Abbreviations
AEF America’s Energy Future
Ag silver
APEEP Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy
As arsenic
AWEA American Wind Energy Association
BBL barrel
BD2- biodiesel 20% blend
BOS balance of system
Btu British thermal unit
CAFE corporate average fuel economy
CAIR Clean Air Interstate Rule
CAMR Clear Air Mercury Rule
CARB California Air Resources Board
CCB coal combustion by-product
CCR coal combustion residue
CCS carbon capture and storage
Cd cadmium
CdTe cadmium-telluride
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CG compressed gasoline
CH4 methane
CHP combined heat and power
CMAQ Community Multiscale Air Quality model
CNG compressed natural gas
CO carbon monoxide
Co cobalt
CO2 carbon dioxide
CO2-eq carbon dioxide equivalent
Cr chromium
CRP Conservation Reserve Program
CRS Congressional Research Service
Cu copper
DICE Dynamic Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy
DOE U.S. Department of Energy
DOT U.S. Department of Transportation
E10 ethanol 10% blend
E85 ethanol 85% blend
EGR enhanced gas recovery
EGU electricity-generating unit
EIA Energy Information Administration
EISA Energy Independence and Security Act
EOR enhance oil recovery
EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ERR estimated recoverable reserves
EtOH ethanol
FBC fluidized bed combustion
FERC Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FGD flue gas desulfurization
FPEIS Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement
FUND Climate Framework for Uncertainty, Negotiation, and Distribution
GCM global climate model
GDP gross domestic product
gge gasoline gallon equivalent
GHG greenhouse gas
GWP global-warming potential
GREET Greenhouse Gases, Regulated Emissions, and Energy Use in Transportation
GTCC greater than Class C
GW gigawatt
GWh gigawatt hour
HAP hazardous air pollutant
HDDV heavy-duty diesel vehicle
HDGV heavy-duty gasoline vehicle
HDV heavy-duty vehicle
HDDV heavy-duty diesel vehicle
HDGV heavy-duty gasoline vehicle
HEV hybrid electricity vehicle
HFCV hydogren fuel-cell vehicle
Hg mercury
HLRW high-level radioactive wastes
IAM integrated assessment model
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IRIS Integrated Risk Information System
kW kilowatt
kWh kilowatt hour
LCA life-cycle assessment
LCIA life-cycle impact assessment
LDV light-duty vehicle
LEED Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
LLRW low-level radioactive wastes
LNG liquified natural gas
LWR light water reactors
MCF thousand cubic feet
MMBtu million British thermal units
Mn manganese
Mo molybdenum
MOVES Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator
MSRP manufacturer’s suggested retail price
MTM/VF mountain top mining/valley fill
MW megawatt
MWh megawatt hour
N2O nitrous oxide
NEI National Emissions Inventory
NEMS National Energy Modeling System
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NERC North American Electric Reliability Corporation
NG natural gas
NGV natural gas vehicle
NH3 ammonia
NHI Nuclear Hydrogen Initiative
Ni nickle
NO2 nitrogen dioxide
NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NOx nitrogen oxides
NRC National Research Council
NWPA Nuclear Waste Policy Act
OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
OMB Office of Management and Budget
OPEC Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries
ORNL Oakridge National Laboratory
PADD Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts
PAGE Policy Analysis of the Greenhouse Effect
Pb lead
PC pulverized coal
PM10 particulate matter less than or equal to10 micron in aerodynamic diameter (coarse particulate matter)
PM2.5 particulate matter equal to or small than 2.5 micron aerodynamic diameter (fine particulate matter)
PRB Powder River Basin
PV photovoltaic
QALY quality-adjusted life year
quads quadrillion British thermal units
R&D research and development
RCRA Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
RFF Resources for the Future
RFG reformulated gasoline
RICE Regional Integrated Model of Climate and the Economy
SAB Science Advisory Board
Se selenium
SF6 sulfur hexafluoride
SI spark-ignition
SIDI spark-ignition, direct-injection
SO2 sulfur dioxide
SOx sulfur oxides
SPR strategic petroleum reserve
SRR source-receptor relationships