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Development of a NOx Verification Protocol and Actual Testing of Onboard Idle Reduction Technologies
| Sub-Grantees: | Texas Transportation Institute
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There are four categories of onboard idle reduction technologies available — diesel-powered auxiliary power units (APUs), battery-powered APUs, direct-fired heaters (DFHs), and thermal storage cooling (TSC) units. These devices have the potential to reduce 50tons of NOx and 270,000 gallons of fuel for Texas nonattainment and Early Action Compact (EAC) areas on a daily basis. The following main tasks will be performed under this proposed project:
- Develop baseline idling data for selected heavy-duty diesel trucks (HDDVs);
- Develop an U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved NOx Emissions Verification Protocol for onboard idle reduction technologies for HDDVs;
- Perform NOx verification testing of selected samples from the four classes of onboard idle reduction technologies. In addition to NOx the research team will also collect information on other pollutants, fuel consumption, noise, and energy performance; and
- Develop an information system for use by the trucking industry and other stake holders regarding available idle reduction technologies and their NOx and other benefits.
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