Basic Guide

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Compare the
emissions of a
highway and an
expressway

Input basic i

Input project

Input travel activity data

Input travel activity data

Number of passengers and

tonnage and average trip
lengths

Input necessary emission factors for the highway and expressway

Yes

Input passenger and freight

emission factors for the
highway (g/pkm and g/tkm)

Are you
comparing the
emissions of a
highway and a
railway?

No, I'm only estimating

emission of a new railw

Would you like to

use travel activity
based emission
factors? ( g/pkm
and g/tkm)

Input passenger and freigh

emission factors for the railw

emission factors for the railw

(g/pkm and g/tkm)

Input necessary information for calculating the emissions from constrcuction

Input amout of intermediate

materials used and use
default emission factors

Input the amount of intermediate

materials used

Use emissions/facility
as stated in existing

Use emissions/facility
as stated in existing
literature

Input the number of electric

infrastructure, stations and bridges
and others

Input the construction emission

factors/facility

Yes

Input the multiplier/s

Identify the type of analysis

Choose (and
check) the type of
analysis to be
done

Input basic information about the project

Project Name
Location
Description

Input project information necessary for the

calculations
Base Year
Number of days/year
Length of Railway
Number of Tracks

Estimate the
emissions of a new
railway

s and
verage trip

Choose the type

of travel activity
data that you
would use

Passenger-km
and ton-km
travelled

Input the data

only estimating the

emission of a new railway

Would you like to

use travel activitybased emission
factors? ( g/pkm
and g/tkm)

Yes

put passenger and freight

ssion factors for the railway

No

Would you like to use

emission factors based one
average energy consumption
per travel activity? (mj/pkm
and mj/tkm)

No

Would you like to

compute the railway
emissions using electricity
consumption and the grid
emission factor?

Yes
Input average energy consumption per
pkm and tkm

Input the annual

consumption

ssion factors for the railway

(g/pkm and g/tkm)

Input average energy consumption per

pkm and tkm

Input the electricity generation of the grid

in the "Grid EF Calculator"

Input the annual

consumption

No

Do you have the

emission factors of

Input the grid emission facto

(tCO/Mwh)

Use total amounts of consumed raw

amout of intermediate
materials and identify emission
rials used and use
factors/unit of consumption
lt emission factors Choose the approach you
would use in accounting for
emissions from the
construction of tracks

intermediate

missions/facility
ted in existing

Input the amount of raw materials

used and the emission factors/unit
of consumption

Use total amounts of consumed

raw materials and identify
Choose the approach you
emission factors/unit of

missions/facility
ted in existing

Choose the approach you

would use in accounting for
emissions from the
construction of non-track
facilities

raw materials and identify

emission factors/unit of
consumption

Input the amount of raw materials

used and the emission factors/unit
of consumption

s and bridges

on emission

Would you ike to use a

multiplier for the
construction of tracks, nontrack facilities, or both

No

If needed, change the %

Utilization of the railway (and
highway if you are comparing rail
with highway)

View the model outputs

Would you like to

compute the railway
emissions using electricity
consumption and the grid
emission factor?

Yes
Input the annual electricity
consumption of the railway (Mwh)

Input the annual electricity

consumption of the railway (Mwh)

Do you have the

emission factors of
the grid?

Yes
Input the grid emission factor
(tCO/Mwh)

What do you want to do? (select one)

Estimate the emissions of a new railway

Parameters
Project Name
Location
Description

Base Year
Assumed Number of days/year
Length (kilometers)
Number of Tracks

Passenger and Freight Travel Data

Which data do you have?
Type

Passenger
Daily Number of Passengers ('000)

Unit
0
1
2
3
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5
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9
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d Freight Travel Data

Number of Passengers and Tonnage and Average Trip Lengths
Passenger

Freight

Freight

Daily Average Trip Length ( km)

Daily Tons ('000)

Daily Average Trip Length (km)

Highway Emission Factors (Travel Activity-

Leave blank Leave blank

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
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46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68
46.68

61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03
61.03

rs (Travel Activity-based)

Railway Emission Factors (Travel Activi

Rail
Compute using g/PKT Emission Factor
Year

0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Passenger
High
Low
g/pkt
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45
130
45

Freight
High

Low

Passenger
mj/pkt

g/tkt
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12
63.12

Computation using
average mj/PKM or
mj/TKM

21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

s (Travel Activity-based)

Computation using
average mj/PKM or
mj/TKM
Freight
mj/Ttkt
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35
0.35

Railway Electricity Use and Grid Emission F

Electricity
Consumption
Mwh
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
16
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19

CO2
Emission Factor
ton/MWh

se and Grid Emission Factors

If you don't know the emission factors (EFs) of the grid,

You can generate yearly values through this t

ion factors (EFs) of the grid, but you know the generation mix, click here to calculate the Grid EFs.
yearly values through this tool which you can plug in the appropriate cells in this sheet.

Electricity Grid Emission Factor Calculator

Summary

EF
tons/MWh
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CO2

g/kwh
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CO2
Item

Electricity Generation

Unit

Heat Rate

Mwh/yr

BTU/kwh
8,900
8,600
8,900
6,550

Diesel
Oil-based
Oil Thermal
Coal
Natural Gas
OTHER
Total

Fuel Consumption Impact

BTU/yr

TJ/yr
-

Carbon Emission
Factor

Unadjusted Annual
Carbon Emission
Impact

% Efficiency of
Oxidation

Actual Carbon Emission

Impact

tC/TJ

tC/yr

tC/yr

20
21
27
15

99
99
98
100

Annual Carbon Dioxide

Emission Impact

CO2 Emission
Factor

tCO2/yr
-

tCO2/MWh
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Construction

Emissions from the consumption of materials in the construction

Choose only ONE option in accounting for emission from the con
bottom to go to the next sub-step
TRUE

A. Input amout of intermediate materials used and u

Materials Used
Number of rails per km
Weight of rails per km
Number of sleepers per km
Number of fish plates per km of track
Number of fish bolts per km of track
Number of bearing plates per km of track
Number of dog-spikes per km of track

FALSE

B. Input total amounts of consumed raw materials a

Type of Material
concrete
steel
Copper

Tons Used

Emissions from the consumption of materials in the construction

Choose only one option in accounting for emission from the con
go to the next sub-step
TRUE

A. Use emissions/facility as stated in existing literat

Facilities
Electric Infrastructure
Station
Bridges
Others

Total

FALSE

B. Input total amounts of consumed raw materials a

Type of Material
concrete
steel
Copper

Tons Used

Other Construction Emissions

Would you like to use a multiplier to account for the emissions f

Would you like to use a multiplier to account for the emissions f

TRUE

TRUE

Tracks
Non-track facilities

on of materials in the construction of TRACKS

counting for emission from the consumption of materials for the construction of the track, then click the down arrow at the
tep

intermediate materials used and use default emission factors

Materials Used

Quantity

s per km of track
per km of track
lates per km of track
s per km of track

unts of consumed raw materials and identify emission factors/unit of consumption

CO2/ton

Total Emissions
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

on of materials in the construction of NON-TRACK Facilities

ounting for emission from the construction of other facilities other than the track, then click the down arrow at the bottom to

acility as stated in existing literature

number of units

cilities

tons CO2/unit

n/a

nfrastructure
tation
ridges
Others

Remarks

tons CO2

Total

unts of consumed raw materials and identify emission factors/unit of consumption

CO2/ton

450 Single track/km

100 per station
2,500 per structure

Total Emissions
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-

lier to account for the emissions from the materials consumption in the construction of tracks and non-track facilities?

lier to account for the emissions from the materials consumption in the construction of tracks and non-track facilities?

1.75
1.75

own arrow at the

Tons
-

ow at the bottom to

450
100
2500

ack facilities?

ack facilities?

% Utilization (follow instructions in the blue box)

% Utilization

What's this?

RAILWAY
Passenger

100

Freight

100

Change the utilization rate depend

e.g. 100% on both Highway and Ra
between two modes with same tra
account for additional induced traf

HIGHWAY
Passenger

100

Freight

100

Railway

Million Tons of CO2

Operations
Passenger
-

Using MJ- Based EF

Using High "PKT-Based" EF
Using Low "PKT-Based" EF
Using elec consumption and EF
-

Freight
-

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
Passenger

Freight
Operations

Construction

Railway Using MJ- Based EF

Railway Using Low "PKT-Based" EF
-

Railway Using High "PKT-Based" EF

Railway Using elec consumption and E

Operations (Tons CO2/Year)

0
Rail -using mj-based EF
Rail - using High PKT-based EF
Rail - using Low PKT-based EF
Rail-using Electricity Consumption and EF
-

Construction Emissions (Total Tons CO2)

Railway

ange the utilization rate depending on shift expected.

g. 100% on both Highway and Railway indicates comparision
tween two modes with same traffic (up to 120% is possible to
count for additional induced traffic)

Summa

Thousand To
Construction

Total
-

0.00

Using MJ- Based EF

Using High "PKT-Based" EF
Using Low "PKT-Based" EF
Using elec consumption and EF
-

Railway

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
-

Passenger
Operations

Total

Railway Using MJ- Based EF

lway Using High "PKT-Based" EF

lway Using elec consumption and EF

Railway Using elec consumption and EF

Summary of Emissions
Thousand Tons of CO2/Km
Operations
Passenger

Construction

Freight

Total

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-

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20

Freight
Construction
Railway Using High "PKT-Based" EF

mption and EF

Total
Railway Using Low "PKT-Based" EF

10

11

12

Tons of CO2/Km/Year
Operations
Passenger
Using MJ- Based EF
Using High "PKT-Based" EF
Using Low "PKT-Based" EF
Using elec consumption and EF
Highway Emissions

Railway

Freight

1.00
0.80
0.60
0.40
0.20
Passenger

Freight
Operations

Construction

Railway Using MJ- Based EF

Railway Using Low "PKT-Based" EF
-

13

14

Railway Using High "PKT-Based" EF

Railway Using elec consumption and EF

15

16

Construction

Total

#DIV/0!
-

Total

way Using High "PKT-Based" EF

way Using elec consumption and EF

17

18

19