Ricardo Energy & Environment has launched a real-world vehicle emissions monitoring service to provide accurate measurement of the emissions of passing vehicles.

The monitoring service will measure real-world emissions of passing vehicles.

Developed with technology partner OPUS Inspection, the new vehicle emission measurement service can be used to help underpin the design of Clean Air Zones and to support enforcement management through the identification of non-compliant vehicles.

Installed at locations of interest, the measurement system instantly records the real-world driving emissions – of nitric oxide, nitrogen dioxide, particulate matter, hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide and ammonia – from each passing vehicle.

The data recorded can be used to identify the most polluting vehicle types (i.e. buses, heavy goods vehicles, vans and cars) and their respective contributions to emissions.

“Ricardo’s new vehicle emission measurement service is a major step forward in the measurement of real-world vehicle emissions in the UK, helping our clients to improve the design, enforceability and overall effectiveness of Clean Air and Low Emissions Zones,” said Sean Christiansen, Ricardo Energy & Environment air quality practice director. “The capability that this new system gives us complements the extensive air quality capabilities that Ricardo offers, ranging from support and advice on pollution control policies, pollution modelling and measurements, inventory design and compilation and the development of low emission strategies.”

For further information on the Ricardo vehicle emission monitoring service visit http://ee.ricardo.com/cms/Vehicle-emission-measurement or contact [email protected].