The California Air Resources Board (ARB/Board) announces the release of the draft document “Technology Assessment: Commercial Harbor Craft”.
This draft technology assessment was developed and written by South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) in conjunction with ARB. This assessment examines technologies projected for development over the next five to ten years that can be applied to commercial harbor craft to reduce fuel consumption, greenhouse gases (GHG) and criteria pollutant emissions (e.g. nitrogen oxides and particulate matter). Such technologies support ARB’s long term objective of transforming the on- and off-road mobile source fleet into one utilizing zero and near-zero emission technologies to meet air quality and climate change goals.
Sources of information used in the draft assessment include an extensive list of published reports, research papers, and documented conversations with technology experts. The draft assessment discusses each technology by providing a basic description, the current state of development or commercial readiness, economics, potential emission reductions, advantages, and key performance parameter issues and deployment challenges.
The draft technology assessment can be viewed here.
We encourage interested parties to submit comments on the draft technology assessment through the technology and fuels assessment web page for public comments at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/msprog/tech/techreport/comments.htm. We request to receive comments within 30 days of the posting of this draft assessment, if possible.
If you have questions regarding the draft technology assessment, please contact Randall Pasek, Planning & Rules Manager, SCAQMD, at 909-396-2251, or email to rpasek@aqmd.gov or Cherie Rainforth, Air Resources Supervisor I, ARB, at 916 327 7213, or email to cherie.rainforth@arb.ca.gov.
For more information on the Sustainable Freight Discussion Document, please see ARB’s Sustainable Freight website at: http://www.arb.ca.gov/gmp/sfti/sfti.htm