Missouri Biodiesel Transit Bus Demonstration
. This project enables the Missouri Soybean Association, the National Biodiesel Board, and other transit agency partners to demonstrate the feasibility of using biodiesel as a fuel in transit buses to reduce exhaust emissions (both pollutants and greenhouse gases) and to decrease dependence on petroleum imports. Transit agencies will operate transit buses using biodiesel fuel for a one-year period. Data on bus operating characteristics will be collected and analyzed. Four tasks will be addressed: 1) long-term durability engine tests; 2) implementation of field use of B20 transit vehicles for one year; 3) identification of methods to reduce logistic and transportation costs associated with use of biodiesel by transit agencies; and 4) identification of policies or regulations that can be met utilizing biodiesel fuel.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Active
- Funding: $964260.00
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Contract Numbers:
AL-26-7006
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Sponsor Organizations:
Federal Transit Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Chen, Roy
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Performing Organizations:
Missouri Soybean Association
3337 Emerland Lane
Jefferson City, MO United States 65110 -
Principal Investigators:
Verry, Tom
- Start Date: 20050500
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 20071200
- Source Data: RiP Project 12782
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Biodiesel fuels; Bus transit operations; Demonstration projects; Exhaust gases; Feasibility analysis; Greenhouse gases; Pollutants; Polluting gases; Pollution control; Research projects; Transit buses; Transit operating agencies
- Uncontrolled Terms: Transit vehicles
- Subject Areas: Public Transportation; Research; Vehicles and Equipment; I15: Environment;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01460466
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Federal Transit Administration
- Contract Numbers: AL-26-7006
- Files: RIP, USDOT
- Created Date: Jan 3 2013 1:25PM