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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

Start Date

01/01/2008

Initial Projected Completion Date

01/01/2011