY
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Wheel Inspection System Environment
(WISE) - Selkirk, NY
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IEM Corporation - Troy, NY
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Progressive Railroading July 2008
Railroad Wheel Thermal Inspection System
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IEM Corporation - Troy, NY
Propulsion Gearbox for R160 Railcars
Alstom Transportation, Hornell, NY
 Successful Cost-Shared Product
Development, Test, & Demonstration
 Helped Alstom win a $2.3B contract
for up to 1,600 new railcars – split
with Kawasaki
 NYS manufactured gearbox
 Largest order of its type in the free
world
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Rail Switch & 3rd Rail Heater Controls
Railcomm, Inc., Fairport, NY
 Successfully developed and
demonstrated 20 units at NYCT
 Allows snow/ice melting on an asneeded basis – typically 17 days
versus current 166 days annually
 Estimated 120,000 MWh annual
savings, if widely deployed at MTA
 This type of system is now being
deployed at NYCT with NYPA funding
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3rd Rail Insulator Cleaning Device
Mini, LLC, Bethesda, MD
 Dirty insulators are leakage paths
for stray electrical current to ground
resulting in loss of electrical energy
 Also exacerbating infrastructure
corrosion due to stray currents
 Estimated 22,000 MWh annual
savings, if widely deployed at MTA
 Study completed, building on TRB
work, and proceeding toward a
NYCT Demonstration
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Short Line Railroads APU Demonstration
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Energy Storage for Regenerative Braking
Trackside Flywheel Energy Storage Demo at LIRR
 2.5 MW Trackside storage; Co-funded by NYPA
 Pentadyne flywheel modules
 2010 Demonstration at the Malverne Station
Trackside Ultra Capacitor Energy Storage - Prototype
 1 MW Prototype design, fabrication & factory test
 Electrical Power worX Inc. – a small, growing NYS firm
 Additional award to study ultracaps for on-car storage
Trackside Battery Energy Storage Demo at NYCT
 Kawasaki Railcar Co.
 3 MW NiMH GigaCell Battery
 2010 Demonstration at Rockaway Station
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High Conductivity Aluminum 3rd Rail
Oak Ridge National Labs, Oak Ridge, TN
 NYSERDA-facilitated study by DOE ORNL,
with MTA, NYCT, LIRR, MNR
 1- 3% electrical energy savings potential
for transmitting propulsion power
 Additional life cycle savings potential due
to manufacturing and recycling benefits of
aluminium (est. 50% savings over steel rail)
 Additional benefits: providing voltage
support and avoidance of new substation
requirements
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Calverton Rail Access Rehabilitation
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Joseph D. Tario, P.E.
Senior Project Manager
Transportation and Power Systems Research
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
17 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203
Joseph D. Tario, P.E.
(518) 862-1090 ext 3215
Senior
Project Manager
[email protected]
Transportation and Power Systems Research
NYS Energy Research and Development Authority
17 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203
(518) 862-1090 ext 3215
[email protected]
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for more info … www.nyserda.org