| DOI | Trouver le DOI : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jngse.2015.03.009 |
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| Auteur | Rechercher : Shahraeeni, Mehdi; Rechercher : Ahmed, Syed; Rechercher : Malek, Kourosh1; Rechercher : Van drimmelen, Burke; Rechercher : Kjeang, Erik |
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| Affiliation | - Conseil national de recherches du Canada. Énergie, les mines et l'environnement
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| Format | Texte, Article |
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| Sujet | light duty commercial vehicle; LCA; CNG; natural gas; diesel |
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| Résumé | The green economy mandate seeks to reduce transportation emissions by replacing traditional fossil fuels with alternative low-carbon fuels. The present article provides a comparative “cradle-to-grave” life cycle assessment (LCA) of light duty commercial vehicles (LDCVs) powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and diesel. The LCA scope is based on conditions for municipal vehicle fleet operation in a semi-urban Canadian city, suitable for adoption of alternative fuels such as CNG. An in-house application is developed to conduct the LCA with a combination of real-time vehicle fleet data and Natural Resources Canada's GHGenius as the inventory database. The results indicate that the net energy consumed is comparable for both fuels. Mixed results are obtained for criteria air contaminant (CAC) emissions, indicating the need for exhaust treatment for both vehicles. More importantly, a 34% reduction of GHG emissions is predicted by replacing the diesel vehicles with CNG vehicles. The analysis of fugitive methane emissions caused by newly developed hydraulic fracturing methods shows that CNG vehicles are still favorable. The lifetime fuel cost can also be reduced by about $30,000 per vehicle by switching to CNG. Therefore, fleet operators and policy developers are recommended to consider adoption of CNG-powered LDCVs. |
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| Date de publication | 2015-03-18 |
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| Maison d’édition | Elsevier |
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| Langue | anglais |
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| Publications évaluées par des pairs | Oui |
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| Numéro NPARC | 23001549 |
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| Exporter la notice | Exporter en format RIS |
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| Signaler une correction | Signaler une correction (s'ouvre dans un nouvel onglet) |
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| Identificateur de l’enregistrement | a8188379-8161-4a38-8dd8-0ac75fc61e79 |
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| Enregistrement créé | 2017-03-06 |
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| Enregistrement modifié | 2020-04-22 |
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