Cost-minimizing retrofit/replacement strategies for diesel emissions reduction

Authors

H Oliver Gao
Timon H. Stasko

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2009

Subject Area

infrastructure - vehicle, infrastructure - fleet management, organisation - management, mode - bus, mode - school bus

Keywords

Transportation control measures, Smog control, School buses, Retrofitting, Integer programming, Fleet management, Emission control, Diesel motor exhaust gas, Diesel exhaust emissions, Diesel engine exhaust gases, Diesel buses, Cost effectiveness, Cost benefit analysis, Case studies, Benefit cost analysis, Air quality management, Air pollution control, Accelerated vehicle retirement programs

Abstract

The cost effectiveness of various emission reduction diesel retrofits is analyzed, as is early vehicle retirement. An integer program is developed to find cost-minimizing cleanup strategies, given reduction goals for various pollutants, as well as technological and budget constraints. Retrofits are assumed to take place in the present, but benefits and costs can be distributed over time. Budget constraints deal with short-term expenditures, while the overall objective is to minimize the net present value of short and long-term costs. The model is intended as a tool both for fleet owners and for government administrators. A case study examines the potential to clean up a diesel school bus fleet.

Comments

Transportation Research Part D Home Page: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13619209

Recommended Citation

Gao, H, Stasko, Timon, (2009). Cost-minimizing retrofit/replacement strategies for diesel emissions reduction. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, Volume 14, Issue 2, pp 111-119.