In addition to the suite of nreldeveloped simulation and analysis tools, the team uses tools developed by argonne national laboratory, including the greet model, which evaluates various vehicle and fuel combinations on a full fuel cycle basis, and autonomie, a plugandplay powertrain and vehicle model architecture and development environment. The first part of this study is a comparative fuel cycle analysis between coal and natural gas for electric power generation. This report provides updated fullfuelcycle ffc energy and pollutant emission factors based on current public domain information for use by. Lifecycle assessment or life cycle assessment lca, also known as lifecycle analysis is a methodology for assessing environmental impacts associated with all the stages of the lifecycle of a commercial product, process, or service. This presentation by michael wang of argonne national laboratory provides information about an analysis of hydrogenpowered fuelcell systems. Mar 14, 2017 a life cycle analysis lca framework can be used to assess the environmental impact across the entire product life cycle.
Lifecycle analysis, sometimes referred to as fuel cycle or welltowheel analysis, is used to assess the overall greenhouse gas ghg impacts of a fuel, including each stage of its production and use. The life cycle analysis methodology evaluates the energy requirements, environmental impacts, and lifecycle costs of a process or product by quantifying all the material inputs and outputs and their respective energy and environmental effects. Simulation tools for reactor physics and fuel cycle analysis proteus encompasses the entire set of neutronics simulation tools developed over many years at argonne, including the widely. Extensive and validated model library that includes conventional, but above all, innovative systems and components fuel cells, igcc, co 2 capture plants, orc turbogenerators. I have been working at fuel cycle fulltime for less than a year. Open fuel cycle vs closed fuel cycle nuclear power. According to the american gas association aga, the fullfuel cycle measure of energy use, also known as sourcebased energy measurement, refers to the energy consumed in the extraction, production, processing and transportation of the fuel to its point of use. Life cycle analysis of vehicle and fuel systems with the greet model michael wang, amgad elgowainy, jeongwoo han, hao cai argonne national laboratory. Through online communities, rewards, panels and emerging market research solutions, fuel cycle offers an easily customizable and robust platform for brands and businesses to connect with their. Life cycle analysis report swafea european study, 2011.
Fuel cycle is the leading market research cloud that combines both qualitative and. Nuclear fuel cycle simulation system vista was established. Fuel cycle facilities make nuclear fuel for commercial nuclear reactors or are manufacturing specialty nuclear materials for the u. Such an approach would demand the support of informatics tools to analyze and manage information. Fuel cycle analysis of oncethrough nuclear systems august 10, 2010 7 the core performance parameters for the ulfr are pr ovided in table 3. The companys software offers the only allinone market research platform for brands that give insights and intelligence about buyers to build a source of realtime customer intelligence with enterprisegrade community, enabling clients to take meaningful and impactful decisions on. In addition to the suite of nreldeveloped simulation and analysis tools, the team uses tools developed by argonne national laboratory, including the greet model, which evaluates various vehicle and fuel combinations on a full fuelcycle basis, and autonomie, a plugandplay powertrain and vehicle model architecture and development environment. Wang, 2008, full fuel cycle comparison of forklift propulsion systems, prepared for office of fuel cell, hydrogen, and infrastructure technologies, u. Transportation system analytical tools department of energy. And it probably is the missing link between all of. After usage in the power plant the spent fuel is delivered to a reprocessing plant if fuel is recycled 2 or to a final repository if no recycling is done 3 for geological disposition. Ornl uses orion, a systems dynamics fuel cycle code developed and maintained by the national nuclear laboratory nnl in the united kingdom, to model fuel cycle scenarios. Software for calculating life cycle assessment, carbon footprints and other indicators in the past 20 years we worked with different software products for life cycle assessment such as gabi, umberto, simapro, gemis, openlca or ecomc.
In response to the title iv acid rain program so2 emission limitations, use of. The life cycle analysis methodology evaluates the energy requirements, environmental impacts, and life cycle costs of a process or product by quantifying all the material inputs and outputs and their respective energy and environmental effects. According to the american gas association aga, the full fuel cycle measure of energy use, also known as sourcebased energy measurement, refers to the energy consumed in the extraction, production, processing and transportation of the fuel to its point of use. The fcx marketplace connects the leading insights tools with fuel. Fullfuelcycle energy and emission factors for building energy. Fuelcycle analysis of fc forklifts and distributed power generation. It also includes all the chemicals and energy that go into making a product, and what it takes to make those.
The hydrogen delivery scenario analysis model hdsam, an excelbased tool, estimates the cost of delivering hydrogen from a centralized production facility to a hydrogenfueled vehicle. The new system will not necessarily be a single piece of software but instead will. I, the current oncethrough fuel cycle produces spent nuclear fuel that requires approximately 300,000 years to decay to the toxicity level of uranium ore. Fuel cycle will help your organization to capture, analyze, and act upon reliable data. The model allows researchers and analysts to evaluate permile energy and emission effects of various vehicle and fuel combinations on a full fuel cycle basis. In the open or oncethrough fuel cycle, the spent fuel discharged from the reactor is treated as waste.
The model allows researchers and analysts to evaluate permile energy and emission effects of various vehicle and fuel combinations on a full fuelcycle basis. Cycle analysis explained understanding market cycles. Combine quantitative survey data collected on qualtrics with fuel cycles qualitative data collection capabilities to power the entire research lifecycle from earlystage product ideation, to branding, to digital user experience. Many of the fuel cycle facilities are different from each otherin purpose and technologyas they comprise the different stages of the nuclear fuel cycle. An earlier term for the approach was energy analysis. Methodology and default values are often standardized within a certain regulatory context, such as the eu renewable energy directive red and us renewable fuel standard rfs.
I am so thankful a friend of mine, michelle, invited me to do the fuel cycle with her. The nfcss model estimates fuel cycle material, service requirements and actinide arisings. Lifecycle analysis of vehicle and fuel systems with the greet model michael wang, amgad elgowainy, jeongwoo han, hao cai argonne national laboratory. Combined fuel cellgas turbine or chp applications for hightemperature fuel. Athena pavement lca web the pavement lca web app is web application that provides environmental lca and life cycle cost analysis lcca results for canadian and select us regional materials manufacturing, roadway construction and maintenance life cycle stages. The fullfuel cycle accounting, emissions analysis, and utility impact analysis niaplus model is used to assess the fullfuel cycle national energy savings that may result from standards. Our analysis separates fuel cycles into two classes. Life cycle energy analysis lcea is an approach in which all energy inputs to a product are accounted for, not only direct energy inputs during manufacture, but also all energy inputs needed to produce components, materials and services needed for the manufacturing process. Fuel cycle is the leading market research cloud that combines both qualitative and quantitative data to power realtime business decisions. At fuel cycle you get to work with some truly amazing people everyday, there is a sense of ownership and autonomy to make decisions, the company has a desire to continue. A full fuelcycle analysis of energy and emissions impacts of transportation fuels produced from natural gas by m.
A full fuelcycle analysis of energy and emissions impacts of. According to the american gas association aga, the fullfuel cycle measure of energy use, also known as sourcebased energy measurement, refers to the energy consumed in the extraction, production, processing and transportation of the fuel to its point of use analyzing energy consumption in this way enables a more comprehensive calculation of the total energy use and. Oct 04, 2019 to conduct a life cycle analysis, organize your fleet assets into categories of like assets. The nuclear fuel cycle analysis code, called future, is a software that can be. Department of energy doe office of nuclear energy ne, provides a comprehensive set of cost data supporting a cost analysis for the relative economic. Fuelcycle analysis of hydrogenpowered fuelcell systems. The american public works association has guidelines that group assets with the same class, unit type, fuel, weight, application, power source, wheel configuration, transmission, and a userdefined field. The system, formerly known as vista, provides a detailed description of the simulation system, an example scenario with results, and a simple calculation tool, which can be used to calculate annual material flow in a selected nuclear fuel cycle option. To fully evaluate energy and emission impact of advanced vehicle technologies. This eliminates the guess work related to the indirect cost of air inlet filters, thus highlighting the major impact they have on the bottom line of the operator. Efficiency of power generation is a strong function of the generators capacity higher efficiencies for larger capacities two general capacity ranges for fuelcycle analysis. Generally, when the entire nuclear fuel cycle is observed, the processing stage. Rebus3 is a reactor burnup and fuel cycle analysis code that makes use of dif3d as a flux calculation module.
Department of energy doe statement of policy states that doe will use fullfuel cycle measures of energy use and emissions when. The reactor and fuel types are stored in a library that can be. Fullfuelcycle energy and emission factors for building. Fuel cycle is an allinone customer intelligence platform that combines both qualitative and quantitative data to power realtime business decisions. Using natural gas in your home is three times more efficient than using electricity. There are currently different types of advanced fuel cycles under research, but most of them are. Fuel life cycle analysis lca is a technique that allows you to quantify the potential impacts to the environment from all aspects of a fuels life. W slices from a full core sn2nd calculation showing the axial power distribution log scale in the monju reactor. Fuel cycle is the leading market research cloud that combines both qualitative and quantitative data to power realtime business decisions through online communities, mobile research, panels, and more, fuel cycle offers the only allinone market research platform for brands to connect to their customers. Fuel cycle system analysis simulations examine how the selection among fuel cycle options for reactors, fuel, separation, and waste management impact uranium ore utilization, waste masses and.
For instance, in the case of a manufactured product, environmental impacts are assessed from raw material extraction and processing cradle. Full fuel cycle assessment california energy commission ca. The full fuel cycle represents the amount of energy expended to bring a fossil fuel, such as coal from the earth to your home. Full fuel cycle analysis, well to tank, criteria pollutants, multimedia impacts. With cycletempo, you can design, analyze, optimize and monitor the thermodynamics of the energy system that you design and operate. Greet1, the fuel cycle model, allows users to estimate welltowheels energy. A full fuelcycle analysis of energy and emissions impacts.
Modeling tools that simulate entire vehicles and components allow researchers to create. The fuel cycle analyses in this study address three major aspects of the fuel cycle. A nuclear fuel cycle systems modeling and codetocode comparison effort was coordinated across multiple national laboratories to verify the tools needed to perform fuel cycle analyses of the transition from a oncethrough nuclear fuel cycle to a sustainable potential future fuel cycle. The models and computer tools analyzing the nuclear fuel cycle in its different strategies and options, share the same basic information. A lifecycle comparison of alternative automobile fuels. Fuelcycle analysis of hydrogenpowered fuelcell systems with the greet model.
The central tendencies of all renewable technologies are between 400 and 1,000 g co 2 eqkwh lower than their fossilfueled counterparts without carbon capture. Department of energy proposes to use fullfuelcycle analyses. Screening for potential benefit resulted in a smaller number of promising fuel cycle options that could achieve substantial improvements compared. How to prepare your data for a lifecycle analysis software.
Life cycle analysis lca is a general term that has many names such as life cycle assessment and cradletograve analysis. Closed fuel cycle is an advanced fuel cycle, which purpose is to achieve nuclear power sustainability by further reducing radiotoxicity of the final waste, as well as improving resource utilization, while maintaining its economic viability. Key assumptions for fuelcycle analysis of fc forklifts. To fully evaluate energy and emission impacts of advanced vehicle technologies. The main reason i really love cycle analysis is that it does not dispute any other theories of market analysis, but rather embraces all of them. The software can currently describe 10 nuclear reactor types and 10 fuel types with a crossflow of fissile material. This presentation by michael wang of argonne national laboratory provides information about an analysis of hydrogenpowered fuel cell systems. We report life cycle results based on outputs of an economic inputoutput life cycle analysis eiolca model1820 and full fuel cycle analysis models. Lifecycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions under the. All content is posted anonymously by employees working at fuel cycle. This code models nuclide transmutations on a threedimensional, regiondependent basis and provides considerable flexibility for specifying operational constraints and fuel management strategies for both incore and core portions of the fuel cycle.
A fresh design for greet life cycle analysis tool greet model. Ive worked at fuel cycle for less than a year, and like all companies it has its pros and cons. Potential market size for fc forklifts and distributed power generation. If the research suggested by the report should prove successful, application of advanced fuel cycle technologies would produce waste forms that would decay to that level after only about. Many people feel energy efficiency begins and ends in their homes. A full fuelcycle analysis of energy and emissions impacts of transportation fuels produced from natural gas. Sometimes the thought of 23 weeks of a fuel cycle is daunting if you have no one to share it with.
Proteus simulation toolset for reactor physics and fuel. Net software provides the user with an easy to use and fully graphical toolbox to perform life cycle analysis simulations of alternative transportation fuels and. Through online communities, product exchanges, panels, and more, fuel cycle offers the only allinone market research platform for brands to connect to their customers. Huang center for transportation research, energy systems division, argonne national laboratory, 9700 south cass avenue, argonne, illinois 60439 december 1999 work sponsored by the united states department of energy. Pdf fuel cycle analysis of oncethrough nuclear systems. Fuel cycle is the only market research platform fully integrated with.
Department of energy, office of energy efficiency and renewable energy, issued a notice of proposed policy, proposing to incorporate a full fuel cycle analysis into the methods it uses to estimate the likely impacts of energy conservation standards on energy use and emissions. The advanced fuel cycle initiative afci is an extensive research and development effort of the united states department of energy doe. Report on the update of fuel cycle cost algorithms program. This report also contains fuel cycle and o and m cost data, butmore the doe office of nuclear energy summarizes the capital cost data as well as additional fuel cycle and o and m cost data in a separate report, nuclear energy cost data base a reference data base for nuclear and coalfired powerplant power generation cost analysis, doene. Life cycle assessment harmonization energy analysis nrel. The nuclear fuel cycle analysis code, called future, is a software that can be used to design and analyze the processing stage of the nuclear fuel cycle easily by considering the entire nuclear fuel cycle from the prediction of the quantity of the electric demands to the disposal of the spent fuel, which has the virtue of enabling a small.
Iter will be the first fusion machine fully designed for deuteriumtritium operation. Fuel cycle insight platforms solutions for research. With cycle tempo, you can design, analyze, optimize and monitor the thermodynamics of the energy system that you design and operate. The system, formerly known as vista, provides a detailed description of the simulation system, an example scenario with results, and a simple calculation tool, which can be used.
The data showed that life cycle greenhouse gas ghg emissions from technologies powered by renewable resources are generally less than from those powered by fossil fuel based resources. Lifecycle analysis of greenhouse gas emissions from. In reality, energy efficiency begins prior to reaching your home. Were building technology to help organizations capture and act on insights that improve products, brands, and people. The fusion reaction in the iter tokamak will be powered with deuterium and tritium, two isotopes of hydrogen. A fullfuelcyclebased energy efficiency standard would allow consumers fuller evaluation of fuel and appliance options. The greenhouse gases, regulated emissions, and energy use in transportation model by argonne national laboratory. Cost analysis of distributed power generation technologies by market size and location. Fuel life cycle emissions thus, to assess the emissions reductions from using alternative fuels, a comprehensive accounting process must be completed for all emissions across all steps of the fuel s life cycle, from the field to the tank of the aircraft. Life cycle analysis an overview sciencedirect topics. Advanced fuel cycle cost basis 2017 edition technical. More about greet greet model argonne national laboratory. Life cycle assessment is a methodological framework defined in the din iso 1404044 to assess environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a products life from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, and disposal or recycling.
The fuel cycle options evaluated were comprehensive with respect to fuel cycle performance. The fuels used in iter will be processed in a closed cycle. Orion can simulate the full range of nuclearrelated facilities, including storage facilities, fabrication and enrichment plants, reprocessing facilities, and reactors. Automatically sync qualtrics survey responses to fuel cycle for advanced analysis, profiling, and grouping. If there are lower emissions from the full life cycle of the alternative fuel, in comparison to the full life cycle of fossil fuels, then there is an environmental benefit for climate change. A corporate filing is called a foreign filing when an existing corporate entity files in a state other than the state they. Fast, friendly sales and service for road, mountain, cyclocross bikes. Fuel life cycle analysis life cycle associates, llc. The full fuel cycle accounting, emissions analysis, and utility impact analysis niaplus model is used to assess the full fuel cycle national energy savings that may result from standards. The nfcss is a computer simulation system that uses simplified approaches to calculate nuclear fuel cycle requirements. Report on the update of fuel cycle cost algorithms. The software programs below help researchers analyze how different. Assess the reductions in carbon dioxide and other emissions, including their monetized benefits.
From system 1 insights to automated conjoint analysis, fuel cycles market research. Full fuel cycle energy is the energy consumed by an appliance, system, or building as measured at the building site plus the energy consumed in the extraction, processing, and transport of primary energy forms such as coal, oil, natural gas, biomass, and nuclear fuel. Developer of insights software designed to power realtime business decisions. Ultimately, this means transforming brands through s uperior experience management software for better decisionmaking across the business. Argonne has applied greet for doe, the environmental protection agency epa, individual state agencies, and the auto industry to evaluate energy and emission benefits of vehiclefuel.
Argonne has applied greet for doe, the environmental protection agency epa, individual state agencies, and the auto industry to evaluate energy and emission benefits of vehicle fuel. Lifecycle analysis of vehicle and fuel systems with the. Nuclear fuel cycle begins when uranium is mined, enriched and manufactured to nuclear fuel 1 which is delivered to a nuclear power plant. The advanced fuel cycle initiative and global nuclear energy partnership programs background from the first introduction of nuclear power, the management of spent nuclear fuel, especially the highly radioactive components, has been a concern. Home fuelcycle analysis of hydrogenpowered fuelcell systems with the greet model this presentation by michael wang of argonne national laboratory provides information about an analysis of hydrogenpowered fuelcell systems. Department of energy doe office of nuclear energy ne, provides a comprehensive set of cost data supporting a cost analysis for the relative economic comparison of.