用燃料电池汽车清洁空气和改善健康
M Z Jacobson1, W G Colella, D M Golden
1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305-4020, USA. jacobson@stanford.edu
概括
将美国汽车转换为燃料电池汽车 (HFCV) 可以显著改善空气质量和健康. 风力发动的HFCV提供了最实质性的气候效益,每年可以挽救数千人的生命.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 能源政策 能源政策
背景情况:
- 目前的道路车辆由于排放排放气体而对空气质量,公共卫生和气候产生重大影响.
- 燃料电池汽车 (HFCV) 是内燃机汽车的潜在替代品.
研究的目的:
- 评估所有美国公路车辆转换为HFCV对空气质量,公共卫生和气候的潜在影响.
- 为了比较使用不同生产方法的HFCV的好处:天然气蒸汽改造,风电解和煤炭气化.
主要方法:
- 基于不同源对环境和健康影响的比较分析.
- 对空气质量,气候和健康结果的建模与HFCV完全过渡相关.
主要成果:
- 消除当前的汽车废气提供了最显著的好处.
- 由风电解或天然气驱动的HFCV产生了最大的健康益处,每年可能挽救37006400人的生命.
- 风力发动的HFCV提供了最显著的气候优势,而以煤炭为基础的HFCV可能会比混合动力车辆更对气候产生负面影响.
结论:
- 美国广泛采用HFCV有望在空气质量,公共卫生和气候缓解方面取得重大改善.
- 通过风力电解生产可能与目前的汽油价格具有成本竞争力.
- 生产方法的选择对整体环境和健康结果产生了重大影响.
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