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
• Contract Numbers:

  AL-26-7006

• Sponsor Organizations:

  Federal Transit Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Chen, Roy

• 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