COPERT

Bugs

• Import from previous COPERT versions fixed

Methodological

• Updated emission factors for Euro 5 diesel PCs and LCVs (N1-I) for NOx, VOC and CO, new category added (with software update)
• Updated naming for Euro 6 PCs and LCVs (Euro 6 a/b/c, Euro 6 d-temp, and Euro 6d) and HDVs (Euro VI A/B/C and Euro VI D/E)
• Updated emission factors for Euro 6 PCs and LCVs. Affected pollutants:
  • • PCs
      • Petrol: CO, PM, NOx, VOC
      • Petrol Hybrid: PM
      • LPG & CNG ~ Petrol: NOx, VOC
      • Diesel: CO
    • LCVs
      • Petrol: PM
      • Diesel: CO (N1-I only)

Software

• Fixed a bug for software updater
• Could not open file from previous version with Version 5.3.23

Software

• Introduced Command Line Interface

Methodological

• New Emission Factors for mopeds 4-stroke.
• New Emission Factors for motorcycles.
• Revised evaporation factors for Euro 6d-temp and Euro 6d passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
• Revised Euro 6 LCV NOx emissions factors.
• Calculation of the fossil fuel fraction in biodiesel.

Software

• Fixed bug with Export Energy Breakdown.
• Fixed bug with Petrol Hybrid vehicles. Cold Emissions now are in line with the corresponding PC Petrol vehicles.
• Corrected Implied Emission Factor calculation algorithm when performing an energy balance.
• Added new UI at the bottom right for the configuration of the COPERT 5 file.
• Cumulative mileage

Minor

• Corrected CH4 Hot Emission Factor for PC, LCV vehicles.
• Minor Bug Fixes.

Minor

• Small changes to the upper speed limits of the hot emission functions to avoid negative values (HDV).

Major

• ETBE added to list of fuels with an effect on:
  •            CO2 emissions calculation.
  •            Evaporation emissions calculation.
• New Feature: CRF export.
• New L-category vehicles added (ATVs and diesel mini cars).
• Updated evaporation factors for mopeds and motorcycles.
• Updated CO2 correction methodology taking into account the yearly effect.
• Updated NMVOC profile for evaporation emissions.
• New road abrasion non-exhaust emissions.
• Corrected NFR export:
  •              Differentiation between 2-stroke and 4-stroke vehicles regarding emissions from lubricant consumption.
  •              Inclusion

Major

• Entity Mode: Fuel balance performed for all entities within the same year.
• Entity Mode: New forms added.
• Fuel consumption is now calculated natively as Energy consumption [TJ/km].

Minor

• Added the functionality to export the calculated Fuel Balance mean activity.
• Corrected CH₄ Heavy Duty Trucks Hot Highway and Rural reduction factor.
• Corrected CH₄ Hot-Cold emission factors for Diesel Passenger cars Euro 5 and on.
• Corrected Euro 3 2009 fuel effect factors.
• Corrected N₂O Hot Factors for LPG Passenger cars Euro 5 and on.
• Corrected NH₃ Hot Factors for Heavy Duty Trucks Euro 6 vehicles.
• Corrected NO₂ over NOx percentages.
• Export to

Major

• User can now open the COPERT (*.cop) files by double clicking on them while the COPERT software is running.
• Fixed an issue in which files containing statistical energy consumption values for more than one year could not be re-opened once created, saved and closed.

Minor

• Bug fixed for importing temperature values from Excel input file.
• Updated keyboard shortcuts.