Life-Cycle Emissions from Port Electrification: A Case Study of Cargo Handling Tractors at the Port of Los Angeles

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 321-337

  Kim, Jae ^a   Rahimi, Mansour ^a   Newell, Josh ^b  

^a University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

greenhouse gas emissions; life cycle assessment; Port electrification; Port of Los Angeles; renewable energy

Indexed keywords

LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENTS; PORT ELECTRIFICATION; PORT OF LOS ANGELES; REDUCTION TARGETS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE;

CARGO HANDLING; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRIC VEHICLES; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOLAR ENERGY; TRACTORS (TRUCK);

LIFE CYCLE;

CARGO HANDLING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC VEHICLE; ELECTRIFICATION; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY RESOURCE; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; PORT DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862930945     PISSN: 15568318     EISSN: 15568334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15568318.2011.606353     Document Type: Article

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