National Clean Diesel Campaign

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National Clean Diesel Campaign
Clean Diesel How, Why, and the Money Wes
McQuiddy Environmental Protection Agency Blue
Skyways Collaborative Coordinator 2007
Statewide Clean Cities Conference January 26,
2007
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Presentation Overview

• Diesel Engines and Emissions
• Overview of NCDC
• Retrofit Technology Verification
• Why Diesel Retrofit?
• Funding Opportunities

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Diesel Engines Emissions

• Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of
  the most important air quality challenges facing
  the country
• Even with more stringent standards set to take
  effect in the next decade, over the next 20
  years, millions of in-use engines will continue
  to emit large amounts of pollution
• This pollution will continue to contribute to
  numerous instances of premature mortality, asthma
  attacks, lost work days and many other health
  impacts

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Mobile Source Diesel Emissions Inventory by
Sector (2004)
NOx (6.3 million tons)
PM 2.5 (305,000 tons)
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Overview of National Clean Diesel Campaign

• Regulations for new engines
• Heavy-Duty Highway
• Non-road
• Upcoming standards for Marine/Locomotives
• Future Sulfur Emission Control Area
  International Maritime Organization/Ships
• Voluntary Programs to address existing diesel
  fleet
• Clean School Bus USA
• Clean Ports USA
• Clean Construction USA
• Clean Air Agriculture
• SmartWay Transport

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Regulatory StrategyStandards for NEW Diesel
Engines

• Diesel engines in all mobile source applications-
• Regulations adopted now focused on
  implementation
• Rulemakings underway for
• Current Regulations
• Very large public health and environmental
  benefits will result
• By 2030, PM reduced by 250,000 tons/year, NOx by
  4 million tons/year

Heavy-duty trucks buses
Nonroad Machines
Loco-motives
Marine Vessels
Ocean-going Ships
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NCDCs Voluntary Programs for Existing Engines

• Goal reduce emissions from the legacy fleet of
  over 11 million diesel engines by 2014
• Focus on five sectors
• School Buses - Clean School Bus USA
• Ports - Clean Ports USA
• Construction - Clean Construction USA
• Agriculture - Clean Air Agriculture
• Freight - SmartWay Transport
• Program activities
• Technology verification
• Providing technical and policy analysis
• Coalition-building and outreach
• Establishing projects through grant competitions

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Focus on Key Sectors

• We chose sectors based on
• Levels of emissions
• Public health impacts
• Non-attainment zones
• Proximity to sensitive populations
• Cost-effectiveness of reduction strategies
• Timely opportunities
• e.g. Expansion of ports and major road
  construction
• Support from stakeholders and the public

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Retrofit Technology Verification

• Retrofit technology can be any change to an
  engine system above and beyond what is required
  by EPA regulations that improves the engines
  emission performance
• Aftertreatment (catalyst, filter, etc)
• Engine upgrade and Early engine replacement
• Use of cleaner fuels or additives
• Idling control equipment and other reduced idling
  strategies
• Combination of above, others
• Technology Verification
• EPA has a rigorous testing program for evaluating
  technologies
• Memorandum of Agreement between EPA and CARB
• Collaboration with Texas
• Retrofit technologies to reduce PM and NOx
  emissions currently verified by EPA CARB
• DPFs, DOCs, Crankcase filtration, EGR , SCR,
  Engine upgrades and cleaner fuels

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Why Diesel Retrofit?

• Protecting Public Health
• The public can have high exposures to diesel
  emissions, such as children and school buses or
  workers and urban construction sites
• Current clean diesel programs will reduce more
  than 20,000 PM tons over their lifetime
• These reductions will provide nearly 5 billion
  in health benefits

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Why Diesel Retrofit?

• Cost Effective Emissions Reductions
• Diesel retrofit can provide a benefit-to-cost
  ratio of up to 131
• Nonroad retrofit can be some of the most cost
  effective
• For example, a typical bulldozer may emit as much
  PM as 500 cars
• Diesel retrofit costs can average 5,630/ton of
  NOx reduced.
• Median cost for traffic signalization estimated
  at 20,100/ton of NOx/HC.
• Median cost for park and ride lots estimated at
  43,000/ton of NOx/HC
• For particulate matter, diesel retrofit can range
  from 11,000 - 70,000/ton of PM
• From the Texas Emissions Reduction Plans
  2004 Biennial Report to the Legislature
• Transportation Research Board Special Report
  264 Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality
  Improvement Program Assessing 10 Years of
  Experience

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Why Diesel Retrofit?

• Broad Stakeholder Support
• Industry, government, community and environmental
  groups agree - cleaning up diesel emissions is
  important
• Implementation Advantages
• Diesel retrofits can be implemented quickly
• Plenty of retrofit experience to capitalize on
• Technical assistance at the national, regional
  and often local level
• Resources and leveraged funds available

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Why Diesel Retrofit?

• Public Fleet Leadership
• Areas with air quality issues often look to
  cleaning their public fleet first
• Example New Jersey utilizing corporate business
  tax revenues to reduce emissions from refuse
  trucks, publicly owned nonroad and highway
  vehicles/equipment as well as school buses
• Demonstrating clean diesel technologies
• Example Los Angeles County - Public Works using
  ULSD in all diesel vehicles and equipment three
  years prior to mandates

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Federal FundingNational Clean Diesel Campaign

• 2005 National Clean Diesel Campaign Grants
• 7.5 M for Clean School Bus. 37 grants awarded.
• 172 applications (up from 103 in 2003) from 36
  states
• Requested 50 million
• 1.1 for ports construction. 10 grants
  awarded.
• 25 applications from 16 states
• Requested 4 million
• 2005 SmartWay Transport
• 5 M for idle reduction demonstration projects.
  5 grants awarded.
• FY06 budget
• 5 Million for National Clean Diesel Campaign
• 7 Million for Clean School Bus grants
• Funding will be distributed through EPAs
  Regional Clean Diesel Collaborative network
• FY07 budget
• President requested 50 million to support clean
  diesel activity

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NCDC Projects to Date
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Future Federal Funding Energy and
Transportation Acts Overview

• Energy Policy Act of 2005
• Diesel Emission Reduction Program
• 200 million authorized annually over 5 years
• Presidents budget request includes 50M
• House level 28M, Senate level 20M
• 50 of funding for Public Fleets!!!
• Transportation Act of 2005
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
• Priority for diesel retrofits
• 1.6 billion per year for 6 years

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Clean Diesel Collaboratives

• Carrying out the National Clean Diesel Campaign's
  mission regionally
• Northeast Diesel Collaborative- CT, MA, ME, NH,
  NJ, NY, PR, RI, VI, VT http//www.northeastdiesel
  .org/
• Mid-Atlantic Diesel Collaborative- DC, DE, MD,
  PA, VA, WV http//www.dieselmidatlantic.org
• Southeast Diesel Collaborative- AL, FL, GA, KY,
  MS, NC, SC, TN http//www.southeastdiesel.org
• Midwest Clean Diesel Initiative- IL, IN, MI, MN,
  OH, WI http//www.epa.gov/midwestcleandiesel/
• Blue Skyways Collaborative- AR, IA, KS, LA, MN,
  MO, NE, NM, OK, TX http//www.blueskyways.org
• Rocky Mountain Clean Diesel Collaborative is in
  the works- CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
• West Coast Collaborative- AK, AZ, CA, HI, ID, NV,
  OR, WA, Canada and Mexico http//www.westcoastcoll
  aborative.org

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For More Information

• Visit EPAs National Clean Diesel Campaign
  Website
• www.epa.gov/cleandiesel