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Perth-headquartered brake system developer and manufacturer, Advanced Braking Technology
(“ABT”) (ASX code: ABV) today released details of a UK Government environmental study identifying
technologies that represented the “most promising abatement measures for the most polluting
sectors”.
In the report, ABT’s Sealed Integrated Braking System (SIBS) enclosed wet brake technology was
specifically identified as the enabling technology to achieve reductions in particulate matter
caused by vehicle brake dust emissions.
The potential reduction of fine particle emissions less than 2.5 micrometers in size (PM2.5) was based
on assumed penetration rates quantified in the study. Under the “business as usual” assumptions, it
was estimated that 2.2 kilotonnes of PM2.5 particles would be emitted from vehicle brakes in the UK in
2020. With a gradual introduction of SIBS into the vehicle fleet, it was estimated that by 2020 there
could be a 0.4 kilotonne, or 18% reduction in PM2.5 emissions from vehicles in the fleet in the UK.
This level would be achieved with only partial penetration, so further reductions could be achieved
with greater levels of adoption.
CEO of ABT, Ken Johnsen, said the report’s findings confirmed one of the key value propositions of
SIBS brakes long promoted by ABT.
“We have known and argued for some time that the SIBS brakes have a direct and immediate benefit
in being able to eliminate brake dust emissions in vehicles using the technology,” Mr Johnsen said.
“We also believe that in the very near future, the desire for a total elimination of fine particle emission
from brakes will become an important consideration in the wider adoption of ABT’s technology. The
recognition of this as one of the key intrinsic benefits of SIBS in regulatory circles bodes well for the
long term prospects of ABT.
“The eventual uptake of, for example, the garbage truck brake currently under development and the
prospect of other applications like buses and in the longer term even passenger cars, signals great
potential for this simple yet ground-breaking technology to play a key role in yet to be regulated
emissions source that is raising concerns in regard to human health issues,” added Mr Johnsen.
UK Government Study
The 366-page study, titled Multi Pollutant Data Base Measures, was commissioned by the UK
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and conducted by UK-based
environmental consultants Entec UK Limited. The study forms part of the United Nations Economic
Commission for Europe’s (UNECE) review of the Gothenburg Protocols, which is expected to include
in the coming years the introduction of an emissions ceiling for PM2.5 by 2020.
The report featured studies which looked at the impact of key air pollutants from all major sectors and
investigated the various measures that could mitigate the problem.
Pollution from road transport was one sector investigated and included a thorough review of
measures designed to achieve lower emission levels by 2020. These included tighter exhaust
emission standards, increased penetration of fuel cell and hybrid vehicles, but also included the
gradual replacement of conventional dry brakes with sealed wet brakes in cars, light goods vehicles
and heavy duty vehicles.
The methodology employed in the study included a summary of potential beyond-business-as-usual
(BAU) measures for the highest emitting sectors and associated costs and emission reductions
(including multi-pollutant impacts).
Multi Pollutant Data Base Measures can be found on the DEFRA website at
www.defra.gov.uk/environment/quality/air/airquality/publications/airqualclimatechange/documents/me