Increasing worldwide energy demand requires the replacement of fossil fuel sources with clean and alternative ones to limit the chances of a climate collapse. In this scenario, natural gas supplies approximately 30% of total energy demand and is…
With environmental concerns and limited natural resources, there is a need for cleaner sources of energy in the transportation sector. Renewable natural gas (RNG) is being considered as a potential fuel for heavy-duty applications due to its…
The alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) which include electric vehicles (EVs) and natural gas vehicles (GVs) have gained much attention in recent years for delivering a clean and low-carbon urban mobility. The AFV development is promoting the…
The Indonesian transportation sector is currently the nation's largest consumer of petroleum products and a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions overall. Many policies have been implemented by central and local governments, from the…
This case study presents findings from an analysis of the emergency preparation and response for Hurricane Irma, the most recent hurricane impacting the Tampa Bay region. The Tampa Bay region, in particular, is considered one of the most vulnerable…
Global crude-oil transportation contributes a significant portion of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in the marine transportation sector. In this work, we first compile a detailed country-level global crude-oil transportation network in 2018 and…
Ethiopia’s transportation sector is currently dominated by internal combustion engine vehicles running using imported petroleum oil. Due to shortages in hard currency, a rising economy and population growth, and rapid industrialization, energy…
Given the growing severity of particulate matter (PM) and greenhouse gas pollution, the Korean government recently began supporting the use of eco-friendly vehicles, such as electric vehicles and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. However, the uptake of…
Nearly one-quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions are from the transport sector and around 30% of this are from road freight transport. Seeking to diversify the energy matrix and to reduce air pollution, we studied performance, emissions, and…
Following the tendency of sustainable development, compressed natural gas as an alternative fuel has been expanded applied in the transportation sector these years. Although several studies on the life cycle are quite comprehensive for passenger…
In this paper experimental work was carried out on transportation spark ignition engine using ethanol as a fuel. Ever increasing energy demand and cost of importing crude oil one has to go for alternative transportation fuels. Ethanol is best…
In view of the increasing restrictions for CO2 mitigation, the evaluation of alternative fuels to ensure sustainability of transportation is becoming increasingly important. Since some of these alternatives can be refined from renewable sources, they…
The availability of alternative fuels for transportation means using renewable energy is an essential factor for achieving sustainable development. Natural gas use is increasing, and it ranks as one of the most often consumed alternative fuels for…
Natural gas has been proposed as a possible “bridge” fuel to eventual use of hydrogen in zero emission fuel cell vehicles. This literature review explores whether the natural gas system might help enable a transition to longer-term use of hydrogen in…
Overgeneration of wind energy conversion systems represents a grid issue, limiting the growth of renewable energy utilization. Alternative fuels utilization such as liquefied natural gas is emerging as a new market with a big potential in freight…
Gas turbines are often the master pieces of the utilities that power Oil and Gas (O&G) installations as they most often operate in off-grid mode and must reliably deliver the electric power and the steam streams required by all the…
Because of deficiency of fossil fuels and stringent emission legislations of environmental pollutants, many researches have been done on the sustainable fuel resources. Natural gas ranks as one of the most popular alternative fuels for public…
This paper proposes a novel virtual engine calibration method for alternative fuels using thermodynamic simulation for in-cylinder pressure prediction. Based on known engine data, including the crank angle of the peak cylinder pressure, the…
In the near future, the natural gas grid could face an increasing share of alternative fuels (biomethane, hydrogen) injected in addition to the traditional mixture. Indeed, this pathway is particularly promising in order to reach environmental…
Natural gas has been proposed as a possible “bridge” fuel to eventual use of hydrogen in zero emission fuel cell vehicles. This literature review explores whether the natural gas system might help enable a transition to longer-term use of hydrogen in…
With economic and population growth it is expected that the shipping sector will continue to grow even further. The negative environmental and health effects of the seaborne trade, which are caused by emissions of greenhouse gases and harmful…
The use of natural gas as a motor fuel in road transport remains a priority task for the state. The relevance of this direction lies in the fact that it is possible to use natural gas from domestic deposits. It doesn't have harmful impurities, 95–98%…
This paper proposes a novel virtual engine calibration method for alternative fuels using thermodynamic simulation for in-cylinder pressure prediction. Based on known engine data, including the crank angle of the peak cylinder pressure, the…
Electric mobility slowly catches up trend in automotive sales but still it has not got the wide expected reception as typical liquid fueled vehicle due to the electric vehicles range. But the high energy density of liquid fuel is still unmatched for…
Rapid economic development and increasing population are contributing to growing energy demand in India. Road transport sector, almost fully dependent on petroleum oil, is the third highest user of the total final energy in India. More than…
Alternative and clean powering options are recognized as a crucial step in making rail transportation environmentally-benign, efficient and sustainable. This paper presents the exergetic, exergoeconomic and exergoenvironmental analyses of a new…
The fact that turbine engines are running at much higher temperatures and compression ratios drives the need to use fuel, prior to combustion, as a heat removal source confirms the need for a clear understanding of fuel thermal stability. As new…
Maritime transport accounts for around 3% of global anthropogenic Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Well-to-Wake) and these emissions must be reduced with at least 50% in absolute values by 2050, to contribute to the ambitions of the Paris agreement…
This study aims to provide an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) perspective of the production and distribution of alternative marine fuels in Brazilian ports, considering the International Maritime Organization (IMO) emission reduction target for…
Emissions reduction targets are pushing the shipping industry towards cleaner and more energy-efficient solutions. One option proposed is to replace conventional marine fuels with cleaner fuels. This is particularly important for vessels engaged in…
Rapid economic development and increasing population are contributing to growing energy demand in India. Road transport sector, almost fully dependent on petroleum oil, is the third highest user of the total final energy in India. More than…
Fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) have been regarded as the most promising thermochemical conversion technologies for liquid bio-fuels production. However, the poor quality of generated crude bio-oils, such as high O and water…
This study aims to provide an Integrated Assessment Model (IAM) perspective of the production and distribution of alternative marine fuels in Brazilian ports, considering the International Maritime Organization (IMO) emission reduction target for…
Emissions reduction targets are pushing the shipping industry towards cleaner and more energy-efficient solutions. One option proposed is to replace conventional marine fuels with cleaner fuels. This is particularly important for vessels engaged in…
Rapid economic development and increasing population are contributing to growing energy demand in India. Road transport sector, almost fully dependent on petroleum oil, is the third highest user of the total final energy in India. More than…
Within the context of achieving low carbon shipping by 2050, high hopes are placed on alternative marine fuels in addition to a large number of technological and operational measures. A technological review has been carried out in this paper to…
Fast pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) have been regarded as the most promising thermochemical conversion technologies for liquid bio-fuels production. However, the poor quality of generated crude bio-oils, such as high O and water…
The recent studies emphasize the importance of modern technologies and the reduction of gases emission while neglecting the significance of the optimum fuel. A comprehensive comparison for compressed natural gas, liquified natural gas, liquified…