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Energy Intensity of Transport and Environmentally Friendly Mobility Ⅱ

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "B: Energy and Environment".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2023) | Viewed by 8415

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Dr. Tomáš Skrúcaný

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Department of Road and Urban Transport, Faculty of Operation and Economics of Transport and Communications, University of Žilina in Žilina, Univerzitná 8215/1, 010 26 Žilina, Slovakia
Interests: energy intensity and fuel consumption of transport; alternative and conventional energy sources in transport; energy systems and power trains in transport vehicles; environmental impacts of transport; relationship energy – emissions in transport; environmental sustainability of transport sector in the central European region; environmental sustainability of transport sector in the Danube region
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Prof. Dr. Borna Abramović

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Department of Railway Transport, University of Zagreb, P-1, Facility 70, ZUK Borongaj, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: railway traffic organization;integrated passenger transport; traffic statistics
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Prof. Dr. Ondrej Stopka

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Department of Transport and Logistics, Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, Avenue Okružní 517/10, 370 01 České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Interests: transport operation; city logistics; operations research; handling equipment optimization; telematics and smart technologies in transport; intelligent transport infrastructures; autonomous vehicles; road transport safety; emission research
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Dr. Csaba Csiszár

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Department of Transport Technology and Economics, Faculty of Transportation Engineering and Vehicle Engineering, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Stoczek Str. 2, 1111 Budapest, Hungary
Interests: transportation information systems; passenger transportation; electromobility; mobility based on autonomous vehicles; transport system modeling; energy management in transportation; shared mobility
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Prof. Dr. Jereb Borut

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Faculty of Logistics, University of Maribor, Mariborska cesta 7, 3000 Celje, Slovenia
Interests: logistics; low emissions cars; risk assessment; supply chain
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The increasing volumes of transported goods and people is a sign of a rising standard of living for the population. A higher living standard requires a higher consumption of goods, services, and people, to which the transport sector must respond. On the other hand, the population has to fight against the environmental impacts of this situation—mainly the energy intensity, global warming, and air pollution. Naturally, higher transport volumes bring more intensive impacts on the environment.

Prognoses show that transport volumes will continue to grow, so the increase in the environmental efficiency of the transport process is a significant way to reach a sustainable transport sector. The effective operation of transport processes, the smart share of transport modes, and the introduction of new techniques and technologies are the main steps which can lead to decreasing the energy intensity, global warming impacts, and air pollution associated with the transport sector.

This Special Issue intends to present original scientific works, with a scope covering the above mentioned issues in all transport modes (road, railway, inland water, sea, and air)—mainly in Central Europe and the Danube Region, but not limited to this region.

Dr. Tomáš Skrúcaný
Prof. Dr. Borna Abramović
Prof. Dr. Ondrej Stopka
Dr. Csaba Csiszár
Prof. Dr. Jereb Borut
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Keywords

  • energy intensity
  • energy and fuel consumption
  • alternative and conventional energy sources
  • GHG and emissions production
  • air pollution
  • road transport
  • railway transport
  • inland water transport
  • sea transport
  • air transport
  • environmental impacts
  • environmental sustainability
  • Central Europe
  • Danube Region

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An Agent-Based Decision Support Framework for a Prospective Analysis of Transport and Heat Electrification in Urban Areas
by Gonzalo Bustos-Turu, Koen H. van Dam, Salvador Acha and Nilay Shah
Energies 2023, 16(17), 6312; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16176312 - 30 Aug 2023
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One of the main pathways that cities are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the decarbonisation of the electricity supply in conjunction with the electrification of transport and heat services. Estimating these future electricity demands, greatly influenced by end-users’ behaviour, is key [...] Read more.
One of the main pathways that cities are taking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is the decarbonisation of the electricity supply in conjunction with the electrification of transport and heat services. Estimating these future electricity demands, greatly influenced by end-users’ behaviour, is key for planning energy systems. In this context, support tools can help decision-makers assess different scenarios and interventions during the design of new planning guidelines, policies, and operational procedures. This paper presents a novel bottom-up decision support framework using an agent-based modelling and simulation approach to evaluate, in an integrated way, transport and heat electrification scenarios in urban areas. In this work, an open-source tool named SmartCityModel is introduced, where agents represent energy users with diverse sociodemographic and technical attributes. Based on agents’ behavioural rules and daily activities, vehicle trips and building occupancy patterns are generated together with electric vehicle charging and building heating demands. A representative case study set in London, UK, is shown in detail, and a summary of more than ten other case studies is presented to highlight the flexibility of the framework to generate high-resolution spatiotemporal energy demand profiles in urban areas, supporting decision-makers in planning low-carbon and sustainable cities. Full article
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Analysis of the National Annual Emission of Pollutants from Road Transport in Poland in the Years 1990–2020
by Krystian Szczepański, Katarzyna Bebkiewicz, Zdzisław Chłopek, Hubert Sar and Dagna Zakrzewska
Energies 2023, 16(10), 4083; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16104083 - 14 May 2023
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This article presents the official results of the inventory of pollutants in Poland from road transport, developed in the National Centre for Emissions Management of the Institute of Environmental Protection–National Research Institute in Warsaw as part of the reporting of national pollutant emissions. [...] Read more.
This article presents the official results of the inventory of pollutants in Poland from road transport, developed in the National Centre for Emissions Management of the Institute of Environmental Protection–National Research Institute in Warsaw as part of the reporting of national pollutant emissions. Considerations concern pollutants harmful to the health of living organisms. Source information is available in official reports. The national emission of pollutants covers the years of balancing 1990–2020. The aim of the work is to assess the dynamic properties of the processes of national emission of pollutants. The list of substances whose emission is examined in the article is consistent with the list of substances in accordance with the European Monitoring and Evaluation Programme/European Environment Agency (EMEP/EEA) procedure. These are pollutants harmful to the health of living organisms. The inventory of pollutants contributing to the intensification of the greenhouse effect in the atmosphere is carried out as part of separate reports. The energy consumption of road vehicles was presented. The ratio of national annual emissions of pollutants in 2020 and in 1990 is the lowest for sulfur oxides and lead, followed by non-methane volatile organic compounds and carbon monoxide. The analysis of the national pollutant emission concerned the energy emission factor, which characterizes the ecological level of the accumulated category of road vehicles. This is an original element, not seen before in world literature and official reports of research institutes. An unambiguous trend of decreasing the energy emission factor of pollutants, apart from ammonia, was found, which is related to the use of catalytic flue gas purification systems. This is confirmed by the analysis of the ratio of the energy emission factor in 2020 and 1990, as well as the relative derivative of the energy emission factor in relation to the national annual emission of pollutants. Full article
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Particle Number Emission from Vehicles of Various Drives in the RDE Tests
by Jacek Pielecha, Kinga Skobiej, Maciej Gis and Wojciech Gis
Energies 2022, 15(17), 6471; https://doi.org/10.3390/en15176471 - 5 Sep 2022
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In this study, the authors assessed the road emissions of several passenger cars using specialised instrumentation, of the PEMS type, to measure particle number emissions in real traffic conditions. The tests were performed on a RDE test route developed and compliant with EU [...] Read more.
In this study, the authors assessed the road emissions of several passenger cars using specialised instrumentation, of the PEMS type, to measure particle number emissions in real traffic conditions. The tests were performed on a RDE test route developed and compliant with EU guidelines. The results of the tests were discussed in terms of the direct (created in the internal combustion engine) emission of particulate matter in various road conditions. Additionally, an index was determined that characterizes the number of particles according to their diameter in relation to the content of particles in the air. A characteristic of combustion engines (gasoline, diesel) is that during a cold start of the engine, the concentration of the number of particles with diameters around 100 nm increases more than 200 times (for hybrids—300 times). On this basis, it can be concluded that particle emissions with diameters smaller than 23 nm are significant in motor vehicles powered by combustion engines, regardless of whether they are conventional or hybrid vehicles. The share of particles with diameters less than 5 nm is 66% (for diesel engines) and 40% (for gasoline engines) of all the particles. Full article
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Exploring Digital Twins in the Transport and Energy Fields: A Bibliometrics and Literature Review Approach
by Milena Kajba, Borut Jereb and Tina Cvahte Ojsteršek
Energies 2023, 16(9), 3922; https://doi.org/10.3390/en16093922 - 6 May 2023
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Logistics and transport are major sources of energy consumption that still rely heavily on fossil fuels. Especially in the freight sector, finding means to optimise fuel consumption and energy efficiency are increasingly important. Digital twins’ adaptation in logistics and transport is not as [...] Read more.
Logistics and transport are major sources of energy consumption that still rely heavily on fossil fuels. Especially in the freight sector, finding means to optimise fuel consumption and energy efficiency are increasingly important. Digital twins’ adaptation in logistics and transport is not as frequent as in production, but their implementation potential is immense. This technology can replicate real environments, allowing verification of various scenarios without real-life application, leading to optimal implementation outcome faster and more efficiently. This paper aims to research digital twins’ use in logistics and transport, focusing on digital twins’ potential and effects to optimise energy consumption. Firstly, previous research on digital twins in specified fields was identified, followed by a quantitative literature review. The latter focused on codifying the selected publications based on criteria such as modality, specific environment, energy consumption, etc. Furthermore, a qualitative overview of 57 relevant publications on digital twins’ use in logistics and transport was made. The main contribution of this paper is the systematic overview of digital twins from the viewpoint of energy optimisation in one of the most energy-dependent sectors. This gives researchers a good starting point for further research and digital twins’ practical implementation cases. Full article
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