Emissions from auxiliary power units and ground power units during intraday aircraft turnarounds at European airports
- Submitting institution
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The University of West London
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12007
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.trd.2018.06.015
- Title of journal
- Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment
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- First page
- 433
- Volume
- 63
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 1361-9209
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
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- Year of publication
- 2018
- URL
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- Supplementary information
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
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- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
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- Number of additional authors
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0
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- Proposed double-weighted
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- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- The research on aircraft auxiliary power units (APU) and ground power units (GPU) highlights the benefits of using GPU for reducing airport emissions. The research also shows that conventional diesel-fuelled GPUs are, themselves a source of airport emissions, in particular the emission of hydrocarbons. The research has led the industry to develop battery-powered GPU devices so that airport emissions can be reduced by up to 90%. Since the publication of the paper, United Airlines has begun trialling battery-powered GPU devices at Los Angeles Airport to reduce noise and emissions.
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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