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Project Code [07-CCRP-4.4.2a]
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Project title
Improved Emissions Inventories for NOx&PM from Transport and Small Scale Combustion Installations in Ireland
Primary Funding Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
Co-Funding Organisation(s)
n/a
Lead Organisation
University College Dublin (UCD)
Lead Applicant
David J. Timoney
Project Abstract
The project aims to improve significantly the accuracy of current emissions inventories for NOx and Particulate Matter from transport and small scale combustion installations in Ireland and to identify the potential for emissions reduction through adoption of new technologies and practices..This project has four main objectives:.1.Analysis of NOx and particulate matter (PM) emissions data, and analysis of primary PM emissions processes. Particular emphasis will be placed on estimation of emissions from road transport in Work Package 1 (WP1), and from Small Combustion Installations (SCI) in Work Package 2 (WP2).2.Assessments and analysis of uncertainties in relation to PM and NOx emissions. Current literature suggests that uncertainties are particularly high in respect of emissions from road transport and from SCI. However, emissions from all Irish sources will be analysed. 3.Validation of emissions factors used in Ireland and other emissions data though comparison with measurement data relevant for Irish conditions. Sensitivity of road transport emission factors to local factors is acknowledged to be high. Real-world emission data for SCI is sparse, so that emission factor estimates necessarily embody a high degree of uncertainty.4.Analysis of abatement technologies and measures and potentials for emissions reductions. In summary, this project aims to eliminate significant data gaps from the Irish estimates of NOx and PM emissions, to develop a data collection and analysis methodology that other member states may emulate, and to deliver the most comprehensive and accurate estimates of Irish NOx and PM emissions to date.
Grant Approved
�365,950.00
Research Hub
Climate Change
Research Theme
Trans-Boundary Air Pollution/Short Life Climate Forcers
Initial Projected Completion Date
01/01/2011