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Case Studies

Case studies presented below allow shippers and carriers to share information and lessons learned on how they can reduce fuel consumption, as well as reduce greenhouse gas emissions and criteria air contaminants within the freight transportation industry in Canada.

The case studies come from projects previously funded by Transport Canada under the ecofreight program (the Freight Technology Demonstration Fund or the Freight Technology Incentive Program) or its predecessors: the Freight Sustainability Demonstration Fund and the Freight Incentive Program.



Air

Air

Projects in the air sector looked at ways to reduce fuel consumption and harmful emissions in the air and on the ground. Projects ranged from the use of Required Navigation Performance to switching fuel type of ground equipment.



Marine

Marine

Projects in the marine sector involved the review of a merchant vessel’s basic operational procedures, the use of biodiesel fuel, the use of tidal currents and the use of a periodic water injection system and examined their impacts on fuel consumption and GHG and CAC emissions.



Rail

Rail

Whether through the use of auxiliary power units, hybrid locomotives, or through the use of friction modifiers there are many ways to reduce fuel consumption and harmful emissions in the rail sector. See concrete examples of the technologies used and the results they achieved.



Road

Road

Aerodynamic fairings, auxiliary power units, onboard computers, tire technologies, these are some of the ways fuel consumption and harmful emissions can be reduced in the road sector. See how these and many others performed on Canadian roads.



Date modified:
2010-07-15