Port Houston Electrification Feasibility and Benefit Analysis Using TEMPO

Fleet electrification plays an important role in achieving regional climate and air quality goals. As the largest port on the Gulf Coast, Port Houston (POH) provides the great potential of fleet electrification due to its high truck volume and equipment movements each day. The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of truck fleet and equipment electrification at POH. The electrification feasibility includes two aspects (1) the technological and operational barriers of electrification; (2) the fleet-wide benefits of electrification. Furthermore, this study will improve modeling capabilities related to port operations and emissions.

• Record URL:
  https://www.carteeh.org/port-houston-electrification-feasibility-and-benefit-analysis-using-tempo/

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $105,000
• Contract Numbers:

  69A3551747128

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

  University Transportation Centers Program
  Department of Transportation
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Managing Organizations:

  Texas A&M Transportation Institute

  Texas A&M University System
  3135 TAMU
  College Station, TX  United States  77843-3135
• Project Managers:

  Xu, Xiaodan

  Sharifi, Farinoush

• Performing Organizations:

  Center for Advanced Researchh in Transportation Emissionss, Energy and Health

  Texas A&M Transportation Instiitute
  College Station, Texas  United States  77843
• Principal Investigators:

  Xu, Yanzhi

• Start Date: 20200901
• Expected Completion Date: 20220831
• Actual Completion Date: 0
• USDOT Program: University Transportation Centers
• Source Data: 05-42-TTI

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Benefit cost analysis; Electric trucks; Electric vehicle charging; Energy consumption; Environmental impacts; Feasibility analysis; Heavy duty trucks; Optimization; Pollutants; Port operations; Vehicle fleets
• Identifier Terms: Port of Houston
• Subject Areas: Energy; Environment; Freight Transportation; Motor Carriers; Planning and Forecasting; Terminals and Facilities; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01762558
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health
• Contract Numbers: 69A3551747128
• Files: UTC, RIP
• Created Date: Jan 8 2021 12:01PM