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Methods and Technologies to Support Energy Management Decision Making in the Transport Sector

A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "E: Electric Vehicles".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 October 2023) | Viewed by 2506

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Grzegorz Sierpiński

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Department Transport Systems, Traffic Engineering and Logistics, Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, Krasińskiego Str. 8, 40-019 Katowice, Poland
Interests: sustainable transport; electromobility; travel behavior; environmentally friendly transport solutions; traffic engineering; traffic flow measurement; analysis and prognosis; transport systems modeling; optimization of transport networks
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Prof. Dr. Marcin Wołek

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Department of Transportation Market, Faculty of Economics, University of Gdansk, ul. Armii Krajowej 119/121, 81-824 Sopot, Poland
Interests: sustainable mobility and transport; travel behavior; life-cycle cost analysis; urban development; transport and mobility scenarios and forecasting
Prof. Dr. Houshmand Masoumi

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1. Center for Technology and Society, Technische Universität Berlin, 10623 Berlin, Germany
2. Department of Transport and Supply Chain Management, College of Business and Economics, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg 2006, South Africa
Interests: urban travel behavior research; urban land-use/transportation interactions and modeling; human perceptions, lifestyles, and preferences regarding mobility; residential location choices; urban sprawl and travel behavior
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of Energies will include papers describing problems in transport systems, with attention concentrated on energy management and consumption optimization.

Shaping and developing transport systems requires making numerous decisions related to energy use. This is particularly important because of the need to limit the negative impact of transport on the environment. Decision-making support can be obtained using many different methods and techniques, including among others MCDMs (multi-criteria decision methods) and the use of spatial information (GIS). One of the directions of development of modern cities in the field of transport is electromobility, both in the form of electric vehicles and micromobility, supported by the increase of renewable energy and energy storage systems. This issue also requires decisions on the proper use of energy sources and urban development.

We invite scientists and engineers to submit articles related to the problem of energy efficiency in transport systems.

Topics covered in this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

  • Decision-support methods and techniques for proper energy use;
  • Urban planning and strategies in the context of energy and transport systems;
  • Smart grid planning and optimization;
  • Electromobility development in urban areas;
  • Public transport optimization;
  • Use of renewable energy in transport;
  • Energy storage systems for transport in urban areas.

Dr. Grzegorz Sierpiński
Prof. Dr. Marcin Wołek
Prof. Dr. Houshmand Masoumi
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • smart grid
  • energy networks in smart cities
  • reduction of energy consumption
  • multi-criteria decision methods
  • GIS
  • electromobility
  • energy optimization

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Influence of Transport Demand Parameters on Environmental Pollution for Deliveries by Cargo Bikes in City Areas with Traffic Restrictions
by Hanna Vasiutina, Vitalii Naumov, Andrzej Szarata and Stanisław Rybicki
Energies 2023, 16(19), 6844; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16196844 - 27 Sep 2023
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In light of global environmental degradation, which is largely affected by the transport sector, increasing attention is paid to enhancing the quality of life in urban areas. Policymakers are taking steps to reduce transport-related pollution and accelerate the shift to sustainable city development. [...] Read more.
In light of global environmental degradation, which is largely affected by the transport sector, increasing attention is paid to enhancing the quality of life in urban areas. Policymakers are taking steps to reduce transport-related pollution and accelerate the shift to sustainable city development. They introduce stricter requirements for fuel quality and transport emissions, impose fines for traffic congestion, increase parking fees, establish low-pollution zones, etc. The implementation of measures that may not be perceived positively requires careful planning and analysis. This involves using suitable techniques and software to evaluate and support planned strategies. We propose a comprehensive approach to assess the ecological effect of using a delivery fleet that incorporates cargo bikes, operating in conjunction with light vans within a restricted urban area. The presented methodology was implemented using Python programming language and includes simulation tools for the execution of alternative delivery scenarios and a model for determining emissions generated by the analyzed supply scheme. The developed approach was applied to selected areas of Krakow (Poland) and San Sebastian (Spain), and the obtained models were used to study the influence of transport demand on the decrease of transport-caused environmental pollution. Simulation results indicate a statistically significant influence of the mean consignment weight on the emission reduction obtained due to the use of cargo bikes. Full article
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Comparison of Tender Criteria for Electric and Diesel Buses in Poland—Has the Ongoing Revolution in Urban Transport Been Overlooked?
by Aleksander Jagiełło, Marcin Wołek and Wojciech Bizon
Energies 2023, 16(11), 4280; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/en16114280 - 23 May 2023
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The electrification of public transport is an overwhelming trend, representing the first step in the energy transition of the transport sector. The transport sector is characterized by the prevalence of public ownership and the significant influence of the public sector. Accordingly, tendering procedures [...] Read more.
The electrification of public transport is an overwhelming trend, representing the first step in the energy transition of the transport sector. The transport sector is characterized by the prevalence of public ownership and the significant influence of the public sector. Accordingly, tendering procedures are widely utilized to identify the most efficient bus delivery options. This paper compares, evaluates, and identifies the differences in criteria used in tenders for battery electric buses and diesel buses in Poland based on a deep bus market analysis supported by in-depth individual interviews. The article also attempts to determine whether the weight of the “vehicle price” criterion corresponds to the share of the vehicle price in its life cycle cost or total cost of ownership. The results indicate no significant difference in the tender criteria between battery electric buses and diesel buses. In the vast majority of cases, institutions that had previously developed diesel bus acquisition patterns transferred these patterns to tenders for battery electric bus purchases. Therefore, the criteria and their weights used in tenders do not consider the advantages and disadvantages of both technologies. Tendering procedures are adapted to local conditions and operational requirements. Electric buses often replace conventionally powered vehicles on existing routes and schedules. Thus, operational requirements are known. As a result, the necessary number of vehicles and the basic technical and operational parameters (e.g., selection of the optimal charging method and battery capacity) can be determined. In turn, the charging method will influence the total cost of ownership, with overnight charging favored for shorter assignments and opportunity charging favored for longer mileages. Full article
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