A comparison of technologies for carbon-neutral passenger transport

Johansson, Bengt; Åhman, Max

doi:10.1016/s1361-9209(01)00018-9

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“…In the above-mentioned cases, the related emissions of GHG affecting the environment at the specified urban, suburban, and wider regional scale have also been estimated (Chi and Stone 2005;Coelho and Luzia 2010;DeLuchi 1989;Georgakellos 2008;Hamilton 1980;IPTS 2008;Johansson and Åhman 2002;Kang and Recker 2009;Kempton and Letendre 1997;Koyanagi and Uriu 1997;Lave and MacLean 2002;Nakata 2000;Rienstra and Nijkamp 1998;Schock et al 1995;Wang and DeLucchi 1991;Wang et al 2008). …”

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Advanced Transport Systems: Technologies and Environment

Janić

2014

Advanced Transport Systems

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This chapter deals with the performances of advanced passenger cars, large advanced container ships, and LH 2 (Liquid Hydrogen)-fuelled commercial air transportation. The prime objective is to show the potential effects of such advanced technologies on the environment in terms of energy/fuel consumption and related emissions of GHG (Green House Gases).Man-made GHG emissions, particularly those from using nonrenewable energy sources, have become an increasing burden on the industry, society, and politics all around the world. This is because these emissions and particularly their CO 2 component (Carbon Dioxide) are perceived to remain in the atmosphere for prolonged periods of time (presumably hundreds of years) and are proven to contribute to global warming and consequent climate change (Archer 2008). In order to mitigate or even diminish these impacts, both national and international policy makers, industrial organizations, and associations have undertaken a range of different measures. For example, in Europe, the EU (European Union) 27 Member States have fully institutionalized the problem by introducing national and international legislations and conventions, in addition to setting up specific targets for the absolute and relative reduction in emissions of particular GHG. These targets are expected to be achieved by a range of advanced technical/technological and operational improvements and by monitoring and reporting developments throughout particular air polluting sectors of the economy and society (EEA 2010). The most recent evidence indicates that some results have already been achieved: the total emissions of GHG have decreased by about 20 % over the 1990-2009 period, from 5,589 in 1990 to 4,674.5 million tons of CO 2e (Carbon Dioxide equivalents) in 2009 (CO 2e include CO (Carbon Oxide), CO 2 (Carbon Dioxide), SO 4 (Sulfur Oxides), NO x (Nitrogen Oxides), H 2 O (water vapor), and particles). However, at the same time, the share of transport sector in the total emissions of CO 2e has increased from about 17 % in 1990 to about 26 % in 2009, which is an equivalent of about 951 and 1,225 million tons of CO 2e , respectively (EC 2010a, b).M. Janić, Advanced Transport Systems,

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Advanced Transport Systems: Technologies and Environment

Janić

2014

Advanced Transport Systems

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“…Regarding electricity, it is assumed that the primary energy sources of the electric energy used by BPEV are theoretical energy systems fully based on renewable sources. The main sources of data that have been used to compare the average energy use and emission of the vehicles studied is the relevant study of Johansson and Åhman, [27]. Specifically, the data used here are given in table 1 and concerns energy use and emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), particulate matters (PM) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ).…”

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Environmental assessment of technoloy investments using the LCA Polygon framework

Georgakellos¹

2006

WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment, Vol 98

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This paper presents a novel framework to aid assessment and selection in certain technology investments projects. Since most of the methods available for this purpose consider factors that seem to focus almost exclusively on what creates most net value to the buyer of a technology system, ignoring the external costs associated with this system, the technique proposed here has been developed in order to provide a tool for the integration of the environmental externalities in the assessment and selection process. This tool uses the findings of Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) and especially the outcomes of the LCA Polygon approach in order to consider for each possible alternative its environmental performance together with any economic aspects, and to result into a single "score", i.e. the relative external cost. This value could be used as the exclusive basis for the comparative appraisal of the candidates, or it could be easily integrated in most of the existing decision methods. A relevant case study is also included in the paper to illustrate the proposed framework. It is about the assessment of an investment concerning five different vehicle technologies. The result of this application can be easily incorporated in almost any common decision-making model, which intends to take into consideration the externalities of its choice.

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“…Es wird eine Verdopplung der Primärenergieeffizienz bei Hybridantrieben mit elektrischen Motoren erwartet (Johansson und Ahman, 2002). Moderne Batterie-und Speichertechnologien sind außerdem für das gesamte Energiesystem strategisch bedeutsam und speziell in der Kombination mit dem Brennstoffzellenantrieb unerläss-lich (Kap.…”

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Welt im Wandel: Energiewende zur Nachhaltigkeit

2003

Mitglieder Des Wissenschaftlichen Beirats Der Bundesregierung Globale Umweltveränderungen

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A comparison of technologies for carbon-neutral passenger transport

Cited by 45 publications

References 22 publications

Advanced Transport Systems: Technologies and Environment

Advanced Transport Systems: Technologies and Environment

Environmental assessment of technoloy investments using the LCA Polygon framework

Welt im Wandel: Energiewende zur Nachhaltigkeit

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