A comparative life cycle assessment of diesel and compressed natural gas powered refuse collection vehicles in a Canadian city

Energy Policy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 453-461

  Rose, Lars ^a,b,c   Hussain, Mohammed ^a   Ahmed, Syed ^a   Malek, Kourosh ^a,b   Costanzo, Robert ^d   Kjeang, Erik ^a  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d City of Surrey   (Canada)

Author keywords

Compressed natural gas (CNG); Life cycle assessment (LCA); Refuse collection vehicle (RCV)

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE VEHICLES; BRITISH COLUMBIA , CANADA; CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT; CNG VEHICLES; COMPARATIVE LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; CONVENTIONAL GASOLINE; COST EFFECTIVE; COST SAVING; CRITERIA AIR CONTAMINANTS; DIESEL VEHICLES; ENERGY USE; FUEL COST; GHG EMISSION; HEAVY DUTY; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT (LCA); LOW-CARBON; NET GAIN; OPERATIONAL DATA; OVERALL COSTS; PRICE LEVELS; REFUSE COLLECTION VEHICLES;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; COSTS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GASES; LIFE CYCLE; REFUSE COLLECTION; TRUCKS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

CLIMATE EFFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIESEL ENGINE; EMISSION CONTROL; ENERGY USE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GREENHOUSE GAS; LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS; NATURAL GAS; REFUSE; TRANSPORT VEHICLE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; SURREY [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

EID: 84870662037     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.09.064     Document Type: Article

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