A method to measure the eco-efficiency of diesel locomotive

Brazilian railroads transport over 490 million tons a year using diesel-electric locomotives. These locomotives emit several pollutants into the atmosphere and because of that, the railroads seek to reduce emissions and achieve global emission standards. Thus, it is important to analyze the environmental impact of the use of diesel and alternative fuels to reach environmental standards. This paper makes use of a method based upon the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) metrics to evaluate the locomotives’ eco-efficiency. The method was applied to Estrada de Ferro Vitória a Minas (EFVM). Different scenarios representing the exchange of fuel sources and technologies were developed, tested and analyzed. The impacts were evaluated by seven eco-efficiency performance indicators and compared with United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) standards. The results offered cost savings and emissions reduction opportunities.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2016.11.031
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920915302753
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• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier.
• Authors:
  • Carvalhaes, Bernardo Bicalho
  • Rosa, Rodrigo de Alvarenga
  • D'Agosto, Márcio de Alemeida
  • Ribeiro, Glaydston Mattos
• Publication Date: 2017-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Web
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 29-42
• Serial:
  • Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
  • Volume: 51
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1361-9209
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Biodiesel fuels; Diesel locomotives; Environmental impacts; Greenhouse gases; Liquefied natural gas; Standards
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Geographic Terms: Brazil
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01633851
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 1 2017 9:36AM