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Project Appreciation and Objectives Recently completed Portfolio project CP364, successfully developed a spreadsheet tool that allows the user to estimate CO2 and CO2e emissions resulting from a pipeline installation or rehabilitation scheme. The tool considers numerous activities and pipeline installation/rehabilitation schemes can be entered into the tool one work element at a time, e.g. materials used, transportation of materials/personnel/equipment to site, fuel usage, grid electricity usage, etc. For each work element the user can enter specific details and the spreadsheet converts these to emission of CO2 and CO2e, and then totals up the emissions for the whole scheme. Templates of typical work elements for a wide range of installation/rehabilitation techniques are available within the tool, these can be edited by the user as required which can save the user time. Phase 2 of this project will develop a model to estimate the emissions from stationary vehicles, for example, at traffic lights, and any additional distance travelled due to diversions around roadworks. This would allow the user to more accurately estimate emissions for schemes which take place on the highway. Benefits to Clients - Improved estimates of the emissions resulting from pipeline installation and rehabilitation works on the highway.
- Provide quantitative information on the emissions associated with AMP5 pipeline capital expenditure programmes.
- Independent demonstration of installation and rehabilitation techniques 'carbon footprint' and so potentially gain competitive advantage.
Work Programme - Hold start-up meeting with project participants to agree scope of vehicle emissions.
- Working with TRL, develop the vehicle emissions model
- Update, trial and issue the new carbon footprinting tool.
Project Output - Updated Excel spreadsheet tool which incorporates vehicle emissions.
- Comprehensive tool user guide including full details about new functionality.
Related WRc Work - Carbon accounting for pipeline installation and rehabilitation techniques, CP364, 2010.
- Development of a methodology and spreadsheet tool to estimate GHG emissions from WaSC operations UKWIR, Water UK and the Carbon Trust, 2005 and updates in 2008 and 2010.
- Development of an approach and spreadsheet tool for assessing the sustainability impacts – including GHG emissions – of treatment process options for achieving good quality ecological status under the Water Framework Directive UKWIR, Water UK and the Carbon Trust 2009.
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