User Guide¶

Transport Carbon Calculator¶

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Contents¶

• About Transport Carbon Calculator (TCC)
• Input and Output Contracts
• Input
• Output

About Transport Carbon Calculator (TCC)¶

The Transport Carbon Calculator (TCC) web service calculates transport emissions for single-leg relations between two locations, in conformance with the Global Logistics Emissions Council (GLEC) framework. TCC enables worldwide carbon equivalent emission calculations with minimal input requirements.

It provides two methodology options:

• Direct methodology - based on actual fuel consumption.
• Default methodology - based on emission factors.

TCC supports all commonly used transport channels: rail, road, sea, and air. Additionally, it calculates emissions produced at logistics sites, such as during transshipment processes. Users can select various equipment types for each transport channel, allowing for a more precise description of the transport and, consequently, a more accurate emission calculation. The option to choose between different fuel types further enhances the quality and accuracy of the calculation process.

Transport Carbon Calculator offers:

• Leg-based calculation of carbon equivalent emissions
• Fast and easy integration of GLEC methodology
• Direct or default calculation options
• Support for various equipment inputs (fuel, vehicle, etc.)
• Coverage of multiple transport channels (rail, road, sea, air, logistics sites)
• Worldwide coverage
• Integrated geocoding and georouting capabilities

GLEC Framework¶

The CO2 equivalents (CO2e) calculation module used by the service is accredited by Smart Freight Centre for being conform with the GLEC methodology as well as ISO 14083, ensuring the accuracy and reliability of the calculations. For more information about the GLEC Framework see Smart Freight Center.

Input and Output Contracts¶

A general costing service is called from the TcPCM wrapper process. The primary objective of this service is to provide the necessary functionality for the TcPCM use case. The long-term goal is to enable the costing service to be independently publishable.

Default values for equipment and fuel type¶

Input¶

Table "legs"¶

Allowed Values for Different Columns in the Table "Legs"¶

Road¶

Equipment for Transport Mode Road¶

Fuel Consumption Unit for Transport Mode Road¶

• Kwh / 100 km (for fuelType Electric)
• L / 100 km (for fuelType Diesel, LPG, B5-diesel)
• Kg / 100 km (for fuelType Diesel, LPG, B-diesel, LNG, CNG)

Fuel Type for Transport Mode Road¶

• Diesel
• LPG
• B5-diesel
• Electric
• LNG
• CNG

Rail¶

Equipment for Transport Mode Rail¶

Fuel Consumption Unit for Transport Mode Rail¶

• NA

Fuel Type for Transport Mode Rail¶

• NA

Air¶

Equipment for Transport Mode Air¶

Fuel Consumption Unit for Transport Mode Air¶

• L / 100 km
• Kg / 100 km

Fuel Type for Transport Mode Air¶

• Kerosene

Sea¶

Equipment for Transport Mode Sea¶

Fuel Consumption Unit for Transport Mode Sea¶

• Kg / 100 km

Fuel Type for Transport Mode Sea¶

• MDO
• HFO

Logisticsite¶

Equipment for Transport Mode Logisticsite¶

Fuel Consumption Unit for Transport Mode Logisticsite¶

• NA

Fuel Type for Transport Mode Logisticsite¶

• NA

Table "Locations"¶

Table "Parameters"¶

Output¶

Table "resultsLegs"¶

Table "resultLocations"¶

Table "resultMessages"¶

Table "resultErrors"¶

If output errors occur in the result, a detailed message is given. There are three different error types:

• Hint: Hint for the user, which might be interesting, but with no effect on the results.
• Warning: Result could be calculated, but a workaround has been used.
• Error: Result could not be calculated.

The tables resultShipments, resultLegs, resultLocations only show the type, while the respective error message is listed in the resultErrors table. A data row can produce multiple errors. The affected table only shows the most severe error type, while all error types and messages are listed in the resultErrors table.

Output Errors for Table "resultLegs"¶

Output Errors for Table "ResultLocations"¶