Accomplishments
- Establishment of the Environmental and Emissions Research Facility
- The Truck Stop Electrification Project grant was the largest ever awarded by the EPA’s Office of Transportation and Air Quality – $3 million
- National-Level Project on Sustainability under the National Cooperative Highway Research Program – $500,000
A Guidebook for Sustainability Performance Measurement for Transportation Agencies - Performed research that quantified drayage truck activity and emissions in the US-Mexico border regions
- Projects on Landfill Gas to Energy Applications for Transportation — both in Texas (sponsored by the State Energy Conservation Office) and in India (sponsored by EPA, and resulted in an ongoing project on landfill gas modeling for India)
- Developed emissions rates for high speeds that were used to expand MOBILE6 emissions rates to beyond 65 mph
- Developed and applied a methodology for the in-use testing of non-road vehicles and equipment under the RMC 5955 Project
Selected Sponsors
- Alamo Area Council of Governments (AACOG)
- American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
- Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO)
- Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
- Houston Advanced Research Center (HARC)
- Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC)
- National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP)
- State Energy Conservation Office (SECO)
- Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
- Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Industries Served
TTI’s Air Quality Program serves sponsors and partners from the following industries:
- Vehicle manufacturers
- Engine manufacturers
- Trucking industry
- Companies with long-haul fleets
- Oil companies
- Clean-fuel manufacturers
- Air conditioning and heating manufacturers
- Construction industry
- Agricultural industry
- Engineering Consultants