Abstract
Fleet electrification plays an important role in achieving regional climate and air quality goals. As the largest port on the Gulf Coast, Port Houston (POH) provides the great potential of fleet electrification due to its high truck volume and equipment movements each day. The goal of this study is to assess the feasibility of truck fleet and equipment electrification at POH. The electrification feasibility includes two aspects (1) the technological and operational barriers of electrification; (2) the fleet-wide benefits of electrification. Furthermore, this study will improve modeling capabilities related to port operations and emissions. Finally, this study will also collect cargo handling equipment data from POH to expand the feasibility analysis to include more fleets.
Research Investigators (PI*)
Yanzhi Ann Xu*, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Xiaodan Xu, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Farinoush Sharifi, Texas A&M Transportation Institute
Project Information
Start Date: 09/01/2020
End Date: 08/31/2022
Status: Active
Grant Number: 69A3551747128
Source Organization: CARTEEH UTC
Project Number: TTI-05-42
RiP URL
UTC Project Information Form
CARTEEH Focus Area(s)
Sponsor
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
University Transportation Centers Program
Department of Transportation
Washington, DC 20590 United States
Performing Organization
Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1111 RELLIS Parkway
Bryan, Texas 77807
