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Cost Benefit Analysis Modeling Tool for Electric vs. ICE Airport Ground Support Equipment – Development and Results

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/911917· OSTI ID:911917

This report documents efforts to develop a computer tool for modeling the economic payback for comparative airport ground support equipment (GSE) that are propelled by either electric motors or gasoline and diesel engines. The types of GSE modeled are pushback tractors, baggage tractors, and belt loaders. The GSE modeling tool includes an emissions module that estimates the amount of tailpipe emissions saved by replacing internal combustion engine GSE with electric GSE. This report contains modeling assumptions, methodology, a user’s manual, and modeling results. The model was developed based on the operations of two airlines at four United States airports.

Research Organization:
Idaho National Laboratory (INL)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE - EE
DOE Contract Number:
AC07-99ID13727
OSTI ID:
911917
Report Number(s):
INL/EXT-07-12270
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English