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| Open Date: | March 20, 2006 |
| Close Date: | May 1, 2006 |
| Number of Awards: | 1 |
| Maximum Award Amount: | $350,000 |
The overall objective of the Strategic Technology Assessment project is to develop an understanding of the available technologies to reduce diesel emissions and how the technologies may affect the air quality in a variety of U.S. cities. The project begins with the population of a comprehensive database of diesel engine inventories and opportunities for reducing NOx focused on the Houston/Galveston and Dallas/Ft. Worth areas. These results will be compared to other cities across the U.S. The successful bidder on this project will also be asked to provide comprehensive information about existing and developing NOx reduction technologies, the likelihood that the new technologies can be certified, and the impact they will have on particulate matter and volatile organic compound emissions.
Objectives
The overall objective of the Strategic Technology Assessment project is to develop an understanding of the available technologies to reduce diesel emissions and how the technologies may affect the air quality in a variety of U.S. cities. Specifically, there are ten objectives as follows:
- Develop a database for the Houston/Galveston/Brazoria (HGB) and Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) areas that identifies NOx emissions and potential reductions for each type, make and model of on-road and off-road equipment. When providing information about potential reductions identify if the estimates are based on verified/certified technologies, unverified technologies, or undeveloped technologies. Include estimates on the expected impacts to PM and VOC (increases or decreases in percentage terms). The database should include the NOx emissions from on-road and off-road equipment that "travels through" an area.
- Estimate opportunities for reducing NOx emissions from HGB and DFW airports by implementing new technologies. Include estimates on the expected impacts to PM and VOC (increases or decreases in percentage terms). Where possible, create databases following the same procedures described in objective 1. The database must include estimates of how much NOx can be reduced from each type/make/model/year of equipment whenever possible.
- Estimate opportunities for reducing NOx emissions from Port activities (loading, unloading, etc.) as well as barges, ships and trucking activities in the Houston Ship Channel and surrounding areas by implementing new technologies. Include estimates on the expected impacts to PM and VOC (increases or decreases in percentage terms). Where possible, create databases following the same procedures described in objective 1. The database must include estimates of how much NOx could be reduced from each type/make/model/year of equipment whenever possible.
- Estimate opportunities for reducing NOx emissions from trains in the HGB and DFW areas by implementing new technologies. Include estimates on the expected impacts to PM and VOC (increases or decreases in percentage terms). Where possible, create databases following the same procedures described in objective 1. The database must include estimates of how much NOx could be reduced from each type/make/model/year of equipment whenever possible. Note: Trucks play a significant role in items 1-4. The trucks, and their associated NOx, must be categorized into one of the following areas: freight carried locally, to ports, to trains, or to aircraft; services (e.g. garbage trucks, moving vans, etc.); construction (e.g. dump trucks, cement trucks, etc.), and "other".
- Develop complete, detailed on-road/off-road NOx/PM2.5/VOC emission profiles of Houston - Galveston and Dallas - Fort Worth and identify significant diesel emission sources for these areas.
- Perform a comparison of emission profiles for several U.S. cities that may include: San Antonio, Austin, Los Angeles, Seattle, Denver, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago, Indianapolis, Cleveland (Ohio), Pittsburgh, New York City, Boston, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C. to the detailed profiles of Houston - Galveston and Dallas - Fort Worth. Consider NOx, PM2.5 and VOCs, however the emphasis should be on NOx.
- Identify key types of engines and the primary sources of diesel NOx emissions in the Houston - Galveston and the Dallas - Fort Worth areas.
- Document new and emerging foreign and domestic technologies to reduce NOx emissions from the engines identified in #7, and determine the verification/certification status of these technologies. Also include the estimated impact on PM2.5 and VOC emissions.
- Identify elements that need to be present in a proposal that would indicate a high likelihood of successful verification/certification. Also identify elements that need to be present in a proposal that would indicate a high likelihood of obtaining widespread implementation after verification/certification.
- Review currently available foreign and domestic state-of-the-art retrofit technologies that can reduce NOx emissions and determine possible combinations for various applications. Include the impact on PM2.5 and VOC emissions.
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