The project titled “A Comprehensive and Replicable Infrastructure Blueprint for Zero-Emission Medium- and Heavy-Duty Vehicles Operating at a Port Terminal” facilitates the deployment of zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty (MDHD) vehicles at port terminals and the specification of the required charging/fueling infrastructure. The project team developed a comprehensive blueprint for the vehicles and infrastructure by soliciting and including input from stakeholders. The project (1) assessed the benefits of zero-emission MDHD port vehicles to adjacent disadvantaged and low-income communities, (2) conducted community outreach for input, (3) developed a blueprint of the infrastructure required to support a port zero-emission MDHD fleet, and (4) conducted a technology assessment to optimize MDHD electric vehicle supply equipment and associated fueling infrastructure.
The project team partnered with International Transportation Service terminal at the Port of Long Beach and obtained the data associated with its cargo handling equipment (CHE) to develop a baseline for current fuel consumption. The project team estimated the future electricity and hydrogen demand of the CHE fleet with different combinations of battery-electric and hydrogen fuel cell CHE. The project team used the demand to estimate the fixed infrastructure needed to support the electric charging and hydrogen fueling for the fleet and the associated costs and the changes in operations and fueling protocols.
The project team used (1) the Community Multi-Scale Air Quality model to model atmospheric chemistry and transport to assess the air quality impacts of transitioning to zero-emission CHE, and (2) the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s Benefits Mapping and Analysis Program—Community Edition to quantify and value the health benefits that result from the reduced levels of ozone and particulate matter smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter.
Author(s)
Ghazal Razeghi, Kate Forrest, Michael Mac Kinnon, Scott Samuelsen
