TIMOTHY E. LIPMAN
Office: (510) 642-4501
Co-Director, TSRC
e-mail: telipman@tsrc.berkeley.edu

Areas of expertise include advanced vehicle technologies and clean energy systems.

Current projects include:

Plug-In Electric Vehicle research project for the Air Resources Board with funding authorized under AB 1811. This three-year effort will explore the potential behavioral response to PHEV technology (e.g., travel and recharging patterns), and PHEV emissions impacts, economics, and grid interface/technical considerations.

Greenhouse Gas Policy and Auto Lifecycle Emissions: Under a five-year project funded by the National Science Foundation, the TSRC is working with the University of Michigan, Rochester Institute of Technology, UC Davis, and Northeastern University to assess the potential impacts of future greenhouse gas emission control policies on the automobile industry. This "MUSES: Implications of Next Generation GHG Policies on Material Flows" project is assessing the potential impacts of various GHG emission control policies on the automobile industry and consumers’ purchase decisions by examining the potential vehicle technologies that automakers might incorporate into vehicle designs in response to such policies. The project combines public policy analysis, vehicle technology assessment, agent-based consumer response modeling, and lifecycle assessment (LCA) analysis techniques. The end goal is to examine how such changes in vehicle technologies will alter materials flows in the automobile industry using the LCA methodology.

Early Niches for Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles: exploring early markets for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles based on placements of DaimlerChrysler "F-Cell" vehicles at UC Berkeley and at Caltrans. The project is examining the potential behavioral response to fuel cell vehicle technology and refueling infrastructure, for public/private fleet, carsharing, and other early FCV market niches.

Ammonia as a Hydrogen Energy Carrier: Under a research project sponsored by Caltrans, we are examining the potential technical feasibility and economics for ammonia to be used as an inherently low-carbon hydrogen carrier to support stationary fuel cell power applications. The project is examining the prospect for near-term field operational tests of ammonia-based hydrogen energy projects in the context of Caltrans operations.

Hydrogen Energy Station Analysis: In collaboration with the UC Davis Hydrogen Pathways Program, we are examining technical and economic aspects of "hydrogen energy stations" that would co-produce electricity for local building loads and/or utility grids and hydrogen for hydrogen-powered vehicles. The results of the analysis are informing efforts to develop future hydrogen stations for California's "Hydrogen Highway Network Initiative.