The impact of hybrid engines on fuel consumption and emissions of heavy-duty trucks

Frans Bal; Jaap Vleugel

doi:10.2495/ESUS170191

The impact of hybrid engines on fuel consumption and emissions of heavy-duty trucks

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Abstract

Overland transport of goods mainly goes by road. Road freight transport, trucking in particular, has a large share in the energy consumption, CO2-emissions and air pollution by human activities. This will become an even bigger issue with the expected massive growth of road freight transport.
Climate change mitigation asks for a major reduction of CO2-emissions from human origin. Improvement of air quality is a second reason why trucking companies have to look for alternative engine-fuel configurations: Biodiesel, gas and electricity. The paper answers two research questions:
1.New truck technologies are under way, what impact could these have on fuel consumption and emissions related with the fuel consumption of trucks?
2.How realistic is large-scale introduction of these new technologies before the year 2030?
A model was used to estimate the emissions of CO2, NOx and PM10 of a truck transporting goods along a pre-defined route consisting of city roads and highways. The volumes and composition of the emissions vary depending on the data entered by the user: Route/distance, fuel efficiency/consumption, emission factors and engine-fuel configuration. The model was used for a micro-simulation, but an extension towards a macro-simulation model is feasible. This would allow to estimate the impact on fuel consumption and emissions for a fleet of trucks. The model indicates that the main benefit of an alternative like biodiesel lies in the reduction of PM10-emissions. Electric trucking is necessary to drastically reduce CO2-emissions and air pollution.
In a few years from now hybrid diesel-electric trucks will become common. Full-electric trucks energized by internal (hydrogen in fuel cells) and/or external (trolley-like, high density batteries) sources are feasible well before the year 2030. Electric trucking means a drastic change in the use of fuels with implications for the electricity grid as well.

Keywords: Energy consumption, emissions, heavy-duty trucks, environment, conditions.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Energy and Sustainability VII
Editors	CA Brebbia, J Sendra
Place of Publication	Southampton
Publisher	WIT Press
Pages	203-212
Volume	224
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78466-222-6
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78466-221-9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2495/ESUS170191
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2017
Event	7th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability - Seville, Spain Duration: 20 Sept 2017 → 22 Sept 2017 http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2017/energy-and-sustainability-2017

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Name	WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment
Publisher	WIT Press
Volume	224

Conference

Conference	7th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability
Abbreviated title	ESUS 2017
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Seville
Period	20/09/17 → 22/09/17
Internet address	http://www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2017/energy-and-sustainability-2017

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Energy consumption
emissions
conditions
environment
heavy-duty trucks

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Bal, F & Vleugel, J 2017, The impact of hybrid engines on fuel consumption and emissions of heavy-duty trucks. in CA Brebbia & J Sendra (eds), Energy and Sustainability VII. vol. 224, WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, vol. 224, WIT Press, Southampton, pp. 203-212, 7th International Conference on Energy and Sustainability, Seville, Spain, 20/09/17. https://doi.org/10.2495/ESUS170191

The impact of hybrid engines on fuel consumption and emissions of heavy-duty trucks. / Bal, Frans; Vleugel, Jaap.
Energy and Sustainability VII. ed. / CA Brebbia; J Sendra. Vol. 224 Southampton: WIT Press, 2017. p. 203-212 (WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment; Vol. 224).

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