Economic and environmental performances of natural gas for heavy trucks: A case study on the French automotive industry supply chain

Ravigné, Emilien; Costa, Pascal da

doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2020.112019

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“…In the case of electric or hybrid electric vehicles, the reductions in the CF depended on the carbon factor (CO 2 eq/kWh) which is governed by the electricity grid in each country (Gustafsson et al, 2021). Ashnani et al (2015), Ravigné and Da Costa (2021) and Gustafsson et al (2021) performed a comparative LCA of diesel trucks versus CNG-powered vehicles, obtaining similar conclusions: CNG combustion and CNG extraction were the steps that contributed most to the total CF. However, the reductions in CF were 7.2 %, 5.0 % and 24.9 %, respectively.…”

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“…The contribution of the transport phase also varies greatly, being mainly influenced by the distance and means of transport (highest emissions per km•t for refrigerated road transport and lowest for sea and rail) (Boschiero et al, 2019). For road transport, fuel type has also been reported to influence environmental performance, with heavy-duty vehicles powered by compressed natural gas (CNG) and electric/hybrid technologies exhibiting lower CF than diesel vehicles (Gustafsson et al, 2021;Ravigné and Da Costa, 2021;Rial and Javier, 2021;Wolfram and Wiedmann, 2017). Thus, the transportation stage in locally consumed pears (Liu et al, 2010) and lettuce (Rothwell et al, 2016) contributed to only 0.7 % and 3.5 % of the total carbon emissions of those products, respectively.…”

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Optimizing the environmental sustainability of alternative post-harvest scenarios for fresh vegetables: A case study in Spain

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Miguel

Molina‐García³

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Science of The Total Environment

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Optimizing the environmental sustainability of alternative post-harvest scenarios for fresh vegetables: A case study in Spain

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Molina‐García³

et al. 2023

Science of The Total Environment

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“…This excessive use of air conditioning results in high‐carbon emission via higher fuel consumption in transportation 3,4 . The transport sector is responsible for 25% of global greenhouse emissions which significantly contributes to carbon footprint increase 5 …”

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“…3,4 The transport sector is responsible for 25% of global greenhouse emissions which significantly contributes to carbon footprint increase. 5 The near-infrared (NIR) region (700-2500 nm), constituting the highest portion of the solar radiation (52%), has longer wavelength and lower energy than other regions of the sunlight. Since this energy suffices only for vibration motion in molecular levels rather than movement, the vibrating light molecules at NIR region produces heat.…”

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Development and performance evaluation of cool black surface on thermoplastic polyolefins via incorporation of non‐near infrared absorptive pigments

Girişken

Seven

Ersoy³

et al. 2022

J of Applied Polymer Sci

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Absorption of the near-infrared (NIR) region of solar irradiance spectrum of the sunlight causes increase of the temperature of black inner parts of vehicles.The surface temperature of these parts can be decreased by reflecting or transmitting the NIR region of sunlight. This study intends to decrease the temperature of black surfaces that are exposed to sunlight and create cool black surfaces by preventing the absorption of the NIR region of the solar irradiance spectrum. Incorporation of cool black pigments having NIR reflective or NIR transparent properties into thermoplastic olefins (TPOs) was studied. A series of compounds were generated containing only NIR reflective pigment (REF), only NIR transparent pigment (TRANS) and the mixture of these two pigments in specific loading levels. The surface temperature of black TPO compounds were compared to the TPO compounds containing conventional pigments.Results showed that an optimum TPO compound having cool black surface was obtained with the sample MIX-5 (2% REF + 0.4% TRANS) which demonstrated 28.2% cooling compared to samples with carbon black, 9.04 MPa tensile strength, 1200% elongation at break and mold shrinkage values of 0.61% and 0.11% at directions parallel and perpendicular to flow respectively.

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“…Biomethane shows even better results in comparison with diesel fuel. Lorries that use biomethane as fuel have a 76% smaller carbon footprint than diesel lorries (Ravigne E. et al, 2021).…”

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Biogas production and biomethane upgrading opportunities

Millers¹,

Pilvere²

2022

Economic Science for Rural Development

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As a member state of the European Union (EU), Latvia has undertaken to introduce measures to reduce the negative consequences of climate change, as stated in the European Green Deal climate neutrality strategy. In order to tackle the challenges identified in the European Green Deal, one must reach an equilibrium between the production and the absorption of greenhouse gases (GHG) by 2030. The EU goal is to achieve a 55% reduction in GHG emissions by 2050, as compared to 1990. It is also planned to make future human activity more climate-neutral, which means saving resources, optimising energy consumption, recycling waste into new products, using agricultural products, including food, to their full extent, without losses. Significant changes in the key economic sectors of member states are to take place in accomplishing the EU climate neutrality goals. Recycling of waste is an integral component of circular economy. Biogas reactors make it possible to efficiently recycle biological waste, producing biogas. Biogas is a resource suitable for generating electric power and heat; while refining biogas, one can produce biomethane, to serve as an alternative to currently used types of fossil fuels. The goal of this study is to analyse the possibility of manufacturing biomethane from organic waste, through the use of biogas plants that receive funding via the mandatory procurement system in Latvia. The study revealed that at least half of the biogas plants, if repurposed for the manufacture of biomethane, would be able to generate EUR 70.2 million in revenue within a year, assuming a biomethane price of EUR 100 per MWh-1, thus fully compensating any income not received through mandatory procurement funding.

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Economic and environmental performances of natural gas for heavy trucks: A case study on the French automotive industry supply chain

Cited by 17 publications

References 46 publications

Optimizing the environmental sustainability of alternative post-harvest scenarios for fresh vegetables: A case study in Spain

Optimizing the environmental sustainability of alternative post-harvest scenarios for fresh vegetables: A case study in Spain

Development and performance evaluation of cool black surface on thermoplastic polyolefins via incorporation of non‐near infrared absorptive pigments

Biogas production and biomethane upgrading opportunities

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