Oak Ridge National Laboratory  Center for Transportation Analysis  National Transportation Research Center  2360 Cherahala Boulevard  Knoxville, TN 37932  United States of America

(865) 946-1310 (office)  (865) 946-1314 (fax)  dlgreene@ornl.gov (email)

Specialty Research Areas:

• Energy and Environmental Policy Analysis
• Modeling and Simulation of Transportation Energy Markets
• Data, Statistical Analysis and Information Tools
  

Current or Recent Work:

• Analysis of technology and economic potential
• Analysis of fuel economy policy.
• Analysis of the potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
• Modeling energy transitions for transportation.
• Analysis of oil dependence and energy security.
  

Recent Publications:

Greene, D.L., Duleep, K.G. October 2008. Bootsrtrapping a Sustainable North American PEM Fuel Cell Industry: Could a Federal Acquisition Program Make a Difference?, ORNL/TM-2008/183, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Greene, D.L. Near Term Options to Increase Fuel Economy and Decrease Petroleum Demand. Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 366, July 23, 2008.

Greene, D.L. Facing the Challenges of Oil Dependence and Climate Change: What Will It Take?. Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development. Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2362B, February 14, 2008.

Greene, D.L., P.N. Leiby, B. James, J. Perez, M. Melendez, A. Milbrandt, S. Unnasch, M Hooks; edited by S. McQueen, directed by S. Gronich. 2008. Analysis of the Transition to Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles & the Potential Hydrogen Energy Infrastructure Requirements, ORNL/TM-2008/30, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.

Greene, D.L. Is Cap-and-Trade a Sufficient Carbon Policy for Transportation. Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works Legislative Hearing on America's Climate Security Act of 2007. Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 406, November 13, 2007.

Greene , D.L., P.N. Leiby, P.D. Patterson, S.E. Plotkin and M. Singh, “Oil Independence: Achievable National Goal or Empty Slogan?” Transportation Research Record, No. 2017, pp. 47-53, Washington, DC, 2007.

Greene, D.L., Leiby, P.L., Bowman, D. (2007). "Integrated Analysis of Market Transformation Scenarios with HyTrans" ORNL/TM-2007/094, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June.

Greene, D.L., J.L. Hopson, R. Goeltz and J. Li, (2007). “Analysis of In-Use Fuel Economy Shortfall Based on Voluntarily Reported Mile-per-Gallon Estimates,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1983, pp. 99-105.

Leiby, P.N., D.L. Greene, D. Bowman and E. Tworek. (2007). “Systems Analysis of Hydrogen Transition with HyTrans,” Transportation Research Record, No. 1983, pp. 129-139.

Dumas, A., D.L. Greene and A. Bourbeau. (2007). “North American Feebate Analysis Model,” in Driving Climate Change, D. Sperling and J.S. Cannon, eds., Academic Press, San Francisco, CA.

D. Gordon, D.L. Greene, M.H. Ross and T.P. Wenzel. (2007). “Sipping Fuel and Saving Lives: Increasing Fuel Economy without Sacrificing Safety,” International Council on Clean Transportation, Washington, DC, June.

Greene, D.L. and P.N. Leiby. (2007). “Oil Independence: Realistic Goal or Empty Slogan,” published as “Expert Commentary” on The Lugar Energy Initiative website, http://lugar.senate.gov/energy/links/commentary/08_greene_summary.html.

Greene, D.L., P.N. Leiby and D. Bowman. 2007. Integrated Analysis of Market Transformation Scenarios with HyTrans, ORNL/TM-2007/094, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June.

Greene, David L. (editor). 2007. Modeling the Oil Transition: A Summary of the Proceedings of the DOE/EPA Workshop on the Economic and Environmental Implications of Global Energy Transitions, ORNL/TM-2007/014, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, February.

Greene, D.L. (2007). "Policies to Increase Passenger Car and Light Truck Fuel Economy," Testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, January 30, Washington, DC.

Greene, D.L., J.L. Hopson and J. Li. (2006). "Have We Run Out of Oil Yet? Oil Peaking Analysis from an Optimist's Perspective," Energy Policy, Volume 34, pp. 515-531.

Greene, D.L. and P.N. Leiby. (2006). The Oil Security Metrics Model: A Tool for Evaluating the Prospective Oil Security Benefits of DOE's Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy R&D Programs, ORNL/TM-2006/505, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, May.

Greene, D. L. 2006. “Observations on the H-Prize Act of 2006 (H.R. 5143),” Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, April 27, 2006, Washington, DC.

Ahmad. S. and D.L. Greene. (2005). “The Effect of Fuel Economy on Automobile Safety: A Reexamination,” Transportation Research Record No. 1941, pp. 1-7, Washington, DC, January.

Greene, D. L. 2005. “Improving the Nation’s Energy Security: Can Cars and Trucks be Made More Fuel Efficient?” Testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science, February 9, 2005, Serial No. 109-3, U.S.G.P.O, Washington, DC.

Sheffield, J., S. Obenschain, D. Conover, R. Bajura, D. Greene, M. Brown, E. Boes, K. McCarthy, D. Christian, S. Dean, G. Kulcinski and P.L. Denholm. (2005) “Energy Options for the Future,” Journal of Fusion Energy, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 63-109.

Greene, D.L., J.L.Hopson and J. Li. (2005). “Running Out of and Into Oil: Analyzing Global Depletion and Transition Through 2050", Transportation Research Record 1880, pp. 1-9, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Greene, D.L. and S. Ahmad. (2005). Costs of U.S. Oil Dependence: 2005 Update, ORNL/TM-2005/45, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, March.

Greene, D.L., P.D. Patterson, M. Sing and J. Li. (2004). “Feebates, Rebates and Gas-Guzzler Taxes: A Study of Incentives for Increased Fuel Economy,” Energy Policy, vol. 33, no. 6, pp. 721-827.

Greene, D.L. (2004). "Climate Change Policy for Transportation While Waiting for H2", in The 10-50 Solution: Technologies and Policies for a Low-Carbon Future, Pew Center on Global Climate Change, National Commission on Energy Policy, Washington, DC, March.

Greene, D.L., K.G. Duleep and W. McManus. (2004). Future Potential of Hybrid and Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Market, ORNL/TM-2004/181, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, August.

Greene, D.L., K.G. Duleep and W. McManus. (2004). Future Potential of Hybrid and Diesel Powertrains in the U.S. Light-Duty Vehicle Market, ORNL/TM-2004/181, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, August 2004.

Greene, D.L. (2004). “Transportation and Energy,” in The Geography of Urban Transportation, S. Hanson and G. Giuliano, eds., The Guilford Press, New York, 2004.

Greene, D.L. (2004). “Transportation and Energy Overview,” in Encyclopedia of Energy, Cutler J. Cleveland, ed., Elsevier, Oxford, United Kingdom.

Greene, D.L. and J.L. Hopson. (2003). Running Out of and Into Oil: Analyzing Global Depletion and Transition Through 2050, ORNL/TM-2003/259, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, October.

Greene, D.L., R.C. Gibson and K.G. Duleep. (2003). Energy Star Concepts for Highway Vehicles, ORNL/TM-2003/37, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, June.

Greene, D.L. and A. Schafer. (2003). “Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from U.S. Transportation,” Pew Center on Global Climate Change, Arlington, Virginia, May.

Greene, D.L., S. Plotkin and K.G. Duleep. (2002). Examining the Potential for Voluntary Fuel Economy Standards in the United States and Canada, ANL/ESD/02-5, Center for Transportation Research, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, Illinois, October 2002.

Greene, D.L. and J. Hopson. (2003). “An Analysis of Alternative Forms of Automotive Fuel Economy Standards for the United States,” Transportation Research Record No. 1842, ppl 20-28, Transportation Research Board, Washington, DC.

Greene, D.L. (2002). “Effectiveness and Impact of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards,” Report of the Committee, National Research Council, National Academy Press, Washington, DC.

Greene, D.L. (2001). “Sustainable Transportation,” International Encyclopedia of the Social and Behavioral Sciences, N.J. Smelser and P.B. Baltes, eds., Pergamon, Oxford, pp. 15,335–15,339.

Greene, D.L. (2001). TAFV Alternative Fuels and Vehicles Choice Model Documentation, ORNL/TM-2001/134, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, July.

Greene, D.L. and S.E. Plotkin. (2001). “Energy Futures for the U.S. Transportation Sector,” Energy Policy, vol. 29, no. 14, pp. 1255–1270.

Greene, D.L. and N. Tishchishyna. (2001). “The Costs of Oil Dependence: A 2001 Update,” Transportation Quarterly, vol. 55, no. 3, pp. 11-32.

Greene, D.L. and J.M. DeCicco. (2000). “Engineering-Economic Analyses of Automotive Fuel Economy Potential in the United States,” Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, vol. 25, pp. 477-536.

Greene, D.L. and J.M. DeCicco. (2000). “Energy and Transportation Beyond 2000,” Millennium Paper Series, Transportation Research Board, National Research Council, Washington, DC, January.

Greene, D.L. (1999). “Estimating the Fuel Economy Rebound Effect for Household Vehicles in the U.S.,” The Energy Journal, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 1–31.

Greene, D.L. (1999). An Assessment of Energy and Environmental Issues Related to the Use of Gas-to-Liquid Fuels in Transportation, ORNL/TM-1999/258, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, November.

Greene, D.L. (1998). “Why CAFE Worked,” Energy Policy, vol. 26, no. 8, pp. 595-614.

Greene, D.L., Donald W. Jones and Paul N. Leiby. (1998). “The Outlook for U.S. Oil Dependence,” Energy Policy, vol. 26, no. 1, pp. 55-69.

Greene, D.L. and Michael Wegener. (1997). “Sustainable Transport,” in Journal of Transport Geography, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 177-190.

Greene, D.L. (1992). “Vehicle Use and Fuel Economy: How Big is the Rebound Effect?” The Energy Journal, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 117-143, April.

Greene, D.L. (1991). “A Note on OPEC Market Power and Oil Prices,” Energy Economics, vol. 13, no. 2, pp. 123-129, April.

Greene, D.L. (1990). “CAFE OR PRICE? An Analysis of the Effects of Federal Fuel Economy Regulations and Gasoline Price on New Car MPG, 1978-89,” The Energy Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, September.