A Case Study on Greenhouse Gas Reduction in Railroad

철도 분야 온실가스 저감방안 사례 분석 연구

  • 정우성 (한국철도기술연구원, 궤도토목연구본부 환경화재연구팀) ;
  • 이재영 (한국철도기술연구원, 궤도토목연구본부 환경화재연구팀) ;
  • 조영민 (한국철도기술연구원, 궤도토목연구본부 환경화재연구팀) ;
  • 강성해 (한국철도공사, 환경팀)
  • Published : 2008.06.12

Abstract

Transportations are representative sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission. Advanced countries (especially, EU and Japan etc.) have performed several efforts to decrease GHG released from railroad. In this study, we investigated the reduction methods of GHG in railroad industry. The GHG emissions in railroad are mainly caused by the energy consumption during operation. Therefore, it is necessary to develop technologies for the increase of energy efficiency and the application of clean energy such as solar and wind energy instead of diesel. From these studies, we can establish various strategies to reduce GHG efficiently in Korean railroad.

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