Estimation of carbon footprint for an Indian diesel engine manufacturing industry | |
| Author | Kolsepatil, Nikhil |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.ET-11-09 |
| Subject(s) | Greenhouse gases--India---Maharashtra Atmospheric carbon dioxide |
| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering in Energy |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Abstract | Anthropogenic activities are responsible for increasing amount of Greenhouse gases (GHGs) being emitted into the atmosphere. The rapidly developing Asian region is contributes significantly to global GHG emission. It is vital that industries conduct GHG inventory assessment in order to gauge and reduce their impacts on the environment. Majority of carbon footprint studies in the industry do not take into account all activities or sources of emission in the supply chain of the industry. This leads to a limited identification of the major sources of GHG emission, thus restricting a significant potential for intervening actions for emission reduction. This study uses the Bilan Carbone tool for estimating the GHG emission for an Indian industry manufacturing diesel engines. It takes into account all the major sources of GHG emission in the chain of activities required for delivering the engine to the customer. The methodology involved was research preparation, activity data collection at the industry, review and estimation of emission factors, estimating GHG emission and suggesting some macro level actions for emission reduction. This study focuses on using emission factors specifically for the case of the factory and the country, for estimation of the carbon footprint. The annual GHG emission for the factory is estimated to be 1,495 kilo tonnes of CO 2 eq. The use of the engines manufactured in the year by the consumer is the most significant source of emission, contributing over 99% of the GHG emission. While other sources have lower GHG emission relative to use of the engine which is not significant, individually they emit substantial amount of GHGs. Some preliminary actions for mitigation are also stated in the study. |
| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Environment, Resources, and Development (SERD) |
| Department | Department of Energy and Climate Change (Former title: Department of Energy, Environment, and Climate Change (DEECC)) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Energy Technology (ET) |
| Chairperson(s) | Salam, Abdul P.;Joshi, Satishchandra V.; |
| Examination Committee(s) | Kumar, Sivanappan;Chaudhari, Mangesh B.; |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2011 |