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NEW! - STS review Forward Commitment for Low Carbon Buses
STS has undertaken a feasibility study for The Low Carbon Vehicle Partnership (LowCVP) into how a Forward Commitment project would work when applied to low carbon buses and the UK bus market. The study is ...con't
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NEW! - Environmental Impacts of Biofuels to be Assessed
STS is helping the London Borough of Camden explore the balance between the climate change and air quality impacts of biofuels and set its policy objectives with regards to the use and promotion of these fuels ...con't
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NEW! - STS Develop Carbon Audit Tool
For organisations wanting to come up with an accurate measure of their carbon 'footprint' STS have developed a comprehensive transport carbon auditing tool. The spreadsheet tool provides a user friendly method ...con't
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NEW! - Environmental Impacts of Biofuels to be Assessed
STS is helping the London Borough of Camden explore the balance between the climate change and air quality impacts of biofuels and set its policy objectives with regards to the use and promotion of these fuels. The project is looking at the three main biofuels - biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane - and how they compare on a life cycle emissions impact basis. The main biofuels covered will be:
- Biodiesel – produced from rape seed oil (to produce rape methyl ester or RME), used cooking oil (UCO) and Malaysian palm oil;
- Bioethanol – produced from wheat, sugar beet, and Brazilian sugar cane;
- Biomethane – produced from municipal waste, sewage waste and landfill.
The project will review existing and, where practical, local information on the life cycle emissions from the production and use of these fuels, and provide an assessment of their use in light duty vehicles. The assessment will cover the following emissions impacts:
- Climate change impacts – considering the main transport greenhouse gas emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide; and
- Local air quality impacts – considering the emissions of nitrogen oxides and particulate matter and where data is available other emissions such as sulphur dioxide (SO2). Where relevant, emissions of volatile organic compounds such as aldehydes will also be assessed.
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