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The Developing Integrated Emission Strategies
for Existing Land Transport (DIESEL) Project
aims at developing a comprehensive understanding
of in-use diesel vehicles, testing various
emission control options, and improving
decision-making tools for better urban air
quality in Asian cities. Bangkok, Thailand, has
been chosen to be a pilot city for implementing
the DIESEL project.
The DIESEL Project has selected 4 potential
options to reduce diesel pollution in Bangkok
which are 1) Retrofit 2) Alternative fuels 3)
Inspection/Maintenance and 4) Transport
Management. Please click the buttons below for
more information.
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THE PROGRAM
The DIESEL Program aims to facilitate a better
understanding of factors affecting vehicular
emissions, to develop knowledge-based reference
tools, and to propose cost-effective control and
strategic policy options in order to help
policymakers implement effective measures for
in-use diesel vehicle pollution reduction. The
Program places emphasis on applying the findings
to actual attempts to promote sustainable
development instead of leaving them simply as a
database or policy recommendations. Thus,
providing policymakers with capacity building
opportunities is an important aspect of DIESEL
activities.
There are three components of the DIESEL Project
in Bangkok. Components 1, 2 and 3 are part of the
DIESEL Project in Bangkok, while dissemination
activities will be part of the overall DIESEL
Project, directly coordinated by the Clean Air
Initiative for Asian Cities (CAI-Asia) and its
partners.
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OBJECTIVES

• The goal of DIESEL is to reduce public health
  risks and promote increased productivity in
  Bangkok by developing and implementing policy and
  technology solutions for improved air quality
  through reductions of harmful emissions from
  diesel vehicles. The main objectives of the
  DIESEL are to
• Promote adoption of improved policies for diesel
  emissions reduction through stakeholder
  collaboration, including private sector inputs
• Demonstrate emission control technologies and
  practices that achieve measurable emissions
  reductions and positive health impacts and,
• Increase local support and commitment to diesel
  emission reductions through stakeholder
  collaboration, public-private partnership, and
  improved public information dissemination.

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EMISSION FACTORS
Started in October 2004, totally 120 of 150
diesel vehicles were tested for developing
Emission Factors and determining emission from
diesel vehicles categorized by vehicle types,
engine brand and ages. Both heavy and light duty
diesel vehicles were tested by using a series of
cycles which compose of Short inspection
dynamometer test based cycle, European driving
cycles (ETC and EUDC) and Bangkok driving cycles
(developed by JTCA in Bangkok). Monitoring
pollutants are PM, HC, NOx, CO, CO2 and toxic
gases.
Testing protocol
Vehicle Sample Frame
Click here for Vehicle Sample Fraor Testing
protocol
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TESTING PROTOCOL
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VEHICLE SAMPLE FRAME
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STRATEGIES
In order to develop implementation plan from
diesel pollution strategies, decision making
tools will be developed to be a tools for showing
the results of air quality improvement in term of
cost and benefit from implementation each diesel
pollution strategies.
The objective of the development of tools such as
Informed Decision-support for Evaluating
Alternative Strategies (IDEAS) model is to
establish an integrated framework to analyze
options for diesel management in the context of
overall air quality management. This should help
make the best use of the evolving knowledge base,
help quantify the linkages among emissions,
concentrations, and impacts, evaluate technical
and management options to eventually support
decisions on the selection and phasing of these
options. Currently, DIESEL project is supporting
two graduate students from Asian Institute of
Technology (AIT), Bangkok, to update information.
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PROJECT UPDATE
Coming events Diesel Regional Workshop
Project Schedule Recent events Upcoming
Events Workshops
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RESOURCES

• Presentations
• Publications
• Fact sheets
• Studies
• Workshop Minutes
• Others

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PARTNERS
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RELATED LINKS
Thailand Government Thailand Pollution Control
Department Thailand Department of Land
Transport Bangkok Mass Transit Authority Bangkok
Metropolitan Administration International
Organizations United States Environmental
Protection Agency United States Agency for
International Development The World Bank Clean
air initiatives Asia United States Clean Cities
Program
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CONTACT US
DIESEL Project Air Quality and Noise Management
Bureau Pollution Control Department 92 Soi
Paholyothin 7, Samsen Nai, Phayathai, Bangkok
10400 Thailand Tel [phone] Fax 662
298 2357 E-mail diesel_reduction_at_pcd.go.th
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RETROFIT

• This option will work to identify appropriate
  technology solutions and improved policy options
  to ensure the development of practical, feasible
  solutions that will reduce emissions. Primary
  overseas partners will include Johnson Matthey,
  Englehard and U.S. EPA.
• Together with U.S. EPA, Johnson Matthey and
  Englehard, DIESEL will complete an integrated
  series of activities that will include targeted
  technical assistance, stakeholder workshops,
  counterpart exchanges, and overseas observation
  programs. Retrofit Demonstatation activities
  include
• Convene diesel retrofit stakeholder working group
• Identify appropriate fleets to test retrofit
  technologies
• Facilitate private sector technology
  demonstrations
• Complete retrofit testing and analysis, including
  costs and health benefits
• Formulate improved policies, and complete action
  plan for technology adoption and dissemination

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ALTERNATIVE FUELS
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INSPECTION/MAINTENANCE

• Strengthening capacity in I/M for diesel fleets
  is critical to emissions reductions. Based on
  participation from regulatory and enforcement
  agencies, DIESEL will work to promote improved
  I/M policies and practices. Component activities
  include the following
• Convene I/M stakeholder working group
• Identify challenges and gaps in existing I/M
  policies and practices
• Identify improved I/M policies and practices
  through policy formulation workshops, technical
  exchanges, trainings and technology
  demonstrations with U.S. cities
• Implement public awareness campaign to catalyze
  public pressure to support policy improvements
• Key partners in this component will be selected
  U.S. cities, such as San Francisco and New York.
  DIESEL will incorporate best practices from other
  Asian cities, and rely on regional forums, such
  as the CAI-Asias annual Better Air Quality
  Conference, as opportunities to share experience.

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TRANSPORT MANAGEMENT
Under Construction!!!