Imperial College London
Alternate

Professor Nilay Shah OBE FREng

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Professor of Process Systems Engineering
 
 
 
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Contact

 

+44 (0)20 7594 6621n.shah

 
 
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Assistant

 

Miss Jessica Baldock +44 (0)20 7594 5699

 
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Location

 

ACEX 522ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Publications

Citation

BibTex format

@article{Li:2022:10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112988,
author = {Li, K and Acha, Izquierdo S and Sunny, N and Shah, N},
doi = {10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112988},
journal = {Energy Policy},
title = {Strategic transport fleet analysis of heavy goods vehicle technology for net-zero targets},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112988},
volume = {168},
year = {2022}
}
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TY  - JOUR
AB  - This paper addresses the decarbonisation of the heavy-duty transport sector and develops a strategy towards net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in heavy-goods vehicles (HGVs) by 2040. By conducting a literature review and a case study on the vehicle fleet of a large UK food and consumer goods retailer, the feasibilities of four alternative vehicle technologies are evaluated from environmental, economic, and technical perspectives. Socio-political factors and commercial readiness are also examined to capture non-technical criteria that influences decision-makers. Strategic analysis frameworks such as PEST-SWOT models were developed for liquefied natural gas, biomethane, electricity and hydrogen to allow a holistic comparison and identify their long-term deployment potential. Fossil and renewable natural gas are found to be effective transitional solutions. Technology innovation is needed to address range and payload limitations of electric trucks, whereas government and industry support are essential for a material deployment of hydrogen in the 2030s. Given the UK government’s plan to phase out new diesel HGVs by 2040, fleet operators should commence new vehicle trials by 2025 and replace a considerable amount of their lighter diesel trucks with zero-emission vehicles by 2030, and the remaining heavier truck fleet by 2035.
AU  - Li,K
AU  - Acha,Izquierdo S
AU  - Sunny,N
AU  - Shah,N
DO  - 10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112988
PY  - 2022///
SN  - 0301-4215
TI  - Strategic transport fleet analysis of heavy goods vehicle technology for net-zero targets
T2  - Energy Policy
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.112988
UR  - https://www.imperial.ac.uk/people/salvador.acha
UR  - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301421522002130?via%3Dihub
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/96845
VL  - 168
ER  -
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