A strategic approach to sustainable transport system development – Part 2: the case of a vision for electric vehicle systems in southeast Sweden

Borén, Sven; Nurhadi, Lisiana; Ny, Henrik; Robért, Karl‐Henrik; Broman, Göran; Trygg, Louise

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.02.055

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“…In line with earlier studies Bor en et al, 2017) the violations of SPs that were identified in Table 3 could be avoided by using energy from flow based resources (e.g. solar, wind, waves), produced in a sustainable way, instead of fossil fuels, as well as using abundant materials and closed loop recycling of materials to minimize the unsustainable extraction of resources.…”

Section: Strategic Life Cycle Assessmentsupporting

confidence: 77%

Electric buses’ sustainability effects, noise, energy use, and costs

Borén

2019

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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Electric buses are growing in numbers in Sweden, which contributes to the development of a fossil fuel free society and a reduction of emissions. Earlier studies of bus systems have identified a need to further investigate societal costs, total cost of ownership, energy use on a yearly basis to account for seasonal variations, and noise during acceleration. Addressing those needs was the purpose of this study. Investigations were made in five cities in Sweden that have recently implemented different electric buses in their respective public transport system. Based on results from these investigations and earlier studies, new and developed models where designed and applied on electric buses on route 1 in Karlskrona, as a representative example. It was found that there were significant savings in societal costs and total cost of ownership when compared to diesel and biogas powered buses, mainly due to decreased noise, no emissions in the use phase, and decreased energy use. ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Strategic Life Cycle Assessmentsupporting

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Electric buses’ sustainability effects, noise, energy use, and costs

Borén

2019

International Journal of Sustainable Transportation

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“…To achieve sustainable development, organizations can innovate their products, processes and services [25]. These innovations are decreasingly accomplished solely due to their internal research and development activities, but they are increasingly looking outside their boundaries to other actors with whom they can collaborate [26].…”

Section: Sustainability and The Textile Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Textile natural fibers production regarding the agroforestry approach

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As sustainability is becoming an important topic for both agriculture and the textile sector, there is an increasing market demand for plant-based fibers production. Diversified farming systems, such as agroforestry, have received considerable attention for their potential to contribute to more environmentally sustainable and socially just agricultural methods, that offers a smart use of water and soil nutrition. They can be a direction for rural development through contributions in agrobiodiversity, livelihood diversity, labor availability and economic growth. They are currently being promoted in many regions to contribute for food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation. In this study, the research methodology was based on a systematic literature review and secondary data collection and analyses. The aim was to investigate initiatives towards sustainable textile fibers cropping, including different species and plantation methods. The results indicate few cases worldwide and suggest cotton as the main experimented specie, generally cultivated with two other ones. They were identify three methods applied in cotton crops: (1) crop rotation, (2) agroecological intercropping and (3) agroforestry. Results also demonstrates different production challenges, concerning machinery development to mixture crops, ideal species groups, economic viability and process scalability. Forest management methods that can sustain good mixes of tree species need to be designed, promoting rich agrobiodiversity landscapes. Thus, defining, measuring and rewarding good farming practices are the main possible drivers to motivate farmers to change to new approaches towards sustainability in textile fiber production. Further investigation is demanded to evaluate different species possibilities and cropping maintenance, as well as addressing public policies and coordinating stakeholders interests.

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“…Finally, and most importantly, strategic leadership is needed to guide the development of freight transport towards sustainability, without sub-optimizations in the transport sector and solutions in the transport sector that block sustainable solutions in other sectors. For this purpose, Robèrt et al [52] and Borén et al [53] presented an FSSD-based process model for cross-sector and cross-disciplinary cooperation, ensuring cohesive creativity across sectors and groups of experts as well as stakeholders. In the end, ERS also need to be compared with alternative technologies like battery electric trucks and fuel cell trucks.…”

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Electric Road Systems: Strategic Stepping Stone on the Way towards Sustainable Freight Transport?

Schulte

2018

Sustainability

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Electrification of the transport sector has been pointed out as a key factor for tackling some of today's main challenges, such as global warming, air pollution, and eco-system degradation. While numerous studies have investigated the potential of electrifying passenger transport, less focus has been on how road freight transport could be powered in a sustainable future. This study looks at Electric Road Systems (ERS) in comparison to the current diesel system. The Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development was used to assess whether ERS could be a stepping stone on the way towards sustainability. Strategic life-cycle assessment was applied, scanning each life-cycle phase for violations against basic sustainability principles. Resulting sustainability "hot spots" were quantified with traditional life-cycle assessment. The results show that, if powered by renewable energy, ERS have a potential to decrease the environmental impact of freight transport considerably. Environmental payback times of less than five years are achievable if freight traffic volumes are sufficiently high. However, some severe violations against sustainability principles were identified. Still, ERS could prove to be a valuable part of the solution, as they drastically decrease the need for large batteries with high cost and sustainability impact, thereby catalyzing electrification and the transition towards sustainable freight transport.

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A strategic approach to sustainable transport system development – Part 2: the case of a vision for electric vehicle systems in southeast Sweden

Cited by 42 publications

References 11 publications

Electric buses’ sustainability effects, noise, energy use, and costs

Electric buses’ sustainability effects, noise, energy use, and costs

Textile natural fibers production regarding the agroforestry approach

Electric Road Systems: Strategic Stepping Stone on the Way towards Sustainable Freight Transport?

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