Argonne National Laboratory Tribal Internship Program

283-DEP-1 : LIFE CYCLE MODELING (This project is part of ES Division)

An industry-standard-setting total lifecycle model has been developed that allows researchers to evaluate various vehicle and fuel combinations with a consistent methodology. The Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emis­sions and Energy use in Transportation (GREET) model was developed by Dr. Michael Wang, Argonne National Laboratory's Center for Trans­portation Research, with support from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). The peer-reviewed model has laid to rest some long-held misunderstand­ings about ethanol (EtOH) and its important role in reducing petroleum use and greenhouse gas emissions.