Deidra Campbell
11/24/2009
9:35a
The year 2060 has arrived and 75% of drivers in the LA area have opted to drive vehicles that have hydrogen fuel cell vehicle that release only water vapor. A computer model named "STREET" has been built that sees into the future. The future benefits of alternative transportation fuels, and with its findings reveals that air quality has significantly improved. By the year 2060 greenhouse gases would have decreased by 60% than current rates and microscopic soot and ozone are lower by 15% and 10% respectively. This transition towards new technology is the first peer reviewed test of a computer model trying to integrate alternative fuels into the transportation system. There still raise the questions of how to maintain current lifestyle and keeping the economy vital. STREET considers variables in extreme detail -- not just which fuel vehicles will use but how the fuel is made, where it comes from, how it's transported and along which routes, and where fueling stations might be located. The computer model also can determine what changes must occur to achieve a desired result
I personally believe this is one of the best articles I have read to date for my blog entries. There are many advances in technology, but any help that we as researchers and concerned citizens can adopt to combat the current issues to reduce their impact in the future is truly a blessing. This new and innovative technology will not be perfect but at least it is a step in the right direction for cleaner air.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/11/091116143619.htm
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